FREE Visual Voicemail for Sprint (get it here.)
 

ATTENTION
people are reporting that messages are coming through only as static. A fix has been found and confirmed to work:
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So I signed up for an account with phone fusion, downloaded the phone fusion visual voicemail app, then dialed *28 813 200-0200. Now my voicemail is this fusion voicemail, messages download to the app, and the best part is a rep said I wouldn't be charged. (They stopped charging today aparently lol.) I'm on a simply everything plan.

You don't need to have the app visibly running in the background. Notifications work fine to let you know (icons and all.)

For anyone who's wondering, to set the speed dial (holding down 1 on the phone app) to get to the new voicemail, just go to Start>settings>personal>phone then right there on the first tab (phone) put in 1(813) 200-0200 as the voicemail number. When you down 1, it speed dials to that number now.

DOWNLOAD THE CAB HERE: PFVVM2.cab

SO TO RECAP:

1. Sign up for an account at http://www.fusionvoicemailplus.com/.
2. Download their version 1 cab, or the version 2 cab posted here (version two shows a person's name and photo if they are in your contacts list.)
3. Dial *28 813 200-0200 from your phone. *28 tells Sprint's servers that the number proceeding will be the number to forward calls to when you're unavailable, busy, or don't answer.
4. Go to Start>settings>personal>phone then right there on the first tab (phone) put in 1(813) 200-0200 as the voicemail number.
5. Open the app, turn auto-download on, associate the app with your account, and your good to go.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER:

• With version 2, once installed, don't forget to associate your account to the app by going to Options > Settings > Configure Accounts. Your login information is the same as the website's. Changing your password with the menu options within the voicemail system does not change your password here, or at the website.
• IF YOU DECIDE U DONT WANT TO KEEP IT simply dial *38 from your phone. This resets call forwarding on no answer, busy, or unavailable to your default sprint voicemail.
• If you are running into problems with recieving text messages (notifications of new voicemail) from fusion, you need to DISABLE HTC Messaging. (I personally can't remember doing this, but I installed an arcsoft cab that might have done it for me.)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1257811499http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1257811499



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ATTENTION
people are reporting that messages are coming through only as static. A fix has been found and confirmed to work:

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

The fusion way is kinda lame to me, it plays your VM in WMP? so its not really seamless. Does fusion do transcription? I didn't see that on the phonefusion website.

What are your options on it?

I've got google voicemail right now, its transcription is far from perfect.

Until there is an actual Sprint Visual VM app for WM, I think we are gonna be stuck in the back with these less than par visual voicemail "solutions"

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

lol I haven't found any transcription feature, but apparently you can sign in online and also opt to have these messages forwarded to an email account in mp3 format, or have links sent to sms.

The options are very simple in the 1.0 version. Auto download, silent mode, sync, etc. I downloaded version 2.0 from microsoft's website, but everytime it loaded up, it read my contacts and that took enough time to be VERY annoying.

You're right though. Until Sprint gives us something native, we are stuck with options that still aren't 100% what we want.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

One thing I find a bit annoying is when you play the voicemail, it comes out through the loud speaker, not the earpiece, which makes sense of course since you're opening it in windows mobile.

Hopefully Sprint's native app will give you the option to switch from one to the other like Instinct had.

I'll report back with more annoyances, quirks, or benefits so everyone gets an idea of whether or not they want to try this.

Does anyone know how I would get BACK to my old voicemail should I decide I don't like this anymore?

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

i am running the phone fusion also. technically it has to be running for it to download the message automatically, but if you do get a new voicemail and the app is closed, the application will still open up, all you have to do is hit sync, then the new message will download. I for one am not interested in transcript voicemail (i honestly don't know what the hype is, if i wanted to see it in a text, the other person would text me) so phone fusion is my best option because they have the application. if you don't want to see the program running in your open applications then add it to the exception list and you will be good to go.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

Do you have Simply Everything plan? I was told by Sprint Rep that Conditional Call forward is free for Simply Everything plan only?

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

*38 from google.com/voice

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

wrong, reps are always wrong. conditonal is for everyone, unconditional forwarding is only for Simply everything plan.

its *28 not 38.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

oops yep. my bad

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

I'm using Google Voice...which I love. So "powerful" of a tool, handling multiple phone lines...screening calls...different outgoing messages for different groups.

As much as I like GV's usefulness. I have yet to see a "visual voicemail" app quite like the Instincts. So simple and so streamlined with the phone....it was one of the only things about the Instinct I liked.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

sprint or anyone can create this but then they would have to charge. creating an app that is going to do visual voicemail and play sound trought the exact same application instead of opening up you audio device is going to cost someone ALOT of time, and i mean a lot or its going to take a team of people, no one is about to do this for free. So my point is even if sprint came up with a program and was going to charge like VZ does, i would still probably run phone fusion anyways because its free, and i don't mind widows media player opening up.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

As of today, Sprint conditional call forwarding is free, correct? I just want to confirm before I setup my Visual Voice mail with google voice :)

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

as of yesterday :)

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

Ok a few things within the brief moments I've been playing with this lol:

First, I've attached version 2.0 of the fusion VVM app. I got it straight from Microsoft's website. I saw other threads about fusion posted version 1.

Second: I installed this app to my storage card. If these files are being downloaded, I don't want someone leaving me a 10 minute long voicemail and taking up all the disk space I have on the device lol. Downside to this is the app might not function correctly if a voicemail comes in while I'm connected via disk drive. Should work fine with active sync.

Third: This app DOES download the voicemails automatically like p-slim said. I don't have it running in the background or anything. It even gives you a nice big notification with a button that lets you view it. I'll see if I can't get a screen shot of that.

Finally: This thing only plays out of the speaker, so if you do see a voicemail from someone you know might be saying something private, or if you've got people around, simply calling in is the best way to check these.

I might sum up all these basic notes on the first post.

pslim, run into anything weird so far?

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

i have not run into anything else. nice summary

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty good
 

Ok yall have convinced me to try this...

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty good
 

How do you know the forward works? When I do *28 then the number it just beeps 3 times and hangs up.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty good
 

that means it's working

you could always call your phone from another phone and let it go to voicemail to check

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty good
 

can you not just change the association for it to open up in a quicker player? or not open up with the loudspeaker default?

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint, but is it worth it?
 

Have you considered trying Audio-route freeware? I suppose it could be a pain to do every time for a voicemail, however it is an easy option to toggle if you want:

http://tinyurl.com/y98bpty

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty good
 

It plays an mp3 file I believe so whatever program you have associated with playing these files is what's used.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

I've been using this from early 2day, and its just what i was looking for. i personally hate checking voicemails and going through them 2 hear 1 from someone i actually wanna hear from. i also like the transcribe feature cause i would rather read a message than have to listen 2 it, and sometimes its more practical to read it at work than to listen 2 it. i will use this 1 until i get an invite email from google since their transcribe feature is free.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

so you're saying you're paying extra for a transcribe feature?

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

yes sir, until i get 2 use the google 1 which i believe is free. sometimes i need 2 check my mail covertly, and since this 1 comes through the speaker i like 2 just read it most times.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

you can just call the number 1(813) 200-0200 and it'll act like your old voicemail, coming from your ear piece.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

didnt try it, but i hate having to sift through voicemails. this way i get 2 pick which 1 i actually wanna listen 2 if any. i hated having 2 call da #, then put in my password and listen 2 atleast part of it...this way i see it on the screen and pick and choice.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

how can cancel and just have my voicemail as it was before?

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

*38

its on the first page of this thread yo

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

*28 doesn't work for me.
:-(

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

call sprint and check for us

my guess is *28 and then your number but I am probably wrong. Just call tech support and ask how you can get back to default sprint voicemail.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

copied from google.com/voice when you tell it to deactivate gv voicemail on sprint.


Note: Sprint will enable free conditional call forwarding for busy calls or calls not answered on your mobile phone beginning in mid-November. Until that is completed, this feature may not work or you may be charged every time someone leaves a voicemail. Learn more

Follow these steps to deactivate Google Voice on your mobile phone.

Enter the following exactly as written, as if you are dialing someone:

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

Hey thanks a lot, That did it.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

I posted yesterday that it was *38 and someone ehm "corrected me" and said it was *28... I thought I was right!

Glad it worked.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

my bad apristel, that was me, this lady told me *28 but you were right with *38. I never checked myself because she did it for me over the phone..

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

lol i was just playin hoping you'd see that! no worries.

had a laugh - was worth it.
+1 p-slim

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

ok great! this is real easy then. thaqnks for the info guys

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 8.12; MSIEMobile6.0) Sprint T7380)

Didnt you guys get the email about call forwarding not being free until a specific date is announced mid nov? i got a second email today so hold off if ur cheap.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

The Sprint rep I chatted with on Sunday told me it was already in effect, so I don't know what's going on.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

try youmail. http://www.youmail.com/home/index.do hopefully a wm client to come soon. Its free now with sprint.

Re: Visual Voicemail for Sprint. works pretty well
 

Yeah, looks like it would be pretty cool. I like the thing where you can setup personal messages based on who's calling lol. THAT would freak some people out.

"Hey Jessie, what's up?" BEEEP