Never manage to answer your phone before it diverts to voicemail? You can alter the length of time it rings by dialling a simple number. More »
Voicemail is one of the hidden traps on many mobile plans, and can cost you quite a lot if you’re a heavy voicemail user. We’ve rounded up the charges for every major player in Australia so you can avoid unexpected charges. More »
When Telstra announced it would offer visual voicemail on iPhones, we ran through an analysis of whether the service was worth paying for. Here’s one specific scenario we didn’t consider: retrieving voicemail when overseas. More »
Bad news if you don’t fancy paying Telstra $5 a month for its newly-announced iPhone visual voicemail service and don’t think Vodafone is up to the task: Optus says it has no plans for adding the option for its iPhone customers. More »
As we foreshadowed yesterday, Telstra is belatedly adding the visual voicemail feature for iPhone users — but if you want it, you’ll have to pay $5 a month for the privilege. Is that a worthwhile investment? The answer is “maybe”, if you get a lot of voicemail from a fairly predictable group of contacts. More »
Telstra hasn’t yet officially confirmed it online, but some Twitter users have reported that visual voicemail is now available as an option for their Telstra iPhone accounts — for an additional $5 a month. More »
Mobile phone plans are often sold on their total cap value and their general call rate, but the charges for texts, MMS messages and voicemail access can quickly mount up. Planhacker compares what’s on offer from the major providers. More »
Ed. Note: If you’ve noticed how many people have voicemail messages that sound like they’re gasping for air when they record them, this simple trick from reader Gregor Samosa will help you leave smooth radio-announcer-quality messages. More »
