Sprint Nextel Telephone - Manual (Page 172)

156 Section 3A: Sprint Service Features – The Basics
Voicemail Notification
There are several ways your phone alerts you to a new
message:
ⅷ
By displaying a 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 your screen.
New Voicemail Message Alerts
When you receive a new voice message, your phone alerts you
and prompts you to call your voicemail.
To call your voicemail:
ᮣ
Press .
Note: When you are roaming off the Sprint National Network, you
may not receive notification of new voicemail messages. It is
recommended that you periodically check your voicemail by
dialing 1 + area code + your wireless phone number. When
your voicemail answers, press (
* ) and enter your passcode.
You will be charged roaming rates when accessing voicemail
while roaming off the Sprint National Network.
Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off.
However, you are notified of new messages only when your
phone is turned on and you are in a Sprint service area.