About The Answering System; Answering System And Voicemail Indicators - AT&T CL83114 Complete User's Manual

Answering system

About the answering system

Answering system and voicemail indicators

Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in digital answering system and those
left at your telephone
telephone's built-in digital answering system messages and voicemail
messages are separate. Each alerts you to new messages differently.
• If and XX New messages show on the handset and
the telephone base, there are new messages in the built-in
answering system. To listen to messages recorded on your
digital answering system, press
telephone base (page 94).
and New voicemail display on the handset and
• If
the telephone base, your telephone service provider is
indicating that it has new voicemail for you. To listen
to your voicemail, you typically dial an access number
provided by your telephone service provider, followed
by a security code or PIN.
Some telephone service providers bundle or combine
multiple services like voicemail and call waiting, so you
may not be aware that you have voicemail. To check
what services you have and how to access them, contact your telephone
service provider.
To use your voicemail service rather than your answering system, turn off
your answering system. To use your answering system rather than your
voicemail service, contact your telephone service provider to deactivate
your voicemail service.
NOTE: After reviewing all new messages, the number of old messages appears on the
message counter.
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