Apr 11, 2008
Changed the SIM from my T-mobile phone to a different one for testing. The new phone worked and showed a voice mail message. The message consisted of at least one repition of a "re-direct". That's the three tone sequence you hear when you dial a non-existent number: "BOOP BIP BEEP I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please <yadda <yadda>> <yadda>..." I did not try to listen to the whole message, so I don't know how long it went on.
I did not delete the message, since I wanted to see it on my phone. The message did not appear on my phone when I re-installed the SIM and powered on. A previous message from yesterday was still there.
I believe I got one previous call from 805-637-7342 with this same behavior - the message evaporated on its own after my wife listened to it, describing it as a hang up. That was stressful; she thought it was an old girlfriend. I couldn't get the message back to prove otherwise. Now I think I can make my case...