Verizon Codes and Voicemail Shortcuts

[kinjutsu11]

Here are some short codes you may or may not be aware of. I searched around and collected it all here:

*611 - Customer service
*511 - Gives weather and traffic in some areas
*228 - Update your Perfered Roamers List or update the software on your Phone (CDMA phones only)
*228 80 - Force update, ignore fails
*228 99 - Force seconday tower update
*228 00 - Original tower update
#PMT (768) - Make a payment
#BAL (225) - Check current balance and last payment
#MIN (646) - Check minute usage
#DATA (3282) - Check txt and pic message usage
#VG (84) - Voice Gear - A pay service that allows you to dial numbers and access information such as stock quotes or sports scores, etc
#ROAD (7623) - Roadside assistance, not sure what the cost/service consists of exactly with VZW
#832 - Test call
*67 +10 digit number - Disable caller id for your call. The party you're calling will see 'Unavailable' instead of your number
*72 + 10 digit number - Start call forwarding. Calls will be forwarded to the number you enter if you don't answer the phone you are forwarding from
*73 - End call forwarding


And for Voicemail, here are the keypresses for some shortcuts:

*86 - go to voicemail
1 - Rewind
1-1 - Rewind to beginning of message
2 - Pause
3 - Fast Forward (can be used when leaving a message to get to the beep faster)
3-3 - Fast Forward to end of message
4 - Slower
5 - Envelope Info (date/time message was sent)
6 - Faster
7 - Delete Message
8 - Reply (only works with other Verizon Wireless Voice Mail subscribers in your own area)
9 - Save message
* - Cancel/Exit
0 - Help
# - Finish/Skip

Great informative post Kin. I just Stuck this thread for you, so we can keep this information at the top of the page.

[kinjutsu11]

Thanks, Ellen. I just added some more, and thanks for the stick, lol

[706VZWUser]

Just my .02

If you want to save time while accessing your voicemail, simply edit the voicemail entry in your phone to read as:

*86P<--2 second pause**** (the **** being your 4 digit password to access your voicemail)

The P will cause the cellphone to pause once it dials *86, then proceed to enter your 4 digit password after the 2 seconds has passed. Just a little tip I thought I would add!

Thanks for your 2 cents VZWUser. I'm sure this tip will be very useful to the Verizon people that are out there.