Google Voice but msg stuck on Verizon voicemail

Uninstall Google Voice. Check your Verizon Voicemail. Reinstall Google Voice. Thats all I got.

 

I get this notification periodically - usually I end up with a message with no sound... no idea how that's happening... to check / clear the message I just call my own mobile # from my cell phone and it lets me in to my verizon voicemail... see if that works rather than *86. If that doesn't work, try calling your GV number and then pressing option 2 to place a call and call your cell # from there - I think that has worked for me too...

 

FYI - you can use the "backdoor" number to get into Verizon's voicemail system and retrieve your messages. I think the number varies regionally, but there's a pattern to it - all the backdoor numbers end with 8686. For me, a backdoor number that works is 609-577-8686.

Once connected you can follow the prompts to "log in" to your own mailbox. From there you can listen to messages. You also have an option to send a message to another Verizon customer, which can be really useful if you want to leave them a message without the risk of having them answer the phone. This is at least one way that someone could have left you a message in your Verizon voicemail box.

 

This just happened to me. I didn't need to uninstall Google Voice, I just went into Settings > Applications > Google Voice and tapped "Clear Data"

Then I dialed *73 a couple times, accessed my Verizon Voicemail, and deleted the message. Then I opened Google Voice and reconfigured it as my voicemail. Pretty painless.

 

Just tried this and that number worked for me. Nice job!