Creating and sending messages

While most of us use voice mail as an answering machine, it can also be a proactive messaging system, allowing you to send recorded messages to other subscribers, at your convenience. For example, if you are an early riser, you can record voice mail messages and mark them for "future delivery" so your call doesn't wake up the recipient. You can also mark a message "Urgent" to be sure it is heard before other messages.

These capabilities are even more powerful when used in combination with group distribution lists.

To create and send a message
From the main voice mail menu, press 2
Record your message and then press #
Enter the recipient's mailbox number or the 2-digit number for a distribution list or a Guest or Home mailbox
Specify any delivery options such as Private, Urgent, or Message Confirmation (see below)
Press # to send the message
NOTE: Once you press # and the message has been sent, you cannot retrieve it.

To review or re-record an outgoing message, press 1 after recording the message and before entering the recipient's mailbox number.

If you do not know the mailbox number you will be prompted to press # to spell the recipient's name: Spell the recipient's last name, using the 7 key for Q and the 9 key for Z, you may be prompted to continue spelling the first name.

To mark an outgoing message "Private", press 1
This blocks the recipient from forwarding your message to other subscribers.

To mark an outgoing message "Urgent", press 2
The recipient hears "urgent" messages before any other messages except those in his/her Home mailbox.

To receive a confirmation once the message is reviewed by the recipient, press 3

To mark an outgoing message for "Future Delivery", press 4
You will be prompted to set the delivery date and time, which can be up to 90 days in the future.