important voice mail announcement
To accommodate the growing number of Alltel customers in the St. Clairesville, Ohio area, the wireless voice mail system in your area will be upgraded Friday night, November 16, 2007. Please take note of the following instructions and dates to avoid any possible disruptions to your voice mail service.
Setting up your new voice mail on Saturday, November 17th:
- Dial your 10-digit wireless number from your wireless phone.
- Enter the default security code "9999".
If dialing voicemail from another phone than your wireless:
- Press "#" during the system greeting.
- Then enter the default secuirty code "9999."
- Follow the instructions to select a new security code and record your name and greeting.
Please note that you must finish the voice mail setup tutorial in its entirety before you can use the new system.
Listen to your messages on the old system from November 17h to December 1st:
- Dial your voice mail number.
- Enter security code to access your voice mail box.
- Once inside the voice mail box, press 3 to listen to old messages.
- Follow voice instructions.
Please note you will not be able to transfer messages to the new system. Please write all important messages down before December 1st. On December 2nd, the old voice mail system and dial in numbers will be deactivated.
Key Stroke Changes
| Command | Old System | New System | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice Mail Access | From user's wireless phone (dial 10-digit mobile number) From any other phone | Press star (*) during greeting No changes to backdoor number | Press pound (#) during greeting No changes to backdoor number | |||||
| Playing and Managing Messages | Play message Play next message (skip) Save and play next Reply (Enhanced Customers) Delete Transfer/Forward/Redirect (Enhanced Customers) | 7 8 5 2 3 4 | 1 # 9 8 7 6 | |||||
| Message Controls During Playback | Pause Rewind 6-8 seconds Rewind to beginning Forward 6-8 seconds Forward to end/skip to next | 1 * 7 # # – # | 2 1 1 – 1 3 3 – 3 | |||||
| Other – from main menu | Access greetings Access voice signature Access security code Create distribution list | 8 – 4 8 – 6 8 – 7 8 – 5 | 4 – 3 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2 | |||||
