Voicemail
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.
Getting started
Before you can use the Voicemail service,
you must first initialize your
Voicemail box.
Step 1 – Access the system
• Dial 9 8 from your
Shaw Business Phone.
Step 2 – Enter your temporary
access code
Shaw will provide you with a temporary
access code for your initial login.
• Enter your temporary access code and
press
.
Note: If you enter an incorrect access code,
you will be asked for your mailbox number
(your ten-digit phone number), followed by
the access code again .
• The system will now prompt you to
select a language, change your access
code and record your greeting.
Step 3 – Enter your new access code
For security reasons, please change your
access code immediately. You may not
reuse your temporary access code. The
new access code length can be 4 to 19
digits.
• Enter your new access code.
• Press
to finish.
• Press
to cancel.
Step 4 – Record your personal
greeting
The system will request you to record
your greeting at the tone. When
completed:
• Press
to end the recording.
• Press
to cancel.
Step 5 – Exiting the system
To complete your set-up session, hang
up.
Accessing the Main Menu options:
Your Voicemail service comes with a
variety of features and functions for your
convenience.
• Press
0
for help.
• Press
1
to retrieve your messages.
• Press
2
to change greeting.
• Press
3
to setup and customize your
personal options.
• Press
5
to record and forward a
voicemail
Retrieving your messages
When you have a new message waiting,
you will hear an interrupted dial tone
when you pick up the receiver, or your
phone’s message-waiting light will be
flashing (on phones with a messagewaiting light feature). You can still make
and receive calls when you hear the
interrupted dial tone.
To access your Voicemail from your
Shaw Business Phone:
• Press 9 8.
• If you have set up the skip access code
feature, you will not be prompted
for your access code. (See page 5 for
instructions on how to set up this
feature.) If this feature is not enabled,
please enter your access code when
prompted.
Note: If you enter an in correct access code,
you will be asked for your mailbox number
(your ten-digit phone number), followed by
the access code again .
To access your Voicemail while you
are away from your Shaw Business
Phone:
• Dial your phone number and press
when your personal greeting begins.
• Enter your access code.
Note: If you enter an incorrect access code,
you will be asked for your mailbox number
(your ten-digit phone number), followed by
the access code again .
• Follow the prompts to check for new
or saved messages.
To access your Voicemail without
calling your Shaw Business Phone:
• Dial the toll-free number at
1 866 656 7429 or 1 866 677 7429 from
anywhere in Canada or the U.S.
• Enter your mailbox number (your ten-
digit phone number) followed by
.
• Enter your access code followed by
.
• Follow the prompts to check for new
or saved messages.
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