r/FizzMobile • u/juiceqc Referral Code: HKMFR • 11d ago
MOBILE Visual voicemail will be retired for Android on November 13th
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u/Akaza_Dorian Referral Code: FX66U 11d ago
Are they finally gonna support the Visual Voicemail tab on Google Dialer?
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u/frenchynerd Referral/Référence: T8UYT 11d ago
Je n'avais jamais réussi à la faire fonctionner de toute manière
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u/EfficiencyNerd Referral/Référence: CFGKP 11d ago
Yeah same... Would have been a cool feature if it actually worked but since it never worked anyways? Don't care...
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u/suburbPatterns 11d ago
Moi je dois fermer mon wifi pour qu'elle marche et j'oublie de le repartir et je gaspille mes données 5g..
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u/MoJo_Fresh 11d ago
I just got off support chat with Fizz and they confirmed that support for Android's native visual voicemail feature will go live on November 13.
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u/juiceqc Referral Code: HKMFR 11d ago
That's not what they did for Videotron though: https://www.videotron.com/en/support/mobile/calls-and-voicemail/android-visual-voicemail
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u/MoJo_Fresh 10d ago
That's good insight, thanks for sharing. Based on Videotron's info, only Samsung and Pixel devices will have an alternative available.
The native visual voicemail feature of the phone app would probably be preferred for device compatibility sake, but I have not had experience with it myself. I have a Pixel 8 Pro so it doesn't effect me as much as someone with a Motorola or TCL device.
Let's hope Fizz provides clearer information before November 13!
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u/CaughtWithPantsUp Referral/Référence: SFVLT 11d ago
J'ai eu le même message. Dans mon Pixel 9, je vois une option pour activer la messagerie visuelle directement dans l'application de téléphone d'Android mais impossible de l'activer...
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u/psycho303 11d ago
Pixel 6, même chose, impossible d'activer l'option. Sûrement que ça va être possible seulement le 13 novembre.
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u/juiceqc Referral Code: HKMFR 11d ago
Sur vidéotron, ils ne parlent pas de la messagerie visuelle native d'Android mais plutôt de "Take a message" / "Direct Voicemail"
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u/CaughtWithPantsUp Referral/Référence: SFVLT 10d ago
Je ne vois pas plus "Take a message" dans les options de l'app téléphone de Google.
edit: C'est là, j'avais les deux yeux dans le même trou.
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u/coolfarmer 11d ago
Hmm, that's weird; I have voicemail settings in my phone app on my Galaxy S23+, but no visual voicemail option inside it.
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u/___oriana___ Referral/Référence: NTC7P 11d ago
Same for me :(
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u/coolfarmer 10d ago
Je viens d'essayer le "Direct Voicemail" disponible dans l'application Téléphone. Active aussi le auto send to voicemail et configure 18 secondes.
Ça marche parfaitement. Fait tes tests! :)
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u/clon3man 11d ago
I've always used a 3rd party VoIP number for this. Such as YouMail or VoIP.ms.
Needs call-forwarding on your plan though, and possibly Canada-Wide calling if your VoIP VM provider uses a number from another province.
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u/antonio106 11d ago
Yeah, Fizz supports conditional call forwarding, so I've never had a problem with my Youmail, fortunately.
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u/InformedTriangle 11d ago
I looked that up in excitement only to see you need to use a separate app just like fizz's initial solution..Eww, nope.
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u/clon3man 10d ago
Using an app is a better experience in my view, than having voicemails emailed to you as mp3/wav files, or the worst possible version, having to call-in to a number.
After a while you got a bunch of VMs polluting your internal storage/music player for temporary download from playing them, not a disaster but less ideal .
For a long time I actually had to download a 3rd party app just to play .wav files because android had no builtin support for weird VM wav's.
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u/StrawberryEiri Referral Code: BVABM 10d ago
I filed a complaint with support in hopes that they will take back their decision. My hopes are low but it's free to try.
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u/Lucasiss 9d ago
J'ai reçu le texto aussi. Mais, j'ai un Huawei P20 pro. Je n'ai pas l'option de la messagerie visuelle intégrée avec Androïd 10.
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u/patrick_dube 8d ago
Wow. I went through a long chat session with the ai help at first. It wend sideways 2 times before getting me to the actual service. It did not go well. Lost 2 hours of my time repeating the same information as my Line 1, written as clear as possible. The only option left is the regular voicemail mechanism (call to listen) after November 13. Wow.
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u/Agounerie 11d ago
> Rest assured, your voicemail service will remain active. No action is required on your part. You will be able to use your Android phone’s built-in visual voicemail feature, if your device supports this functionality.