How to change number of rings before going to voicemail

You can set the iPhone to wait longer or shorter than the default 20 seconds before it goes to voicemail when receiving an incoming call. This will result in a different number of rings before the voice messaging system picks up the line and plays your outgoing message. To change the amount of time the iPhone will ring follow these steps:

1. Open the phone app and dial *#61# on the Keypad. Press the Call button.

2. Locate this text on the screen: "Setting Interrogation Succeeded, Voice Call Forwarding, When Unanswered, Forwards to +" and record the 11-digit number after the + symbol.

3. Touch the Dismiss button. Now enter this code on the Keypad: *61*+ followed by the 11-digit Forwards to number recorded in step 2, followed by *11 and *ringtime#. Ringtime is the number of seconds you want your iPhone to ring before voicemail picks up. Your finished code should look something like this:

*61*+18555513466*11*30#

In the example above the ring time is set to 30 seconds. Press the Call button.

4. You should receive the message: Setting Activation Succeeded. Press Dismiss and next time you receive a call it will ring for the new amount of time before going to voicemail.

We have a Samsung A11, and an Emblem U202aa phones.  Both have short ring times before going to voicemail. I would like to increase the time that the phones ring prior to going to voicemail.  I found instructions on the AT&T website as follows:

Change number of rings before voicemail answers

Voicemail messaging lets you decide how many times your phone rings before the call is forwarded to voicemail.

DETAILED STEPS

Choose from six ring settings

1. Go to Account overview > My digital phone > Check or manage voicemail & features.
2. On the Voicemail Settings tab, scroll to General Preferences and select Set Number Of Rings Before Voicemail. 
3. Choose a setting ranging from 1 ring (6 seconds) to 6 rings (36 seconds).
4. Select Save.

Problem is, my Account overview does not have a "My Digital phone" link.  I have been able to find my phones in the account info, but can't find any "voicemail settings" tab other than setting up voicemail.  I spent about three hours on the phone (mostly multiple holds) while the customer service rep tried to figure it out and finally I called it quits.  Any insights or solutions would be welcomed.  I'm wondering if the number of rings can be adjusted on wireless phones.

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Voicemail messaging lets you decide how many times your phone rings before the call is forwarded to voicemail.

DETAILED STEPS

Choose from six ring settings

1. Go to Account overview > My digital phone > Check or manage voicemail & features.
2. On the Voicemail Settings tab, scroll to General Preferences and select Set Number Of Rings Before Voicemail. 
3. Choose a setting ranging from 1 ring (6 seconds) to 6 rings (36 seconds).
4. Select Save.

Last updated: April 3, 2018

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You can change how long your mobile is set to ring before going to voicemail from 5 to 30 seconds, in 5-second intervals. It's set to 15 seconds as standard.

To change the time:

1. Dial **61*121*10*
2. Then, before pressing call, enter the number of seconds you’d like your phone to ring for, followed by #
3. Press Call
4. A confirmation message will pop up on your screen with your new ring time

For example, setting it to 25 seconds would look like this: **61*121*11*25#.

This applies for both voicemail and Visual Voicemail.

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