Sprint Nextel 8912 manual Using Voicemail, Setting UpYour Voicemail, Voicemail Notification

Using Voicemail

Setting UpYour Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your Sprint PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, set up your Sprint PCS Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your Sprint PCS Phone is activated.

To set up your voicemail:

1.To access the main menu, press (Menu).

2.Select Messaging ( ).

3.Select Voicemail ( ).

4.Select Call ( ). - or -

Press or press and hold .

5.Follow the system prompts to create your pass code, record your greeting, record your name announcement, then choose whether to activate One-Touch Message Access (a feature that lets you press one key to access messages and bypasses the need for you to enter your pass code).

Note:

The voicemail setup process may vary in certain Affiliate areas.

Voicemail Notification

There are several ways your Sprint PCS Phone alerts you to new messages:

By displaying a message on the screen.

By sounding the assigned ringer type.

By the LED blinking red.

Note:

Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, you are only notified of new messages when your phone is turned on and you are in a Sprint PCS Service Area.

RetrievingYour Voicemail Messages

You can review your messages directly from your Sprint PCS Phone or from any other touch-tone phone. To dial from your Sprint PCS Phone, you can either speed dial your voicemail or use the menu keys.

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