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Setting Up Your Voice Mail Bo x
Nextel® Voice Mail
Note:To receive voice mail messages, you must
first set up your voice mail box.
Note:I f yo u ar e bring ing your phone number
from another carrier, we suggest you set
up your voice mail box af ter the number
you brought to Nextel is active on your
Nextel phone and your t emporary phone
number is deactivated. If you set up your
voice mail box prior to this, all messages
and all settings (i ncluding your greetin g
and password) will be lost when the
number you have brought to Nextel
becomes active.

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Box

Using your i760 phone, dial your 10-digit Ne xtel
Personal Telephon e Number (PTN). Fo r example:
7035557777. Follow the system instructions to
create a new 4- to 7-digit password, record your
name, and record a greeting. When the system
says, “Thank you for using Nextel Voice Mail,” your
mailbox is set up.
If you are calling from a phone other than your
i760, dial your 10-d igit Nextel PTN. Whe n you hear
the greeting, press * to access your voice mail
box. The system will prom pt you to enter your
password. Enter the la st s even d ig its of yo ur Next el
PTN. For example: 5557777. This is your
temporary passwor d.
You are in the main voice mail menu when you
hear the options listed below.
•To play your m essages, press 1. (This option
plays only if you h ave new or saved me ssages.)
•To record a message, press 2.
•To change your greeting, press 3.
•To access your personal options, press 4.
If you press * while you are in a sub-menu, you
will go to the previous menu . If you pres s **, you
will go to the main voice mail menu. Fro m the main
voice mail menu, press # to exit voice mail. At any
time, you may end the call by pr es si ng e.

Playing Messages

When you receive a new voice mail message, you
can either listen to it immediately by pressing A
under Call, or later by pressing A under Back.
These are options available while you are listening
to your messages: