Am I paranoid about Telstra?

[Hewzie]

How come my mobile phone only rings about three times before going to message bank? Fugn annoying and I suspect that since updating my OS, Telstra has somehow resorted to dirty tactics, to get more voicemail calls? Can I extend the ringing period on my phone?

[Brougham]

Yep

Google it. Simple keystroke entry on phone to make it up to 30sex long.

[padfoot]

**61*101**30# [Send]

[Para045]

I had an old phone a few years back that got repaired and suddenly started this and ended up having to get the Telstra Shop to reset it back to 3 secs, fucking thing wasn't even ringing before going to MB, was the "default" setting apparently

[Hewzie]

YAY....yeah, just punch in that code, as if it is a ph no and press call. I've just unfrustrated three people in five mins. Thanks team.

[al.ramsay]

as a side note, its not the number of rings, its a time thing. Most phone companies have a default of 15 seconds, but for some reason Telstra seem to be a short 15 seconds...

[bobinatcat]

Guessing it's unique codes to each carrier?

[padfoot]

The code is broken down as:
** [Country Code] * [Diversion Number] ** [Ring Time in Seconds] #

So for other carriers, change 101 to 121/321 etc.

For Australian carriers, 30 seconds is the maximum before diverting to voicemail.

[Ryven]

**61*101**30# [Send]

Cheers. Now to do something about the fact that half of the time it goes straight to voice mail when at home due to the shitty reception... I think that's one for the real estate thread. Though, it wouldn't hurt if there were more blue tick approved high-end smart phone. Google informs me the HTC OneXL is suitable. The Blue Tick was the reason I bought an iPhone 4 in the first place...

[filbert]

Cheers. Now to do something about the fact that half of the time it goes straight to voice mail when at home due to the shitty reception... I think that's one for the real estate thread. Though, it wouldn't hurt if there were more blue tick approved high-end smart phone. Google informs me the HTC OneXL is suitable. The Blue Tick was the reason I bought an iPhone 4 in the first place...

have you considered using a repeater?

my phone is rural approved and great signal everywhere until i walk in my front door...

outdoor antenna to a repeater box and i have full bars in the house instead of being offgrid.

something like this 14dBi Multi Band 3G 4G Lpda Antenna Signal Booster Repeater Suit Yagi Buyers | eBay

[Ryven]

have you considered using a repeater?

Hoping not to be here all that much longer, if the issue persists once I find a new place, that'll likely be the way to go. And, much the same problem you have, works everywhere but home.