Telecommunications
Important news regarding your
voice mail service from U.S. Cellular®
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To Set Up Your Voice Mailbox
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Action |
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Access your mailbox by dialing *86
or your 10-digit phone number + SEND.
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If prompted for a
password, use 9999. You’ll change
this initial password during set up.
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Follow these prompts to
set up your mailbox:
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Choose English or
Spanish as your language preference
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Set up your 4–10-digit
password†
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Record your voice
signature
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Record or select your
greeting
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Start using your mailbox.
You can also customize mailbox
preferences by pressing 3 for greetings
or 4 for personal options.
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To Access Your Voice Mailbox
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Action |
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Call into the Voice Mail
System—
From your wireless phone:
Access your mailbox by dialing *86 or
your 10-digit phone number + SEND.
From any other phone:
Dial your wireless phone number.
Interrupt greeting by pressing *
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Follow the prompts to
enter your password or start using your
mailbox.
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† Choosing a secure password:
To protect your privacy, the Voice Mail System
doesn’t allow “easy-to-guess” passwords, including
repeating digits (3333), consecutive digits (1234 or
4321) or ascending or descending even/odd numbers
(2468 or 7531). Your choice of a unique password
will be an important step in protecting your voice
mail service. |
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Key Features to Customize Your Voice Mailbox
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Feature |
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Skip Password—Your
Voice Mail is set up to prompt you for your
password each time you access your mailbox
from any phone. This protects your privacy.
The Skip Password option, when turned “On”,
allows direct access to your Voice Mail from
your wireless phone without entering a
password. Keep “Off” for password
protection. |
442 |
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Date/Time
Playback—Select whether the date
and time play at the beginning of each message. |
424 |
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Message Commands—Press 1 to Listen to Messages
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Message-Playback
Options |
Press |
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• Rewind 10 Seconds
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1 |
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• Rewind to Beginning
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11 |
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• Pause |
2 |
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• Skip Forward 10
Seconds |
3 |
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• Go to the End |
33 |
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• Date/Time
Information |
5 |
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• Previous Message
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51 |
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• Delete Message |
7 |
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• Save |
9 |
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End-of-Message
Options |
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• Replay |
4 |
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• Forward (Send Copy)
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6 |
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• Delete |
7 |
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• Reply |
8 |
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• Save (mailbox can
store up to 35 minutes of voice messages) |
9 |
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Help |
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Back Up/Cancel |
* |
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Go to Main
Menu (At Any Time) |
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Complete a
Command |
# |
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For a full listing of available options, visit
www.uscellular.com/voicemail. |