How to Setup Pirate Voicemail for
T-Mobile
Want some background info? Check out our FAQ “What is the Pirate Voicemail Feature?” before setting it up.
This information is for T-Mobile cellphones and may also work if your phone company is a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) using T-Mobile. There are many MVNO companies and we can’t keep track of all of them and how/if they support the “conditional call forwarding” feature we need, but down below we have added a recent list.
Instructions For iPhone:
- Here is the Pirate Voicemail number we have assigned to you: {insert your Jolly Roger number here}
- To instruct T-Mobile to use this number for your voicemail:
- Dial **004*{insert your Jolly Roger number here}*11#
- If it works, you will see something like this on your phone:
- Here is a helpful video that shows you how top do it (click here)
- If the **004* short code does not work, then you can try an alternative short codes which some people have reported works properly. You will need to do all three of these:
- For Forwarding 'unanswered calls': **61*1{insert your Jolly Roger number here}#
- For forwarding 'not reachable calls' (e.g. phone is off): **62*1{insert your Jolly Roger number here}#
- For forwarding 'busy' calls: **67*1{insert your Jolly Roger number here}#
Instructions For Android:
You can probably use the same instructions as for the iPhone above, but in addition, this may also work on your phone:
- You can use menus on the phone to enter your Pirate Voicemail number:
- From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.
- If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.
- Tap "Menu->Settings"
- You are now on the "Call Settings" page
- If you don't see the "Call Forwarding" option, then select "Supplementary Services"
- On some phones, the "Call Forwarding" is under "Supplementary Services", on some it is already there on the "Call Settings" page
- Tap on "Call Forwarding"
- On the "Call Forwarding" menu, tap on "Forward when busy"
- then enter your Pirate Voicemail number ({insert your Jolly Roger number here})
- On the "Call Forwarding" menu, tap on "Forward when unanswered"
- then enter your Pirate Voicemail number ({insert your Jolly Roger number here})
- then enter your Pirate Voicemail number ({insert your Jolly Roger number here})
- On the "Call Forwarding" menu, tap on "Forward when unreachable"
- then enter your Pirate Voicemail number ({insert your Jolly Roger number here})
MVNOs of T-Mobile
Here is a partial list of MVNOs of T-Mobile that may work using the instructions above:
- EcoMobile
- GoSmart
- Hayai Mobile
- Jaguar Mobile
- Jolt Mobile
- KidsConnect
- Liberty Wireless
- Mint Mobile
- Net10 Wireless
- Red Pocket Mobile
- Simple Mobile
- Speed Talk Mobile
- Straight Talk
- Telcel America –Tempo Telecom
- The People’s Operator USA
- Ting
- Ultra Mobile
- Univision Mobile
- US Mobile
- Walmart Family Mobile
- ZingPCS
- Zip SIM