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Forward Voicemail to Google Voice

Published on July 31, 2009. Comments Tags: amp, AT&T, call forwarding, Cancel, dest, Google, Google Voice, iPhone, iphone visual voicemail, nice thing, number, phone, Retain, T. In, T. The, voice number, voicemail, voicemail forward.

Thanks to a post on mobilitee.org I have found a way to send all my missed, ignored, declined, or any other unanswered call for any reason to my Google Voice voicemail rather than my AT&T voicemail.

Quoting their post directly:

Note that [dest] is the number you want to forward to (eg +12025551234) and [sec] is the number of seconds to let the phone ring before forwarding (in the no answer case). [sec] can range from 5-30 in 5 second increments.

Forward All:
Activate: *21*[dest]*11#
Cancel & Retain: #21*11#
Re-establish: *21*11#
Cancel & Forget: ##21*11#
Status: *#21*11#

If Busy:
Activate: *67*[dest]*11#
Cancel & Retain: #67*11#
Re-establish: *67*11#
Cancel & Forget: ##67*11#
Status: *#67*11#

if no answer:
Activate: *61*[dest]*11*[sec]#
Cancel & Retain: #61*11#
Re-establish: *61*11#
Cancel & Forget: ##61*11#
Status: *#61*11#

If Unreachable:
Activate: *62*[dest]*11#
Cancel & Retain: #62*11#
Re-establish: *62*11#
Cancel & Forget: ##62*11#
Status: *#62*11#

While testing, I found that the activate code works as expected (15 seconds seems about right for me), and the Cancel & Retain codes brought it right back to using the iPhone visual voicemail.

I followed the instructions to activate all of these features accept ‘Forward all’ because if you do that then your phone doesn’t ring, and all I want is to send missed/ignored/declined/unanswered calls to Google Voice rather than AT&T.

In order I dialed the following:
Dial *61*[dest]*11*30# and hit send.
Dial *62*[dest]*11# and hit send.
Dial *67*[dest]*11# and hit send.

Thanks to an article about Call Forwarding on Wikipedia, I found a much shorter way to do all that.

*004*[phone number]#

I replaced [phone number] with the number 1 and then my 10 digit Google Voice number, like so; *004*12223334444#

The nice thing is Google Voice sends me an email and sms message when someone leaves me a voicemail, so I am notified and can check it right away.

Jailbreak/Unlock Future Proofing

Published on July 17, 2009. Comments Tags: 3.0, 3G, 3GS, amp, app, Apple, apple updates, apps, Cydia, device, firmware, home button, iPhone, Jailbreak, keyboard, new features, NOT, software firmware, theme, Unlock, UPDATE.

This post is a quick FAQ and a must read for anyone who had me Jailbreak or Unlock their iPhone or iPod Touch.

What shouldn’t I update?
If an update for your device OR for iTunes comes out DO NOT UPDATE.
Let me repeat;
DO NOT UPDATE ITUNES ON YOUR COMPUTER!
DO NOT UPDATE THE FIRMWARE ON YOUR IPHONE/IPOD TOUCH!
Updating iTunes may prevent your device from syncing.
Updating your device will un-jailbreak and re-lock your device! If you are not on AT&T and you update your firmware you will NOT be able to use your iPhone.

What can I update?
You can and should update packages in Cydia, apps you got from Installous, or apps from the apps store.

Can I restore from a backup?
No. Even if you back up the device after it has been jailbroken or unlocked you CAN NOT restore. If you do your device will no longer be jailbroken or unlocked.

What if I accidentally undo the jailbreak or unlock somehow?
If you are comfortable doing it yourself I can guide you through it. Otherwise I would advise you come back to me to have your device set up again.

What is Cydia?
Cydia is a package installer. It allows you to add software that Apple did not approve to your iPhone. You should open Cydia periodically (once a week or so) and allow it to check for updates. If an option to upgrade “Complete” or “Essential” is presented it is best to select “Complete”.
Otherwise, aside from themes, Cydia has some pretty advanced stuff inside that you more than likely don’t need.

What is Winterboard?
This is where you turn themes on and off.

How do I get/use themes?
To get themes, open Cydia, tap the Sections tab, scroll through the list to find entries that look like “Themes (battery)” or “Themes (keyboard)” and then browse through those lists for the theme you want. Once you have found the theme there should be an install button in the top corner.
To turn a theme on after installing it open Winterboard, find your theme, tap it (this will add a check next to it’s name), then press the home button. Your phone will respring, which is kind of like rebooting.

There may be more to this guide in the future, but this should cover the important basics.

The SIM Card Is The Problem?

Published on June 18, 2009. Comments Tags: amp, Apple, AT&T, card, card swap, iPhone, MMS, RAZR, SIM, sim card, sim cards.

I just called AT&T (4:30 pm pst) asking about MMS. I am fully aware of the post about AT&T reps not being allowed to activate MMS, I just wanted to try and see if I got lucky.

The conversation was actually pretty interesting. I told the rep I had pulled my SIM card from my iPhone to use it in my old RAZR (I actually did have a RAZR before I got my first iPhone) and that on the RAZR I could not send MMS. He did some research and said that the SIM card I have was made for the iPhone and wouldnt allow me to send MMS through another phone. He also said I could go to an AT&T store and get a SIM card that would work with BOTH my iPhone and my RAZR and it would allow me to send MMS on the RAZR, and that the card swap would be FREE.

I am yet to do this (I might) but if anyone else wants to try please let me know how it goes. If you do swap your SIM card, does it still work in your iPhone? Can you now send MMS on a different phone (RAZR in my case)? Can you now send MMS on your iPhone (assuming you did the little ‘hack’ that is supposed to let you)? Or is all of what the rep said BS and you already have MMS working on your iPhone?

I did the hack and tethering works fine, and I have the icon to send pictures, and my iPhone attempts to do so, but fails at the last second and gives me a little red (!) icon.

EDIT:
Just so people stop asking, the sim card is NOT the problem. An AT&T representative was naive enough to tell me that while I was trying to enable MMS on my iPhone. Think about it, if the sim card is the problem, that means anyone with an iPhone has to go into AT&T to have their sim card exchanged to make MMS work once AT&T is ready to allow it. That would be a large irritation and waste of time and resources for AT&T (they would be throwing away a lot of old sim cards).

A Better MMS/Tethering Method

Published on June 18, 2009. Comments Tags: 3.0, amp, Apple, AT&T, didnt, iPhone, MMS, post, Tethering.

My other post about early MMS & Tethering for AT&T didnt seem to show working results for me (some of my friends said it worked for them) so here is a new method I am trying.

http://www.krillr.com/blog/3DPQHBZ3/i-have-tethering-and-mms-on-my-iphone-and-yes-im-on-att

I’ll report back soon if it works.

[edit]
Tethering works fine, MMS seems to still be an issue.

Supposed Tethering & MMS NOW on AT&T

Published on June 17, 2009. Comments Tags: 3.0, amp, Apple, AT&T, firmware, german, german website, iPhone, MMS, summer promise, Tethering, Website.

It seems like a german website http://help.benm.at/help.php has the ability to enable both Tethering and MMS on AT&T (and other carriers) right this second (as opposed to AT&T’s “later this summer” promise for MMS and no promises for Tethering).

Of course you’ll need the 3.0 firmware (slated for release sometime today, trends and rumors seem to be saying 10 AM PST).

Anyways have fun once you can