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| Skytel Pager Instructions |
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| Read these instructions. They will get you started and save you from the booklet that came with your pager. |
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| This Document has 3 parts: |
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| Pager Features |
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| You have a pager on Skytel's Skyword Plus w/ Skyreply service. Skyreply allows you to respond to a text message with a canned response that is programmed into your pager. |
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| The pager is nationwide and has guaranteed page delivery. |
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If the pager reads FULL SERVICE, you will receive all your pages, any stored pages and have the ability to respond to pages. |
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STORING means you are out of range and will receive pages when you come back to civilization. |
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BASIC SERVICE is some where in between; you can receive new messages but cannot respond or receive stored messages. |
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| PIN vs. PAN |
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The PAN (Personal Access Number) is your pager's 800/888/877 number. This is the number people will call to leave you a page. |
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The PIN is the last 7 digits of your PAN (your pager number minus the 800/888/877). The Pin is used in the pager's email address. The email address is [your pin]@skytel.com. |
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Confused yet? It's really not that bad. People call the 800/888/877 number for numeric pages. Drop the 800 and add "@skytel.com" for text messaging. |
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| You also have a security code. The code allows you to make changes to your account and check your messages via the phone. Yes, if you can get to a phone, you can access your pages. Skytel will store pages for three days |
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| Do not use your pager to receive all of your emails. You get a certain allotment of text each month. When you exceed that amount it gets really expen$ive. Use text sparingly. If certain people will email your pager regularly, tell them to keep it short and lose both signatures and subjects. |
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| When you access your account you can leave a personal message for your pager number. Use this feature! People calling your pager need to press 1 before they leave their numeric message. Callers need to hear this from you. No one listens to that stupid computer voice. |
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| ACCESSING YOUR ACCOUNT BY PHONE |
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| These are the basics; listen to the prompter for more detailed instructions - |
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Call your pager number |
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Press 5 |
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Enter your security code and press # |
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2 - reviews messages |
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5 - allows you to change your name and pager greeting. Change the greeting ASAP. In your message, tell callers they need to press 1 before they leave their page. |
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6 - changes your security code. |
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9 - is additional options like privacy, delivery options and replay options. |
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| The pager itself has a very simple UI. Please see Kevin Mulligan if you have any specific questions regarding how to use the unit. |
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