On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:43:54 +0100, Ken <ken@birchanger.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:19:35 +0100, Stuart B <noone@nowhere.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 08:33:09 +0100, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>ivor@despammed.invalid declared for all the world to hear...
>>>> Can anyone tell me, is there a way to delete the voicemail "spool" symbol
>>>> from my Nokia 6310i without having to call up and listen to the message..?
>>>
>>>No, there isn't.
>>>
>>>> The network is Tesco PAYG (with the spool symbol set as the alert option
>>>> rather than the default SMS message).
>>>
>>>Can you not delete the message without having to listen to it all? Come
>>>on Ivor, don't be tight. We're talking about probably 2 or 3 pence.
>>
>>I think OP means that the option to delete does not kick in until the
>>message ends and he has heard it all. How much it costs depends on how
>>long it lasts doesn't it but I'd agree it won't cost much ...even at
>>10p a minute .
>
>I'd expect any decent voice response sytem to allow 'barge-in' where
>appropriate; i.e. the ability to enter a selection without hearing the
>entire prompt or message.

I remember an occasion when someone inadvertently called me and left a
message .It sounded like a guy in a shop or office and it went on for
quite a number of minutes and all i could hear were people talking in
the background and I did try everything to delete it during the
message but I had to wait until it ended and I was given the options
..Can't remember what Newtwork it was..could have been BT Mobile .