Spring Grove Communications
166 West Main Street
Spring Grove MN, 55974
507-498-3456
Your Local Technology Headquarters
Voice Mail Plus
Some things to know before you begin:
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One person's mailbox is assigned the Administrator of the group greeting for your sub-mailboxes. Your group greeting directs callers to press the appropriate key to reach the individual sub-mailboxes.
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Once the group greeting is recorded, each sub-mailbox "owner" may record a personal greeting and assign a personal PIN to make their sub-mailbox uniquely their own.
Administrator Instructions for Recording Your Group Greeting
From the phone subscribed to the service:
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Dial 498-MAIL (498-6245).
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Listen to the recording explaining that you must record a group greeting.
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Wait until the end of the recording, then press * to administer the group greeting.
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Enter your PIN and then #.
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Press 4 to record your group greeting.
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Record your greeting. When finished recording, press #. For example, "You have reached the Doe residence. To leave a message for John, press 1. To leave a message for Jane, press 2."
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Press 2 to keep your greeting.
Administrator Instructions for Changing Group Greeting
From the phone subscribed to the service:
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Dial 498-MAIL (498-6245).
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When prompted to enter your mailbox ID, press * to administer the group greeting.
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Enter your PIN and then #.
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Press 4 to record your group greeting.
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Record your greeting. When finished recording, press #.
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Press 2 to keep your greeting.
Access Your Mailbox
From the phone subscribed to the service:
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Dial 498-MAIL (498-6245).
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Enter your single digit sub-mailbox ID (1-9).
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If prompted, enter your PIN and then #.
From a different phone:
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Dial 498-MAIL (498-6245).
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Enter your 10-digit mailbox number (telephone number).
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Enter your single digit sub-mailbox ID (1-9).
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Enter your PIN and then #.
Record Your Sub-Mailbox Greeting
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Access your voice mailbox.
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Press 9 for the mailbox setup menu.
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Press 1 for greeting options.
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Press 4 to record your greeting.
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Record your greeting and then press #.
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Press 2 to keep your greeting.
Change Your Sub-Mailbox PIN
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Access your voice mailbox.
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Press 9 for the mailbox setup menu.
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Press 2 to change your password.
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Enter your new password and then press #.
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When prompted to verify the password, enter it again and then press #.
Retrieve Messages from Your Sub-Mailbox
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Access your voice mailbox.
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Your first new message may play immediately. If not, press 1 to listen to your messages. You will hear the announcement: "You have X new messages and X saved messages."
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Press 1 to listen to new messages.
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Press 2 to listen to saved messages.
When retrieving messages, you can:
PRESS 1: Play the message again.
PRESS 2: Save the message and play the next.
PRESS 3: Delete the message and play the next.
PRESS 4: Save the message as new.
PRESS 5: Reply to the message.*
PRESS 6: Forward the message to another mailbox.*
PRESS 7: Skip backward in the message.
PRESS 8: To pause the message.
PRESS 9: To skip forward in the message.
*Voice Mail package must be set to allow this capability.
Using Voice Mail to E-Mail
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Check your e-mail as you normally would.
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When you get a voice mail message, you will receive an email from voicemail@springgrove.coop delivered right to your inbox. The message will have an attachment.
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Open the attachment and your media player will play the message.
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If desired, save the attachment on your computer.
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Follow the links in the message to save or delete the message from the voice mail system.
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100 messages maximum per mailbox
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5 minute message lengths per message
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New messages are kept for 60 days
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Saved messages are kept for 90 days
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9 sub-mailboxes
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Email notification (can even be sent to your mobile phone)