If you forget about your voice mails, sending reminders to your cell phone can help you.
Most modern telephones will alert you when somebody has left you a voice mail. However, once you have viewed this notification, it is marked as "read" and you no longer have a reminder that voice mails are waiting for you. However, with a computer and access to the Internet, you can send voice mail reminders to your phone to keep these messages in mind and eventually reply to everyone. Setting up such a system can also help you connect a land-line voice-mail box to your cell phone.
Instructions
1. Open your Web browser, such as Firefox, Chrome or Safari, and enter the following address: http://127.0.0.1:8800/?PhoneNumber=xxxxxxxx&VoiceMail=On
Do not press the "Enter" or "Return" key yet.
2. Substitute your own IP address for the numbers 127.0.0.1 in the above address. To find your IP address, click your Start menu, then select "Run." In the window that opens, type "cmd." Press the "Enter" key on your keyboard and then double-click "Programs," then "Accessories." Finally, click on the command prompt. A window will open; type netstat --n and press the "Enter" key. In the screen that pops up, the "Local Address" is your IP address.
3. Substitute your own port number for the numbers 8800 in the above address. To find your port number, click "Start" on the bottom of your computer screen, then "Run" from the menu that appears. In the window that opens, type in cmd in the "Open" box, then click "OK." In the second window that opens, type netstat -o, then press the "Enter" key. You will be able to see your port number in this window.
4. Remove xxxxxxxx and replace it with your own phone number. You can enter your local phone number in the 1-212-555-5555 format, for example, or enter an international phone number. If you choose the latter, replace the + that is usually used with %2B. For example, +33643044771 would change to %2B33643044771.
5. At the end of the Web address, type "On," which will turn on the message indicator, or "Off," which will turn it off.
6. Press the "Enter" or "Return" key on your keyboard to send the command. Check your cell phone to ensure that the voice-mail reminder has appeared.
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