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Voicemail & Greetings
Getting Started
Voicemail answers your calls when you
are unable to answer the phone. Your
personalized greeting is played and the
caller’s message recorded for you to listen
to later.
Before you can use the Voicemail service, you
must first initialize your Voicemail box.
Step 1 – Access the system
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Dial
*
9 8 from your
Shaw Business Phone or press the
"Voicemail softkey."
Step 2 – Enter your temporary
password
Your temporary password will be prompted.
•
Enter your extension number as your
password and press #.
Step 3 – Enter your new password
For security reasons, the systems will prompt
you to change your password.
•
Enter your new password. The password
can be 4 to 10 digits long. You cannot use
your old extenion number.
•
You will hear a message that your new
password is confirmed.
Personal Greetings
A greeting is a short message that plays
before the caller is allowed to record a
message. The greeting is intended to let the
caller know that you are not able to answer
their call. The greeting can also be used to
convey other greetings like Unavailable, Busy
or Temporary Away.
Unavailable Greeting
If you are unavailable when someone calls
(phone is not answered within the selected
number of rings) this greeting will be played
to the caller.
•
Press
*
9 8 or "Voicemail softkey."
•
Press
0
for mailbox options.
•
Press
1
and follow the prompts to record
unavailable message.
Busy Greeting
If you are busy when someone calls (your
phone is not capable of handling multiple calls
at the same time) this greeting will be played
to the caller.
•
Press
*
9 8 or "Voicemail softkey."
•
Press 0 for mailbox options.
•
Press 2 and follow the prompts to
record busy message.