Swiss Company Sues AT&T and T-Mobile Over Voicemail Access and Toll-Free Calls Abroad
Swiss technology developer Starhome has filed suit against AT&T and T-Mobile alleging that both carriers have violated its patents centering on the use of shortcodes instead of the typical long number strings typically required for voicemail access while abroad and toll-free calling service provided by European car rental agencies provided to the aforementioned carriers. Starhome […]
Verizon Releases Voyager Refresh Software Update, Visual Voicemail Not Free
Verizon Wireless has issued to all stores the LG Voyager V09 firmware update. Verizon is calling this a “refresh update” as it is one of the most significant firmware upgrades released for a Verizon Wireless phone to-date. In many ways, the software update is as significant to Voyager, as the 2.0 upgrade to iPhone. The […]
Verizon Releases Visual Voicemail, Firmware Refresh for LG Voyager
LG Voyager owners will be the first to take advantage of Verizon’s free Visual Voicemail service. The software is integrated into a new “refresh” of the LG Voyager VX10000 phone. Visual Voicemail was previously announced by Verizon as a free offering that would be integrated into popular phones. Both Visual Voicemail and the LG Voyager […]
SpinVox Offers Visual Voicemail for BlackBerry
The UK based company, SpinVox, recently launched a new plug-in for BlackBerry users. This subscription based service now allows voicemail to be delivered to the user as an email. The most intriguing part of the service is that it links the caller’s number to the user’s address book making a reply by email easier. This […]
AT&T+Cingular: Treo 650 Voicemail Updater 1.04
PalmOne has released a voicemail update for both Cingular and former AT&T Wireless versions of the Treo 650. This resolves many situations that prevent access to voicemail. Treo 650 (for AT&T & Cingular) Voicemail Updater 1.04
Sprint Issues Voice Mail Security Alert
Sprint has added to the home page of their web site a new security alert about voicemail. Sprint currently offers a “skip passcode” feature that allows you to not have to enter a passcode when you call voicemail from your Sprint phone. However, Sprint now discourages the use of this service (despite being offered it […]