any reason to press "disconnect" on voicemail?

[dpopiz]

my at&t voicemail always says "press * to disconnect". is there any reason I should do that instead of just hanging up?

 

[dman]

I've called my voice mail a few times and ended up in someone else's voice mail. That was a long time ago, but, I guess if they had a glitch like that someone could get into yours. Whereas, if you click the button it logs you out, basically--so even if they got your callin session they'd need to login somehow.

 

[thomsbrain]

i'm guessing it's a ploy to increase the length of your call by a few seconds and hopefully trip you past another minute.

 

[Ikonomi]

Originally posted by: dman
I've called my voice mail a few times and ended up in someone else's voice mail. That was a long time ago, but, I guess if they had a glitch like that someone could get into yours. Whereas, if you click the button it logs you out, basically--so even if they got your callin session they'd need to login somehow.

Haha, I remember that happening to me a few times quite a few years ago. It was pretty crazy. I got a recipe for chicken.

 

[NutBucket]

I recall once I was having problems with my voicemail where I wasn't getting notifications. First thing the tech I asked was if I disconnecting by pressing *. Don't know if it was just a standard question type situation though.......