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Cellphone Tip: Automatically Dial Your Voicemail Pin

Sick of entering your pin every time you want to listen to your voicemail?

Here’s how to automatically dial your pin # on a Verizon (P2K) phone:

go to Message Center > Message Settings > Voicemail No.
after *86, go to the Dialing Menu (center softkey on my dinosaur phone) and choose Insert Pause
enter in your pin code and a #
optionally, insert another pause and 1 to have it automatically go to your messages

Word on the street is that you can do this with every Verizon phone (see HowardForums for more). Here’s a list of how to automatically enter your pin on other providers:

• Sprint
• T-Mobile (shown with S60)
• AT&T / iPhone? Leave a comment!