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Instead, whenever somebody leaves you a message, the phone wakes up,
and a message on the screen lets you know who the message is from. You
also hear a sound, unless you’ve turned that option off (page 245) or turned
on the Silence switch (page 12).
That’s your cue to tap HomeÆPhoneÆVoicemail. There, you see all your messages
in a tidy chronological list. (The list shows the callers’ names if they’re in
your Contacts list, or their numbers otherwise.) You can listen to them in any
order—you’re not forced to listen to your three long-winded friends before discovering
that there’s an urgent message from your boss. It’s a game-changer.
Setup
To access your voicemail, tap Phone on the Home screen, and then tap
Voicemail on the Phone screen.
The very first time you visit this screen, the iPhone prompts you to make up a
numeric password for your voicemail account—don’t worry, you’ll never have
to enter it again—and to record a “Leave me a message” greeting.
You have two options for the outgoing greeting:
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Default. If you’re microphone-shy, or if you’re someone famous and you
don’t want stalkers and fans calling just to hear your famous voice, use
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