Technical Question For Colombia Vets

[JimD]

With normal cel phone service, no matter the operator the cel you call will ring four times and then go to "buzon de voz" where you can leave a message. Sometimes however you call a chica and it rings and rings and you never get "buzon de voz". So the question is: how do they turn off "buzon de voz"?

[Woody]

Just a guess, but they probably entered the GSM codes to disable the [snip].


Dial the following numbers and hit send after each one:
#002#
#004#


Now, this may have the side effect of disabling a few other things, like your phone MAY keep ringing, even if it is off. I can't really test it(I'm in Afghanistan).


To undo those, just use *002# and *004#.


If the first way to disable it doesn't work, you can always try removing the settings altogether by doing ##002# and ##004#. The disadvantage is that this doesn't deactivate the settings, it disables them and removes the settings data. So you will actually have to re-enter a bunch of settings if you wanted voicemail back.


I am not sure if the Colombian carriers support these codes, but they are the universal GSM codes, so chances are good.


Here is a more complete list of commands: http://www.geckobeach.com/cellular/secrets/gsmcodes.php

[AndyLee]

I'm not sure this is the correct answer and I don't have a way to test it right now but if the girl clicks SILENCE you will get the same results, the phone will just keep ringing but nobody hears it.