Learning how to check voicemail from another phone comes in handy when you don't have your primary phone with you. Whether you're in a remote place, out of coverage, damaged your phone or you just don’t have it on you, you can still access your voicemail message right away. And thankfully, it’s not as hard as you probably think. All you need is to dial your number and a few more things we’ll share with you here.
With that out of the way, here's how you can access your voicemail messages from another phone. We'll also share with you a more streamlined way to check your voicemail with or without your phone. Let's get into action!
How to check voicemail from another phone
The process of doing that is very easy. All you’ll need is the ‘another’ phone, your phone number, voicemail pin, and a few works.
Here’s how:
- Pick the phone you want to use, then dial your phone number on it. Well, you need to ensure you call the number in full (area code + phone number) and ensure anyone doesn't pick your phone when it rings through.
- Wait for a couple of seconds to hear the pre-recorded voicemail message/greeting to start playing, then hit the # or * key on the phone’s dial pad.
- The prompt key depends on your carrier. If the star key (*) didn’t work, try the pound key (#)
- Now, you'll hear another instruction to input your voicemail pin. Enter the pin to authenticate your voicemail box.
- Your voicemail PIN is essential for security measures. You can't access your voicemail box without it.
- If you happen to have lost your PIN or have never created it once, you can contact your service provider for help.
- And finally, you'll hear another instruction on how to listen to your voicemail. Follow the instructions to get the real deal.
That's it. You now know how to check voicemail from another phone.
How do I remotely access my voicemail?
Accessing your voicemail remotely is the same as checking it on another phone. However, if you're interested in an uncomplicated way, or maybe you’d like to read your voicemails as text as well as hear them, you can get the visual voicemail app.
Unlike the first way (dialing your number from another phone), visual voicemail apps come with extra features, plus the ability to carry your voicemail box anywhere with you remotely, even when you can't access your phone. Most of them can transcribe your voice messages to text, let you access it in a visually organized way, and even do extra stuff like downloading the audio file or sending it to your email.
If you prefer this to the traditional way of accessing the voicemail box, you can get a visual voicemail app on the Play Store. Some of them include:
- VTX
- My Visual Voicemail
They're easy to set up. And once you do, accessing and managing your voicemail messages just got better, as you don't need to call your voicemail number anymore. Just open the app and get things done.
Can I check my voicemail without my phone?
Yes, it's possible to hear your voicemail messages remotely. But before you do that, there are various underlying things you need to know and keep into consideration.
Does your carrier allow checking voicemails from another device? From a security perspective, some mobile operators do not allow users to access their voicemail messages from another device. And some that allow it may require additional charges if you want to check your voicemail messages from a cell phone that's not yours.
Once that’s out of the way, listening/reading your voicemail from a strange phone is pretty easy. As explained earlier, you can either do so by calling your number from another phone and following the prompts or using a visual voicemail app.
That aside, a crucial commodity for checking your voicemail from another device is knowing your voicemail PIN. Without it, there's nothing you can do. But if you do have it, the rest is pretty simple. Just follow the instructions mentioned above.
How to check voicemail from another phone: Final thoughts
Although it might seem like what’s never going to happen 80% of the time, chances are you won't have your phone with you every time. Perhaps you'll forget it somewhere, misplace it, or even get it damaged. And if you're a businessperson or someone who receives lots of calls and voicemails, I bet you don't want to spend more hours without checking your voicemail inbox.
Thankfully, you don’t have to panic in such situations. With the aid of guides expatriated above, checking your voicemails remotely just got simpler.
If you ever need to get in touch with your voice mailbox when you don't have your phone on you, let this article be your helper!
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