[header] How to call your voicemail [title] Try calling yourself. [substeps] If you start to get your standard " i'm away from the phone right now " recording, try pressing * before the message ends-for many carriers, this command signals that you want to log in to your voicemail account. You can usually look up your own number on most modern smartphones. 
To do this, navigate to your " settings " menu, then tap " phone " or " about phone. " from here, you should see an entry labeled " my phone number " or something similar with your number listed under it.