Boost i830, User Manual

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Messages
To access your voice mail messages, text and
numeric messages, Web alerts, and any other
types of messages you are able to receive, go to
the message center:
1 Press
A
under Mesg. -or-
From the main menu, select Messages.
2 Scroll to the type of message you want to
access.
3 Press
A
under the display option on the left.
The message center shows how many messages
you have of each type. You can listen to, read, or
delete these messages.
Note: In order for you to access voice mail
through the message center, there must
already be a message in your voice mail
box. If there is no message, you must
access voice mail by dialing into your
voice mail box using your PTN.
Message Notifications
When you receive a message, your phone notifies
you with text on the display and a notification tone
or vibration. You can access the message or
dismiss the notification.
If you dismiss the notification, the message is not
deleted. It can be accessed through the message
center.
If you are not on a phone call when you receive a
message, your phone sounds a notification tone
every 30 seconds until you access the message or
dismiss the alert.
If you are on a call when you receive a message,
your phone may sound a notification tone during
the call or after you end the call, depending on how
you set your notification options.
Setting Notification Options
To control whether your phone sounds message
notification tones while you are on phone calls:
1 From the main menu, select Settings > Phone
Calls > Notifications.
2 Choose the option you want:
• Receive All — Tones sound during calls for
all types of messages.
• Msg Mail Only — Tones sound during calls
for mail messages; tones for all other types of
messages are held until you end calls.
• Delay All — Tones for all types of messages
are held until you end calls.
Note: Delay All is the default setting.