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I know this is an odd question but a dear friend just lost his wife rather unexpectedly.    He wanted to know if there is any way to capture the voicemail message she had stored on her cell phone for incoming calls.  She had a Verizon LG phone.  Any way to do this without losing the quality of her original recording?   Thanks for any and all assistance.

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Unfortunately, once your friend cancels the service for his late wife's cell phone, the recording will be lost. He might want to consider calling the number and using a recorder on the other end to capture the recording permanently, but outside of that, there really isn't any way to keep it other than to play the recording into a recording device. Just be sure that he understands that the minute he cancels service, that recording is gone forever. If he keeps her cell phone number active, the recording won't go away unless he changes it. He may also want to call his late wife's cell number and then make a three way call to his home phone and when the answering machine starts to record, he can then connect the two calls so that the message he leaves on his answering machine is his late wife's voice mail greeting. I hope this helps. Thanks. DebiN

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I can answer questions on cellular phones, the physical device, the network, contracts, billing, ordering, porting and what to look for when purchasing cell phones. I am located in the United States. I am an expert on BlackBerrys, Treos, HTC devices and iPhones as well as cellphones and aircards. I have over 15 years of experience in both the wireless and wireline world with the carriers. I have a lot of knowledge regarding the wireless providers - their services, prices and policies, both GSM AT&T and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel). I am very familiar with the individual devices and their specifications. I can also answer questions regarding BlackBerrys, iPhones and other PDAs, both Palm-based and Windows-based. I can troubleshoot most any problem someone is having with their cellular device or with the provider.

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Over 20 years in the Telecom industry working for the carriers with individuals, small business, medium business and large corporations(Fortune 500). Also worked as a professor in Maryland for 10 years teaching telecommunications.

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I belong to several organizations

Education/Credentials
Master's in Telecommunications

Awards and Honors
Received several awards for papers that I have published over the years

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