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Kento77
Friendly Neighbour
6 years ago
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Switched from SHAW and working out the bugs. Just got SmartRing and now where is VM to EM?

Interesting how the voicemail sounds and works pretty much identical to Shaw - except how to have voicemails sent to my email? 

The instructions on the web say it's possible but there is no voicemail to text/email option available either by calling the voicemail and checking options or by logging into online voicemail through the TELUS web portal. 

By the way, we have the "full feature" home phone, not the LITE version. 

So, any help would be appreciated! 

  • Hey Kento77 

     

    Welcome to the TELUS family 🙂

     

    As far as I am aware, Home Phone does not have the ability to send voicemail recordings to your email
    ...On TELUS Mobility (cellphone) you can send Voicemails to Text Messages or to Email as a voice recording & in transcript as an extra add-on.

     

    Closest Solution: You can setup voicemail email "notifications" through the web portal at https://voicemail.telus.com then, when you get the email notification you can click the link in your email to play the voicemail on the web portal.

     

    Helpful Links:

    • TELUS Home Phone Voicemail Guide [PDF] Click Here
    • How to setup your TELUS Home Phone Voicemail Click Here

     

    There are 3 ways to access your TELUS Home Phone voicemail.

    1. To access your voicemail from anywhere you get email, set up your voicemail to e-mail notifications. This is great for use at home, or away from home
    2. To access your mailbox from your Home phone, wait for a dial tone, then dial *98
    3. To access your voicemail when you are away from home:
    • If you are in Canada, call your 10-digit home number, or call 1-844-310-9898 toll free. Press star (*) during your greeting, then enter your password

    or

    • If you are outside of Canada, call your 10-digit phone number, or call any of the below voicemail access numbers (international long distance charges may apply). Press star (*) during your greeting, then enter your password:
    • 4032648283
    • 7804201414
    • 2506586311
    • 6044085200
    • 4166233322
    • 4183861071

    TELUS Employee & Neighbourhood Volunteer :black_small_square:If you found this helpful, let others know by clicking the ❤️ Like button.

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  • BrandonT's avatar
    BrandonT
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    Hey Kento77 

     

    Welcome to the TELUS family 🙂

     

    As far as I am aware, Home Phone does not have the ability to send voicemail recordings to your email
    ...On TELUS Mobility (cellphone) you can send Voicemails to Text Messages or to Email as a voice recording & in transcript as an extra add-on.

     

    Closest Solution: You can setup voicemail email "notifications" through the web portal at https://voicemail.telus.com then, when you get the email notification you can click the link in your email to play the voicemail on the web portal.

     

    Helpful Links:

    • TELUS Home Phone Voicemail Guide [PDF] Click Here
    • How to setup your TELUS Home Phone Voicemail Click Here

     

    There are 3 ways to access your TELUS Home Phone voicemail.

    1. To access your voicemail from anywhere you get email, set up your voicemail to e-mail notifications. This is great for use at home, or away from home
    2. To access your mailbox from your Home phone, wait for a dial tone, then dial *98
    3. To access your voicemail when you are away from home:
    • If you are in Canada, call your 10-digit home number, or call 1-844-310-9898 toll free. Press star (*) during your greeting, then enter your password

    or

    • If you are outside of Canada, call your 10-digit phone number, or call any of the below voicemail access numbers (international long distance charges may apply). Press star (*) during your greeting, then enter your password:
    • 4032648283
    • 7804201414
    • 2506586311
    • 6044085200
    • 4166233322
    • 4183861071

    TELUS Employee & Neighbourhood Volunteer :black_small_square:If you found this helpful, let others know by clicking the ❤️ Like button.
    • charlemin's avatar
      charlemin
      Neighbour

      Positive Correction to BrandonT's "Closest Solution":   In Gmail, it DOES play the voicemail right in the Gmail message with no need for a Telus "web portal" 😊😄.  SO -- even better than expected:  it IS the ability to send voicemail recordings directly to one's e-mail.  Love it, love it.

    • charlemin's avatar
      charlemin
      Neighbour

      Mr. Brandon T:  I LOVE YOU for posting this answer, which I've been trying to do for a year now since I switched from Shaw!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

      Like Kento77, I followed your directions to the "Closest Solution" and WoWzers -- worked like a charm.  Neither the Loyalty Support or Telus agent that signed me up and promised me "Everything you have with Shaw" could answer this (when I complained), NOR Telus' online support page (which directs one to click "Change add-ons" for Voicemail to Text or Email, but there's no such thing offered on my account page), NOR Telus Chat, which didn't even understand what language I was speaking, Lol.  Telus should give you one huge bouquet of your favourite thing.  And say it's from me :D.  "Thank you" doesn't cut it.  Cheers and Happy 2021!

    • Kento77's avatar
      Kento77
      Friendly Neighbour

      Hi and thanks for your reply. 

      The "closest solution" is, indeed, exactly what I was looking for. 

      By setting up a notification by email, with audio, I then receive an email with an audio file of the voicemail! 

      Tested, confirmed and that's that. 

      Thank you!