iPhone visual voice mail red dot when I don't have voice mail

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

So I'll start by saying I dont have or use voice mail. I have turned it on checked for messages and don't have any, called myself, left a message, deleted it and then switched off voice mail but I am still getting this damn red dot or visual voice mail dot. It isnt there when I have signal but appears when I loose signal or in airplane mode. For someone with a small OCD problem this drives me insane!

Can anyone help me to get rid of this stupid dot? It makes my phone look like it has an STI!

Thanks

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hi all,

So I'll start by saying I dont have or use voice mail. I have turned it on checked for messages and don't have any, called myself, left a message, deleted it and then switched off voice mail but I am still getting this damn red dot or visual voice mail dot. It isnt there when I have signal but appears when I loose signal or in airplane mode. For someone with a small OCD problem this drives me insane!

Can anyone help me to get rid of this stupid dot? It makes my phone look like it has an STI!

Thanks

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Have you tried resetting network settings on the phone 

[adamtemp64]

Red dot is expected behaviour when no signal.

Are you a pay monthly or payg customer?

[Anonymous]

I'm paying monthly. I didn't ever used to be there but ever since I got my 6s it it has appeared.

[jonsie]

Leave yourself a voicemail by calling from a landline or another mobile. Listen to it on the iPhone and delete the voicemail. Hopefully that should fix it.

[Anonymous]

Thanks but I have already tried this and it still hasn't fixed the problem.

[Anonymous]

You could try doing a restore via iTunes

[jonsie]

Agreed. I would back up first and set it up as a new phone. 

[adamtemp64]

It has always appeared on all my iphones when no mobile data signal (had iphones since the 3) are you sure you have voicemail off dial shortcode 1760

This article goes in to depth about this red dot http://osxdaily.com/2014/08/23/blank-red-dot-phone-icon-iphone/

[Anonymous]

Good article @adamtemp64