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Setting Up Voicemail
The first thing you'll want to do after activating your phone is set up your
voicemail (see page 6 for instructions).
Knowing When You Have Messages
There are several ways your Sprint PCS Phone alerts you:
By displaying a message on the screen.
By sounding the assigned ringer type.
By the LED blinking red.
By displaying
at the top of your screen for voicemail messages
or
for Sprint PCS Wireless Web Alerts and Sprint PCS Wireless
Web Messages.
Message Types
There are three types of messaging features available from your
Sprint PCS Phone's menu. You can receive voicemail, Sprint PCS Wireless
Web Messages (also known as page/text or SMS messages) and Sprint PCS
Wireless Web Alerts (also known as browser messages) as long as your
phone has enough memory locations to store them.
automatically captures calls when you can't answer your
Voicemail
phone or it is turned off. The voicemail system sends a notification to
your phone when you have new voice messages and an asterisk is
displayed in front of the
Voicemail
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Messages
as
] include numeric pages, Sprint PCS Wireless Web
Page/Text
Messages*, Sprint PCS Wireless Web Updates* and alerts that notify
you of new Sprint PCS Wireless Web Mail*. (For more information,
see "Sending Sprint PCS Wireless Web Messages" on page 54 or
"Signing up for Sprint PCS Wireless Web Updates" on page 114.)
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Alerts
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Short Mail
(For more information on each feature, see "Using Sprint PCS Wireless
Web Short Mail" on page 112 or "Using AOL Instant Messenger
Service" on page 110.)
* You may need to subscribe to the Sprint PCS Wireless Web to use these features, depending on your
service plan.
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50 Managing Messaging
message option.
[appears on your phone's menu
let you know when you receive
SM
* or an AOL Instant Message*.
Note:
Sprint PCS Wireless Web services may not be available in certain
Affiliate areas.
New Voicemail Message Alerts
When you receive a new voicemail message, your phone alerts you and
prompts you to call your voicemail box. To call your voicemail box,
press
. (To display your Missed Log, press
OK
Important:
When you are roaming off the Sprint PCS Nationwide
Network, you may not receive notification of new voicemail messages.
It is recommended that you periodically check your voicemail by dialing
1 + area code + your Sprint PCS Phone Number. When your voicemail
box answers, press
and enter your pass code.
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.
Retrieving Your 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 box or use the menu keys.
Using One-Touch Message Access:
Press and hold
. Follow the system prompts.
1
Using the Menu Keys on Your Sprint PCS Phone to Access
Your Messages:
From the main menu, highlight
1.
Highlight
and press
2.
Voicemail
Highlight
and press
3.
Call Voicemail
Note:
You are charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your
voicemail from your Sprint PCS Phone.
or
.)
END
CLR
PWR
and press
.
Messages
OK
.
OK
.
OK
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