Voicemail on fibre landline?

[Dodrin]

Can I get voicemail on my new vodaphone fibre landline? I am told it only works on copper. If so the new technology is worse than the old.

[KazMac2]

Hi, I’ve read that you can’t receive voicemails with VOIP. I’m getting it installed today and I’ve been reading up about it for weeks.

[WelshPaul]

Actually, you can get Voicemail with VoIP, call barring and a lot more features that you couldn't get with a traditional POTs line too. However, it's Vodafone that's behind the times here.

[Dodrin]

Yes it’s annoying. I think you can get voicemail with BT fibre. Is it just Vodaphone that’s the problem?

[WelshPaul]

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@Dodrin wrote:

Is it just Vodaphone that’s the problem?

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Yes. Vodafone have a very basic digital landline service. Be warned, if your Vodafone Digital Voice profile isn't online and registered, anyone dialling your landline number is greeted with a period of silence followed by the pre-recorded message "Sorry it has not been possible to connect your call, please try again later.".

I have been working with and using VoIP since 2004 and even back then I had Voicemail, Caller Display, Call waiting, Three Way Calling, Call Hold, Call Transfer, BLF, Call Barring... I could go on! 

While Vodafone provides me with a digital landline along side my FTTP service, I don't use it. I use Voipfone along side a Yealink W76P!

[Dodrin]

Is this the end of landlines for domestic use? 

[Janey]

Hi @Dodrin Digital Voice doesn't work with Vodafone voicemail, I'm afraid. You can find everything you need to know here. You can still use voicemail on phones that come with built-in answer machines.

[Dodrin]

I had assumed that moving to Vodaphone I would get better or at least as good as my previous landline options. I understand that with BR and others I would still be able to use voicemail on my land line. Does this mean that Vodaphone is just substandard? I need to know because I might change to another provider.

[WelshPaul]

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@Dodrin wrote:

Does this mean that Vodaphone is just substandard?

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Yes.