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Using Voicemail
Setting Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls to your phone are automatically
transferred to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or
turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your Sprint
Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is
activated.
To set up your voicemail:
1.Press and hold  .
2.Follow the system prompts to:
Create your passcode.
Record your name announcement.
Record your greeting.
Choose whether to activate OneTouch Message
Access (a feature that lets you access messages
simply by pressing and holding  , bypassing the
need for you to enter your passcode).
Note:Voicemail PasscodeIf you are concerned about unauthorized access to your
voicemail account, Sprint recommends that you enable your
voicemail passcode. (Do not activate OneTouch Message
Access.)
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Voicemail Notification
There are several ways your phone alerts you to a new
message:
By displaying a message on the screen.
By sounding the assigned ringer type.
By the LED blinking red.
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
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Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages
You can review your messages directly from your wireless
phone or from any other touchtone phone. To dial from your
wireless phone, you can either speed dial your voicemail or
use the menu keys. 
Using OneTouch Message Access
Press and hold  . (Your phone will dial your 
voicemail box.)
Using the Menu Keys on Your Phone to Access Your
Messages
1.Select> Messaging > Voicemail.
2.SelectCall Voicemailto listen to your messages.
Using a Phone Other Than Your Phone to Access Messages
1.Dial your wireless phone number.
2.When your voicemail answers, press  .
3.Enter your passcode. 
Tip:When you call into voicemail, you first hear the header
information (date, time, and sender information) for the
message. To skip directly to the message, press 
4during the
header.
Note:You are charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing
your voicemail from your phone.
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Voicemail Key Guide
Here’s a quick guide to your keypad functions while listening
to voicemail messages. For further details and menu options,
see “Voicemail Menu Key” on page 162.
Date/Time Send Reply Advance
Replay Rewind Forward
Erase Call Back Save
Cancel Help Skip
Voicemail Options
Your phone offers several options for organizing and
accessing your voicemail.
Using Expert Mode
Using the Expert Mode setting for your personal voicemail
box helps you navigate through the voicemail system more
quickly by shortening the voice prompts you hear at each
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To turn Expert Mode on or off:
1.Press and hold  to access your voicemail. (If your
voicemail box contains any new or saved messages,
press  to access the main voicemail menu.)
2.Press  to change your Personal Options, following
the system prompts.
3.Press for Expert Mode.
4.Press  to turn Expert Mode on or off.
Setting Up Group Distribution Lists
Create up to 20 separate group lists, each with up to 20
entries.
1.Press and hold  to access your voicemail. (If your
voicemail box contains any new or saved messages,
press  to access the main voicemail menu.)
2.Press to change your Personal Options, following
the system prompts.
3.Press for Settings.
4.Press  for Group Distribution Lists.
5.Follow the voice prompts to review, create, edit, rename,
or delete group lists.
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Sprint Callback
Return a call after listening to a message without
disconnecting from voicemail.
Press  after listening to a message. (Once the call is
completed, you’re returned to the voicemail main
menu.)
VoicemailtoVoicemail Message
Record and send a voice message to other Sprint Voicemail
users.
1.From the main voicemail menu, press  to send a
message.
2.Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number.
3.Follow the voice prompts to record and send your voice
message.
VoicemailtoVoicemail Message Reply
Reply to a voice message received from any other Sprint
Voicemail user.
1.After listening to a voice message, press  .
2.Follow the voice prompts to record and send your reply.
VoicemailtoVoicemail Message Forwarding
Forward a voice message, except those marked “Private,” to
other Sprint Voicemail users.
1.After listening to a message, press  .
2.Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number.
3.Follow the voice prompts to record your introduction
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VoicemailtoVoicemail Receipt Request
Receive confirmation that your voice message has been
listened to when you send or forward messages to or reply to
messages from other Sprint users.
1.After you have recorded a message, press  to listen
to the recorded message.
2.Press  for more Options.
3.Press  to mark receipt requested.
4.Press  to send your voicemail message.
Extended Absence Greeting
When your phone is turned off or you are off the Sprint
National Network for an extended period, this greeting can be
played instead of your normal personal greeting.
1.From the main voicemail menu, press for Personal
Options.
2.Press for Greetings.
3.Press to record an Extended Absence Greeting.
Clearing the Message Icon
Your phone may temporarily continue to display the message
icon after you have checked your voice and text messages.
To clear the icon from the display screen:
1.Select> Messaging > Voicemail > Clear Count.
2.SelectYe s.
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Voicemail Menu Key
Following the prompts on the voicemail system, you can use
your keypad to navigate through the voicemail menu. The
following list outlines your phone’s voicemail menu structure.
Listen
Envelope Information
Reply
Advance 8 Seconds
Replay
Rewind
Forward Message
Erase
Callback
Save
Options
Send a Message
Personal Options
Settings
Skip Passcode
Autoplay On/Off
Message Date & Time On/Off
Change Passcode
Group Distribution List
Numeric Paging to a Phone On/Off
Return to the Previous Menu
Greetings
Main Greetings
Recorded Name
Create and Extended Absence Greeting
Return to Personal Options Menu
ExpertMode (On/Off)
Place a Call
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Using SMS Text Messaging
With SMS Text Messaging, you can use other people’s phone
numbers to send instant text messages from your phone to
their messagingready phones – and they can send messages
to you.
In addition, SMS Text Messaging includes a variety of preset
messages, such as “Can’t talk right now. Send me a message.”
that make composing messages fast and easy. (See page 58
for details.) You can also customize your own preset messages
(up to 50 characters) from your phone.
Composing SMS Text Messages
To compose an SMS Text message:
1.Select> Messaging > Send Message > Textand select
the entry method you prefer:
Contactsto select a recipient from your internal
Contacts. (Qualifying Contacts entries must contain
a phone number or an email address.)
Phone#to use the keypad to enter the phone
number of the person to whom you wish to send a
message.
Emailto enter the recipient’s email address.
2.Press  to save the recipient. (You may include up to 25
recipients per message.)
3.SelectNext(left softkey) when you have finished
selecting and entering recipients.
Tip:You can also selectOthers(right softkey) to select recipients
from a list.
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4.Compose a message (up to 160 characters) or use the
preset messages, smileys, or emoticons and select
OK(left softkey).
To type a message, use your keypad to enter your
message. SelectMode(right softkey) to select a
character input mode. (See “Entering Text” on 
page 39.)
5.Scroll down to select the message priority (Ordinaryor
Urgent), set the callback number, set the signature, or
set the delivery receipt.
6.Review your message and selectSend(left softkey). (You
may also select additional messaging options by
selecting 
Options[right softkey] to change the recipients
or save to drafts.)
Accessing SMS Text Messages
To read an SMS Text message:
When you receive a text message, it will be displayed
automatically on your phone’s screen. Use your
navigation key to scroll down and view the entire
message.
Tip:If you have two or more notifications, the Missed Alert list will
appear. Selecta message in the listand selectView(left
softkey) to view the message.
Tip:You can also send an SMS Text message when the left softkey
displays the Send Msgoption.