Pesky 'Call Forwarding Active' notification with iPhone

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cAPTAIN_k

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#70670 28-Oct-2010 17:01

Hi,

I get a dialog box every time I make a call on 2degrees on my iPhone 3G S with iOS 4.1 saying "Call Forwarding Active" and a Dismiss button.

I have never used Call Forwarding and it is "OFF" in Settings > Phone > Call Forwarding

Has anyone else ever had this problem?

Cheers,

k

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#396928 28-Oct-2010 17:02

Do you have call Forwarding to Voice mail if you don't answer your phone?

This is called OCCF operator control call forward

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DeroyBoy

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#396942 28-Oct-2010 17:38

Yep when I used my iPhone on 2 degrees that happened. No way to stop it as far as I know.
Does not happen on Telecom though even though I have calls forwarded to voicemail if unanswered.

johnr

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#396943 28-Oct-2010 17:41

Yes you can stop it

Ask your carrier to remove the divert to voicemail

n4

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#396947 28-Oct-2010 17:46

I believe its also a function of the carrier bundle on the iPhone?

Samsung Note20 Ultra, on 2degrees

DeroyBoy

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#396951 28-Oct-2010 17:56

I actually wanted my calls diverted to voicemail if not answered.

2degreesCare

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#396953 28-Oct-2010 18:06

It varies from phone to phone but if you want VM removed please call 200 and they can remove for you.

^POB

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#396977 28-Oct-2010 19:22

I have the same problem.

So if you want voicemail you have to put up with the pop-up message?

graemeh

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#397183 29-Oct-2010 09:42

scottjpalmer: I have the same problem.

So if you want voicemail you have to put up with the pop-up message?

Nah, just tell Apple it is a bug and they will fix it for you

cAPTAIN_k

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#397194 29-Oct-2010 10:01

Correct me if I am wrong in my interpretations here:

Ok so the prompt that has to be dismissed every time I make a phone call to use the keypad etc. Is referring to the call diverting to voicemail feature that just about every cellphone user in the world has as standard?

If that is the case, I am fairly certain people do not have this hinderance on other carriers so is there something that can be done in the case of 2degrees to make this already awesome provider even more aeae?

cAPTAIN_k

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#397207 29-Oct-2010 10:31

*even more awesome

(unfortunately I can't edit the previous post

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#397213 29-Oct-2010 10:44

i get this too, im pretty sure when i was on vodafone, calls would come in via call waiting, and if unanswered go to voicemail. and i never got that popup.

is it just because 2degrees dont support call waiting?

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#397214 29-Oct-2010 10:45

graemeh:
scottjpalmer: I have the same problem.

So if you want voicemail you have to put up with the pop-up message?

Nah, just tell Apple it is a bug and they will fix it for you

It isn't a bug, it's the way things should work.

If you use a Nokia you'll get a similar message. "Active Diverts" will come up on the screen when you make a call. This occurs if you have VM enabled on your line because there is a divert on no answer active on your line.

The same networking signalling occurs when you call somebody and see "waiting" appear on the screen indicating that the B party you are calling is presently on a call. Some of this signalling may only appear with on net calls, it depends on the way off net voice is interconnected.

cAPTAIN_k

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#397216 29-Oct-2010 10:47

sbiddle: It isn't a bug, it's the way things should work.

If you use a Nokia you'll get a similar message. "Active Diverts" will come up on the screen when you make a call. This occurs if you have VM enabled on your line because there is a divert on no answer active on your line.

The difference being this dialogue we're getting on the iPhone forces you to dismiss it every time before you can use any of the screen and I'm fairly certain people don't have that with other carriers in NZ when using an iPhone :(

nicks

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#397219 29-Oct-2010 10:59

cAPTAIN_k:
sbiddle: It isn't a bug, it's the way things should work.

If you use a Nokia you'll get a similar message. "Active Diverts" will come up on the screen when you make a call. This occurs if you have VM enabled on your line because there is a divert on no answer active on your line.

The difference being this dialogue we're getting on the iPhone forces you to dismiss it every time before you can use any of the screen and I'm fairly certain people don't have that with other carriers in NZ when using an iPhone :(

My wife has this appear on my old iPhone which she has on 2degrees. It doesn't appear on my new iPhone on Telecom, and didn't appear on my old iPhone when I used it on Telecom.

I'd also love to be able to get rid of the notification.

graemeh

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#397233 29-Oct-2010 11:21

sbiddle:
graemeh:
scottjpalmer: I have the same problem.

So if you want voicemail you have to put up with the pop-up message?

Nah, just tell Apple it is a bug and they will fix it for you

It isn't a bug, it's the way things should work.

If you use a Nokia you'll get a similar message. "Active Diverts" will come up on the screen when you make a call. This occurs if you have VM enabled on your line because there is a divert on no answer active on your line.

The same networking signalling occurs when you call somebody and see "waiting" appear on the screen indicating that the B party you are calling is presently on a call. Some of this signalling may only appear with on net calls, it depends on the way off net voice is interconnected.

Yes and I might have been guilty of jumping to conclusions here.

This message that pops up is described as having a "dismiss" button. I assumed this meant you needed to dismiss the message before proceeding which would "annoy" me.

If the message is like the message on my Nokia, which displays and then goes away as the call proceeds then yes, I agree, there is nothing wrong with this behaviour.

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