Answering system
Answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in answering system and those left at
your service provider’s voicemail (fees may apply). Your telephone’s built-in
answering system messages and voicemail messages
are separate. Each alerts you to new messages
differently.
If you turn on the
COVM
feature (See
COVM
on
page 53 for more information) and the
COVM
icon
displays on the base screen, your telephone service
provider is indicating that it has new voicemail
for you. To listen to your voicemail, dial an access
number provided by your telephone service provider,
followed by a security code or PIN.
To listen to messages recorded on your digital answering system, press
(Messages)
on the telephone base (page 78).
Some 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 the answering system, turn off the
answering system. To use the answering system rather than the voicemail
service, contact your telephone service provider to deactivate the voicemail
service. Use your telephone answering system and voicemail together
by setting your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail, as
described below. To learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact
your telephone service provider. Then, if you are on a call, or if the answering
system is busy recording a message and you receive another call, the second
caller can leave a voicemail message.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your
voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail answers after six
rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. Some voicemail
providers may program the delay before answering calls in seconds instead
of rings. In this case, allow six seconds per ring when determining the
appropriate setting.
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