One of the key features the iPhone has (even if you under appreciate it) is visual voicemail. Several other handset manufacturers included the feature with their phone but RIM generally left the BlackBerry Bold in the dark.

Luckily, the feature has recently gone live although the OS update that is supposed to bring the feature, doesn’t go live until Tusday.

BGR says that if you notice a visual voice mail icon on your BlackBerry Bold, all you have to do is call AT&T and ask them to active it. Sounds easy enough, right?

Tags: At&T, BlackBerry Bold, Uncategorized, visual voicemail

It seems that Canadian consumers 2 more handset options to choose from as it was recently announced that HTC’s Touch Pro2 and Snap have hit TELUS.

The HTC Touch Pro2 is crurrently priced at $249.99 on a 3-year contract while the HTC Snap is free on the same contract. In terms of specs, both of these are Windows Mobile smart phones and feature things such as WiFI, GPS, Bluetooth and visual voicemail.

Tags: bluetooth, Canada, Cell Phones, GPS, HTC, HTC, SNAP, Telus, Touch Pro2, visual voicemail, WiFi, Windows Mobile

Visual voicemail has been out for some time now on phones such as the iPhone, Samsung Instinct and various Blackberry models. However, most handsets running Google’s Android operating system haven’t gotten the same love.

Luckily, T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G will in fact include visual voicemail and the TmoNews has been kind enough to demo the software for us. You can view 3 videos of the service, here.

Once this software is up and working, the question remains if it will be ported to other Android devices. I guess only time can tell at this point.

via EngadgetMobile

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, demo, Google, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MyTouch 3G, software, T-Mobile, video, visual voicemail

Last week we told you that HTC’s Ozone would be hitting Verizon Wireless online on June 29th but we left you without a price or many details about the phone.

Luckily, we now know that the phone will retail for $49.99 with a 2-year contract after a mail in rebate. The HTC Ozone will feature Windows Mobile, a full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, VZ Navigator, visual voicemail support and a 1500mAh battery.

Just to further clarify, you’ll only be able to get the HTC Ozone online on June 29th, you won’t be able to walk into a Verizon Wireless retail store and get it until July 13th.

Read (Engaget)

Tags: Cell Phones, HTC, htc ozone, Mobile News, Qwerty keyboard, Verizon, visual voicemail, vz navigator, WiFi, Windows Mobile

The picture above is a screenshot from a Bold which has a Visual Voicemail icon on the homescreen. The person using it says it won’t work yet as every time it’s being launched an error pops out. That particular Bold was sold by AT&T and it’s running on OS version 4.6.0.219. What do you think? Is your AT&T Bold doing the same to you? Does it have that Visual Voicemail on that homescreen? Does it work?

via BGR

Tags: At&T, At&T, BlackBerry, Bold, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Research In Motion, RIM, visual voicemail

Verizon customers have been waiting for Visual Voicemail to arrive for quite a while now. Sure you would need a good smartphone to take advantage of the whole Visual Voicemail concept but now it’s all possible.

Verizon has launched their Visual Voicemail and they have support for a single handset so far, the LG Voyager. More smartphones will surely follow as Verizon is competing against Sprint on this one. Sprint had the service running from before on smartphones like the Samsung Instinct.

With the 3G iPhone release, Verizon might need its Visual Voicemail to keep their customers still hooked on Verizon’s plans. And if they do manage to bring the Thunder from RIM this fall as it’s been rumored, they might just find themselves in a much better position to compete against AT&T or Sprint.

Tags: Mobile News, Mobile Software, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Video voicemail, visual voicemail