Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

iPhone goes straight to voicemail

Feb 20, 2008 3:29PM PST

I bought an iPhone yesterday and I'm already on my second one with a second SIM card. Set up was easy enough but when someone calls me it goes straight to voicemail. This is the same problem I had with the first phone and SIM card. I took the first phone back to AT&T and they replaced the SIM card. When that didn't work I took the iPhone back to an Apple store and they replaced the phone and reinstalled the second SIM card.

I just came home, went through the set up and it still goes straight to voicemail. A friend suggested that it might be in "airplane mode" but I checked and it is off.

Anyone out there with some advice? I'm getting tired of running from place to place and I'll bet it's a simple fix.

By the way I set it up with a new Mac Pro running OS 10.5.1

Thanks in advance.

Tony

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
I've heard of similar occurrences in other phones
Feb 21, 2008 6:18AM PST

Are you by any chance using a number from a previous carrier? Or is it a new number? Sometimes that affects it... I heard one person switched to Verizon and his new number would always get the original phone number's mailbox rather than his new one. It could be the service, or the number won't work.

Google tends to hold answers. Found this, which says that the phone will go to voicemail when using the EDGE network. See if you iPhone is doing something during calls would be something to look at. It could also be that you have poor signal strength,

-BMF

- Collapse -
Same service
Feb 21, 2008 10:32PM PST

BMF

Thanks for the follow-up and the link.

No. We didn't switch from a different carrier. We've been AT&T customers for a long time. I think our issue must have something to do with EDGE but we have never had that problem before with our other wireless phones (typical Nokia flip and a Blackberry) in this same location. My guess is that even though we are not surfing when the calls come in, the phone is receiving information via the wifi which interrups our service.

Thanks again,

Tony

- Collapse -
Try turning WiFi off and other settings
Feb 22, 2008 6:43AM PST

and see if it helps at all. Hope you are able to sort it out.

-BMF

- Collapse -
I'll give it a shot
Feb 22, 2008 10:34PM PST

AT&T says they are working on it but somehow I don't believe them.