Can't disable comcast voice mail!

Have you had any luck with this? I realized recently this is happening to me too. I was wondering why our answering machine wasn't picking. So called my own number I got "mailbox number you're trying to reach is not in service, goodbye!" and the call was disconnected before my answering machine could even pick up.

I wonder if this is a sneaky way for comcast to force voice customers to spend the extra money for their voice mail service?

Thanks comcast for answering our questions. Why even bother setting up this forum? We could win the war on drugs by making them available only through comcast customer service.

  I spend an hour a day rebooting my router when it fails. I spend hours on hold only to be disconnected. Bill get higher while service declines.

My house phone started doing the same thing. I can't find anyway to disable it, but I think I found a way to trick it. I've set my physical answering machine to answer after 4 rings and the Xfinity voicemail to pickup after the max (9) rings. That way, my answering machine gets to record caller before it ever reaches Xfinity voicemail.

So in these forums...do we just talk to ourselves? Does Comcast ever respond to the question/complaint?

Thanks, I didn't even think of trying this! My answering machine was set to answer after 6 rings. I changed it to 4 and now my answering machine picks up!

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@AlkiTrader wrote:

So in these forums...do we just talk to ourselves? Does Comcast ever respond to the question/complaint?

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@AlkiTrader 

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I have moved to another state, and discontinued service. I still have Comcast voice mail. I have called them and they said they would take care of it . . . . a month ago. I can find no way to disable it.

I was successful at getting the call center to disable the Xfinity Voice mail. The person said they had to do it on their end, and it would take 24 hours to accomplish, and it worked.

My local answering machine answered on the 4th ring, which must have been sooner than  the Xfinity machine answered, so the problem didn't arise quickly. However, if I was on the phone, I got some call waiting beeps (which I ignore -- most are telemarketers) and the call went to the Xfinity voice mail. Now, I still get the beeps, which I still ignore, but the phone continues to ring for the calling party. In years gone by, if the line was busy, the caller was cued by the busy signal to call later. I'm not sure how this is better. Resolving that with the call center is a work in progress.

This is disgusting.....I had a tech come to my home, and he blamed my Old answering phone.....I got a new one as I am moving....same thing...they are trying to force me to pay more for their service I do not want or need....5 more calls later, they again blamed my answering machine....will just get rid of them when I move....we should all get a lawsuit against them....this is blackmail to force you to spend more for lousy service and lies

About to loooooooose my mind to get my voicemail disabled