Airtel provides a cool voicemail service for prepaid phones.
Stay in touch with your friends & family even while your phone is switched off, out of coverage, busy, or when you are not in a position to take any calls.
Voice Mail service will work in below scenarios :
Default – Not reachable/Switched Off
Optional – Busy / No Reply (we will show you how to set this up in Step 3)
This method should work for all over India phones. But we have tested it out in Gujarat circle.
Please write to us in the comments if this method works for you and for which circle. And we’ll keep updating this post circle wise.
Step 1: Activate
Dial *321*671#
Now you will get an SMS:
Voice mail service with zero rental has been activated on your airtel mobile.
To deactivate – Dial *321*673#
Step 2: Setup Voice MailBox
Now you can setup things like:
4-digit password (recommended), welcome message (recommended), mailbox name (not really useful)
Dial 52555 and you’ll hear a recorded message telling you about menu options.
These are the codes currently (might change later…who knows 🙂 )
- 4 – Change 4-digit Password
- 7 – Hear or Change current welcome message
- 8 – Remove current Welcome Message
I suggest you setup your password and welcome message.
Step 3: Setup Voicemail in Phone
By default, the voicemail will work when your phone is Not reachable/Switched Off.
If you also want it to work when your phone is busy or unanswered you need to setup call forwarding.
I’m describing steps for Android phones. For other phones, just read up about call forwarding.
Go to Phone app: 
Click on the 3-dots and open settings. Here find Call forwarding. It might be under More Settings.
Then go to Voice Call. Here a phone number might already be set in “Forward when unreachable”.
You need to set this same number in: “Forward when busy”, “Forward when unanswered” or for whichever settings you need enabled.
If you do not have a number set or your number isn’t working, then try this default number: +9152555
This should work for all circles. Let me know in the comments if it does or if you have found any alternatives for your circle.
Step 4: Test out all settings
Now find another phone and dial your number. Try out all settings…
- Cut the phone call
- Let it go unanswered for all rings
- Switch it to airplane mode
See if you hear your voicemail welcome message for all the scenarios that you have setup. Leave yourself interesting messages 🙂
Everytime you leave a voicemail, you should get an SMS like this:
Means it worked perfectly.
And finally:
Step 5: Listen to your voicemails 🙂
Dial 52555
It will ask you for your password and play all your voicemails.
You can save or delete all the messages. Codes:
- 3: Delete
- 4: Reply
- 5: Save
- 6: Previous Voicemail
- 7: Replay Again
- 8: Next Voicemail
- 9: Settings
However note that you get a capacity of 30 Msgs of 60 Seconds each. So it is advisable to keep deleting the messages after you’ve heard them.
I sometimes have a problem when it asks for my password and even though I know I’ve typed a correct one, it keeps asking and gives me 3 tries. I usually just cut the phone and try again after a minute or so and it works just fine. Has happened once or twice but has always worked finally.
So, I hope this helps you guys use this amazing yet free service. Airtel rocks!
Thank You, It is working fine.
Thanks
Thanks, I got it done. Absolutely easy. Explained it well
Will it work on Xiami note 5 pro? Voicemaill activated but couldn’t hear that on call.
It is necessary to have a unlimited plan? i have a Rs79 plan.
It is working in telangana
It’s not working in Kolkata
It worked for mw
It says, Invalid MSISDN for this circle. I’m from Buxar, Bihar.
52555 is not rrachable… How to setup it. My phone is of Karnataka circle
The voicemail welcome message and leaving message can be recorded like for only 12 sec and whenever that limits exceed the audio would be inaudible. Anybody knows how to extend this limit?
how to increase the ring time before it goes to voicemail. Right now it is waiting for 3 rings only before going to viocemail. ?
Hii can you please help me with the callback number in Bangalore. I tried a lot of thing it’s not working plzz plz help me.
And also I set up the voicemail but my callers are enabled to listen my voice recording.amd call will get disconnect normally. Please help me it’s urgent
Calling +9152555 it says that the number is invalid. What to do?
It is just 52555…. don’t add +91 as prefix
Hi
How to check voicemail….. from another no…..
plz help
Thanks
Call from another phone and dont answer the call from ur phone. Then it will go to ur voice mail and u can hear urself
+91 98920 98000
+91 98920 98000 try this number.
Hi it is asking for a call back number followed by #, even after my call forwarding is activated to airtel given number.
Still need the number followed by#.
Please let me know the step.
Hi Even i got the same error…Did u get any solution for that
Hi Even i got the Same error….did u got any solution?
I too got the same, Please tell me what to do with callback number
For me also same
Can you tell the voicemail number for Kerala plz
Thanks a lot!
I’ve now successfully set up my voicemail.
Simple and step-by-step guide, correct information. Really appreciate it.
Please tell me the call forwarding number of kerala
Did u got that. If yes just share.
Please tell me voicemail members number for westbangal
Worked perfectly in Pune, Maharashtra. Heartily appreciate you. Thanks
Its not working for west bengal circle.
I tried this method i got notification that my request for VMS has been accepted and will activate in 12hrs it’s been 2 since no response
*2 days
Was Helpful!!! Thanks a lot. 🙂
Can you please exactly tell me the details what you did including the phone settings, would really help a lot.
🙂 Have a nice day.
Regards,
Monodeep Dey.
worked out perfectly. thanks a lot.
Can you please exactly tell me the details what you did including the phone settings, would really help a lot.
🙂 Have a nice day.
Regards,
Monodeep Dey.
Not able to delete message. please help
It’s working in Rajasthan! THANKS
What is the call forwarding number for Rajasthan?
Thanks for the guidance bro. Will surely try out your mentioned steps. Thanks again.
Does it work for postpaid as well? I want to know how to activate voicemail for the same.
Hi Rajarshi. I am using a postpaid sim. And it worked out perfectly. Follow the steps as mentioned 🙂
My voicemail works perfectly in my state but it does not work in others (Rajasthan) even when I have used the roaming number which comes with the voicemail message
Sir what number we add on call forwarding number.
They are asking to enter call back number followed by #. How can I get this number?
I think Airtel might have changed some settings now. Try 52555 or +9152555 as callback number.
Or the number which you got in SMS when voicemail was activated. I think it depends on your circle North, West etc.
Mine is: +919898551076 for roaming. Not sure what else this could be.
If these don’t work maybe try calling their customer care: 121 and take help in setting it up.
Nokia 7 plus. No voicemail number was set. I fed +9152555. Doesn’t work
Hi. Sorry I haven’t tried with any Nokia phones. Only tried on Samsung and Oppo.
But this method shouldn’t be phone dependent.
Maybe something’s not enabled in your airtel account.
You could try customer care and ask them if it’s an airtel acc problem or a phone problem. They might know if other users with Nokia have had similar issues.
I cant call to 52555..
Call disconnecting
IF I SAVED A VOICE MASSEGE BY PRESING 5 ,THEN HOW CAN I SEE THAT MSG AGAIN