About The Built-In Answering System And Voicemail Service - VTech VC7151 User Manual

About the built-in answering system and voicemail
service
For message recording, your telephone has a built-in answering system, and it also support
voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider (subscription is required, and
fee may apply).
The main differences between them are as follows:
Category
Storage
Method
to retrieve
messages
Built-in answering system
Messages are stored in the
telephone base.
Your messages will not be
deleted automatically.
You have to delete your
messages manually.
When you received new
messages, displays on both
the handset and telephone base,
XX New msgs displays on the
handset, and
XX New messages displays on
the telephone base.
To retrieve messages, usually
there are two ways:
• Press a button on the telephone
base; or
• Access remotely with an access
code.
Voicemail from telephone service
Messages are stored in a server or
system provided by your telephone
service.
Your messages may be automatically
deleted after a period of time.
Contact your telephone service
provider for more details.
When you received
new messages, the handset displays
and New voicemail.
To retrieve messages, you need an
access number and/or a passcode
provided by your telephone service
provider.
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the handset displays