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Manual voicemail menu for Xfinity Mobile (Answered)

***Updated 6/1/2026***

Learn about the Xfinity Mobile manual voicemail menu options for your device.


Access voicemail


There are three ways to access voicemail using your phone's dial pad:

  • Press and hold 1.
  • Dial *86.
  • Dial your phone number.


Voicemail main menu

Keypress Description
1 Listen to messages.
2 Send a message.
4 Personal options.


Listen to messages (Option 1 from the main menu)


These are available after picking option 1 (Listen to Messages) from the main menu.

Keypress Description
# Skip to the next message.
5 Get envelope information.
7 Erase and skip to the next message.
9 Save message and listen later.
* Cancel message review.
To control position during playback, use the top row keys:
1 Rewind eight seconds.
1-1 Rewind to the start of the message.
2 Pause playback.
3 Fast Forward eight seconds.
3-3 Go to the end of the message.
Playback is controlled with the second row keys:
4-4 Slow down playback speed.
4 Go back to normal speed.
6-6 Speed up playback.
6 Go back to normal speed.
More Options:
0 More options.
0-5 Envelope information.
0 - * Cancel message review.


Personal options (Option 4 from the main menu)


These are available after picking option 4 (Personal Options) from the main menu.

Keypress Description
2 Change administration options.
3 Greetings or recorded name.
3-1 Personal greeting.
3-1-1 Standard number.
3-1-2 Standard name.
3-2 Long absence greeting.
3-3 Change recorded name.
3-5 Alternate greeting.
3-6 Set up or change greeting schedule.
3-* Prior menu.


These are available after picking option 2 (Change Administration Options) from the Personal Options menu.

Keypress Description
1 Set up or change general options.
* Previous menu.
1-1 Set up or change password.
1-3 Change prompt level:
  • Press 1 for standard.
  • Press 2 for extended.
  • Press 3 for rapid.
  • Press * to cancel.
1-4 Change message details.
1-4-1 Date and time.
  • Press 1 to turn date and time on.
  • Press 2 to turn date and time off.
1-4-2 Name playback.
  • Press 1 to play name only.
  • Press 2 to play name or phone number.
  • Press 3 to play phone number.
  • Press 4 to turn name playback off.
1-4-3 How messages are played back.
  • Press 1 for only message information.
  • Press 2 for full message.
  • Press * to go back to the previous menu.
1-4 - * Previous menu.
1-6 Turn autoplay on or off:
  • Press 1 to turn autoplay on.
  • Press 2 to turn autoplay off.
1-8 Change mailbox language:
  • Press 1 for English.
  • Press 2 for Spanish.
1-9 Change phone answering language.
1-* Previous menu.

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