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Message Center
These message alert screens appear if the new message is the only message you have.
If you already have one or more messages when a new message is received, the screen shows the number of messages that are of the same type as the new message.
Dismissing Alerts
When you dismiss a message alert, the message alert display disappears from the screen and your phone stops sounding alert tones, but the message is not deleted. You can access the message through the Message Center. See “Message Center” on page 103 for more information.
Cover Open
To dismiss an alert with the cover open, you must choose to access the message or exit the new message screen, or close the cover.
For more information on accessing messages, see “Voicemail Messages” on page 104 and “Text and Numeric Messaging” on page 105.
Cover Closed
To dismiss a message alert:
Press . or open phone cover.
After you have dismissed a message alert, you must open the phone cover to access the message. If you do not dismiss the alert when you open the cover, a message alert screen appears on the
Message Center
The Message Center enables you to access all messaging services through one screen.
To access the Message Center:
If MESG is one of your display options:
From the idle screen, press C under MESG.