Let's start with something small, stupid, and intractible, like most tech problems are.
I have an Android phone, and I use Google Voice (just for voicemail, I don't have a Google Number). Because that takes over voicemail, I now can't back to my old provider voicemail (Verizon). In the brief time between phones, some voicemail got in there, and set off the notifier. I can't get to it anymore, because now Google Voice is collecting my request to hear my voicemail. If there's some direct way to go directly to Verizon voicemail, as opposed to voicemail in general, I don't see it. So how to get rid of that annoying notification?
Let's try turning off Google Voice, checking the Verizon voicemail, then turning Google Voice back on. OK, click "Deactivate voicemail", call *73, I guess its deleted now. Try the voicemail notice on my phone, it wants a pin - need to get that from the password archive - I hope I still have a valid one. Nope, but reset is easy on the verizonwireless site. I check and find 2 new, 6 old messages; finally, the notification is gone. Might as well clear out old messages before I leave here.
And now to turn Google Voice back on with the active voicemail link, another number to call. I call myself with the landline to test. I send a very short message and hang up - nothing shows up so I send another one, longer this time. Right after that (about 3 minutes) I get both messages, so we're fine.
Update, hours later...
The main impetus for getting rid of this notification was to get rid of an even more annoying notification - my phone blinking that I had a notification. This has not gone away, even though when I pick up and unlock the phone, there is no notification there.
And finally its gone, though I don't recall exactly how long it took.
2016.07.29
It happened again, out of the blue, no clue why.
Turn off Google Voice, dial Verizon voice mail, delete message, back to Google Voice, Get a Google Voice number, Port your mobile number to Google Voice, cost is $20!? I must be in the wrong place.
Settings, Phones, Add another phone, give mobile #, Verify.
Make test call from house line - nope, its verizon voice still.
Oh.... Activate voicemail. OK.
2016.10.20
Again, on my new Samsung Galaxy 4.
Voice site. Call *73, Deactivate.
Call *86 to get voicemail. Look up password in archive because I use it so infrequently.
Back to voice site, Activate voicemail. Receive new number to call to reactivate (its longer than a phone number).
