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Updated list of Voicemail Access Numbers

Nezgar
Mayor / Maire

Hey all, as you may know Public Mobile/Koodo/Telus Mobility have local access numbers across Canada, most ending in *4001. Many of the numbers are used for a much wider geographic area than the rate centre listed. (ie BC lower mainland numbers being assigned for phones everywhere outside of the lower mainland). These may come in handy for those travelling looking for local numbers to call from a land line, etc.

 

I also found a local access number in Yellowknife by looking up TELUS rate centres in area code 867, and trying those prefixes with *4001. Woman Happy

 

Anyhow, the "Intended Serving Area" is mostly guesses at this time, so I'd enjoy some comments oh what cities people are in, and what phone number is configured for your voicemail, and post here.

 

To check your voicemail deposit/access number, dial one of: *#61# *#62# or *#67# and let me know if you have a default access number outside of your geographical area, or one not listed here.

 

Access NumProvinceCNAC Rate CentreIntended Serving Area?
403-371-6245AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/825
(Old Mike #)
587-580-4001AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/825
587-580-4002AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/826
587-580-4003AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/827
587-580-4004AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/827
587-580-4005AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/827
587-580-4006AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/827
587-580-4007AlbertaCalgarySouthern AB 403/587/827
587-588-4001AlbertaEdmontonNorthern AB 587/780/825
587-588-4002AlbertaEdmontonNorthern AB 587/780/825
778-580-4001BCWhalleyoutside greater Vancouver area
778-580-4002BCWhalleygreater Vancouver area
778-580-4003BCWhalleyOutside greater Vancouver area 
778-581-4001BCWhalleyBC 250
778-581-4002BCWhalleyBC 250
204-588-4001ManitobaWinnipegWinnipeg 204/431
204-588-4002ManitobaWinnipegOutside of Winnipeg 204/431
506-588-4001New BrunswickMonctonNB 428/506
902-580-4001Nova ScotiaHalifaxNS/PEI 782/902, NL709/879
867-688-4001NWTYellowknifeNWT/NU/YT
705-780-4001OntarioBarrieON 249/705
289-680-4001OntarioHamiltonON 289/365/905
226-580-4001OntarioLondonON 226/519/548
613-581-4001OntarioOttawa-HullON 343/613
647-580-4001OntarioTorontoON 416/437/647
647-580-4002OntarioTorontoON 416/437/647
647-580-4003OntarioTorontoON 416/437/647
647-580-4004OntarioTorontoON 416/437/647
647-580-4005OntarioTorontoON 416/437/647
647-580-4006OntarioTorontoON 416/437/647
647-580-4007OntarioTorontoON 416/437/647
450-320-4001QuebecGranbyOutside Montreal 450/579
438-580-4001QuebecMontrealMontreal 438/514
581-580-4001QuebecQuebec City367/418/581
819-588-4001QuebecSherbrookeQC 819/873
306-580-4001SaskatchewanReginaSouthern SK 306/639, Edmonton
306-580-4002SaskatchewanReginaNorthern SK 306/639

 

Cheers! - N

 

Edit: Numbers all re-verified and confirmed still working as of Apr 11, 2022.

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You can also use these numbers to leave stealth voicemail messages without ringing the recipient's phone for anyone you know on Telus Mobility/Koodo Mobile/Public Mobile. 😜 👀

 

Don't tell the spammers... (this is actually a big problem in the US)

Anonymous
Not applicable

But really...with Canada-wide calling, all these numbers aren't even necessary to keep going. Only the grandfathered provincial calling customers would be interested.

The rest of us can just set it to a particular number and forget about it.

pm-smayer97
Mayor / Maire

BTW, if you are not concerned with long distance charges, you can call ANY access number regardless of where you are, so you do not have to figure out a local account number if you are away from your home area.

Nezgar
Mayor / Maire

Found/added another working number I think was an old Clearnet/Mike voicemail access number. Maybe there are still some more other legacy numbers still out there.

403-371-6245 (MAIL) - Calgary AB

iainc
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

I have 2 Edmonton phone numbers, both are provisioned with the 306-580-4001 access number.

 

 


@Nezgar wrote:

@computergeek541 wrote:

I can say thay customers with an Edmonton phone number sometimes get assigned a Regina voicemail number.


Any chance you can find out if the Edmonton account was provisioned with the 306-580-4001 or the -4002 access number?

 


@jor123 wrote:

The Halifax access number seems to be used in NL as well. 


Thanks, I've added a note regarding NL for the Halifax entry! (And PEI too since it shares NS area codes)


 


@Nezgar wrote:

@computergeek541 wrote:

I can say thay customers with an Edmonton phone number sometimes get assigned a Regina voicemail number.


Any chance you can find out if the Edmonton account was provisioned with the 306-580-4001 or the -4002 access number?

 



Sorry, but I don't remember. I no longer have that Edmonton phone number. I do know for sure that one of the Regina numbers was sent to the sim card by the network.


@computergeek541 wrote:

I can say thay customers with an Edmonton phone number sometimes get assigned a Regina voicemail number.


Any chance you can find out if the Edmonton account was provisioned with the 306-580-4001 or the -4002 access number?

 


@jor123 wrote:

The Halifax access number seems to be used in NL as well. 


Thanks, I've added a note regarding NL for the Halifax entry! (And PEI too since it shares NS area codes)

jor123
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

The Halifax access number seems to be used in NL as well. 


@Korth wrote:

Is this number assignment from the network updated when phones travel around?

And (assuming no long distance or roaming, etc) does it matter which of these numbers you dial for voicemail?


I presume the number assigned to you is determined only by the area of your own phone number. If anything, given that some cities have multiple numbers, and some users in Alberta have the Regina Sask # provisioned suggesting users in any given area may be 'load balanced' across a range of them as well.

 

All of these numbers function exactly the same.

Is this number assignment from the network updated when phones travel around?

And (assuming no long distance or roaming, etc) does it matter which of these numbers you dial for voicemail?

@Nezgar 

I can say thay customers with an Edmonton phone number sometimes get assigned a Regina voicemail number.

To update the list further, it would be cool if those who see this could check their phone's default conditional forwarders via their smarphone's call forward screen, or manually by dialing one of: *#61# *#62# or *#67# and let me know if the number is something not listed above, or being used for an area different than my notes above. Cheers! -N

will13am
Oracle
Oracle

@Nezgar , great effort.  These days, most of not all smartphones can pull the voice mail number off the network.  

darlicious
Mayor / Maire

 @Nezgar  That's some nice research and compiling of info for the community. Excellent work.

 

It comes up third in the search bar once you type in: Voicemail access numbers. I wonder if you switch "updated list" to the end of your subject line (title) if it would come up quicker and first when typing in the search bar.

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