alltel customer not available - why don't I get sent to voicemail
This has to be the single most maddening thing to ever happen in regards to a cell phone. Alltel is the ONLY carrier that I have gotten this message from.
If, for some reason, your phone can't be found on the network, the caller gets redirected to an error message instead of to your voicemail. WHY ON EARTH IS ALLTEL CHARGING YOU FOR VOICEMAIL IF NO ONE CAN LEAVE YOU A MESSAGE???
Are they so stupid that they don't understand the fundamental idea behind voicemail? Or are they so stupid that they can't get their network to work properly? It's one or the other, folks.
For anyone who works for alltel, here is an explanation of the most rudamentary principle of voicemail: the primary purpose is that when you can't answer a call, someon...
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If, for some reason, your phone can't be found on the network, the caller gets redirected to an error message instead of to your voicemail. WHY ON EARTH IS ALLTEL CHARGING YOU FOR VOICEMAIL IF NO ONE CAN LEAVE YOU A MESSAGE???
Are they so stupid that they don't understand the fundamental idea behind voicemail? Or are they so stupid that they can't get their network to work properly? It's one or the other, folks.
For anyone who works for alltel, here is an explanation of the most rudamentary principle of voicemail: the primary purpose is that when you can't answer a call, someon...
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?? huh ?? I've never had that happen. Just to check right now, I powered off my Alltel phone, and called my cell number from my land line. I was immediately connected to my voice mail. And I know from calling the Alltel numbers of friends that it also works for their phones.
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Is it possible that the customer doesn't have voicemail enabled on his/her account? I know Verizon & ALLTEL use a very similar provisioning system, and that's what happens if a VZW customer doesn't have voicemail enabled. A call to customer cervice might be in order, and possibly a voicemail reset.
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no, everyone I'm referring to has voicemail activated. That's the frustrating part - I can leave them voicemail sometimes, but not all the time. With my dad's phone, it happens 1% of the time, but with my friend Louis it's more like 90%. Not that they are the only two, but the list is too long... Anyway, I'm probably just not holding my mouth right 😛
As for if it happens to you or not, how would you know? If I can't get in touch with my friends, how could I possibly let them know their voicemail wasn't working - I certainly can't leave them a voicemail saying so... And then when I do get ahold of them sometime the next day, I've forgotten about it.
oh, well, lots of people like Alltel, and they're not horrible, I'm just venting abo...
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As for if it happens to you or not, how would you know? If I can't get in touch with my friends, how could I possibly let them know their voicemail wasn't working - I certainly can't leave them a voicemail saying so... And then when I do get ahold of them sometime the next day, I've forgotten about it.
oh, well, lots of people like Alltel, and they're not horrible, I'm just venting abo...
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