Section 3: Using Service Features
3A: The Basics 79
Messages
Now, through the network available to you, you can receive
numeric pages and text messages on your phone.
Numeric Pages
Callers can send a numeric page to your phone when they
reach your voicemail box. Numeric paging to your phone is
included at no additional cost.
Note: The numeric paging option for your phone must be turned on for
your phone to receive pages. This option can be set by entering your
Voicemail menu Personal Options area. See “Voicemail Menu Key” on
page 78 for more information.
Text Messages
Text messages may be sent to your phone. Contact your
wireless service provider for details.
Message Notification
There are several ways your phone alerts you to
new messages:
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By displaying the alert, “New Message,” on the screen.
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By sounding the assigned ringer type.
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By the LED blinking red.
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By displaying at the top of the screen.
Receiving New Messages
When you receive a new numeric page or text message, your
phone displays the alert “New Message” along with the date
and time the message arrived.
To select an option, highlight it and press .
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View
to display the new message. The sender information,
phone number (if numeric page), subject (if Email), and
message will display. Press to display message options.
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Ignore
to return to the phone’s main menu. The new
message will be saved in the appropriate location in the
Messages menu.