Recording and sending messages

About this task

The TUI that you use determines how you record and send messages. For more information, see Accessing help for your TUI.

Log in to Messaging using your TTY device.
Press the appropriate telephone key to record a message.
When the TTY device displays the GA prompt, type your message, and then press the pound key (#).
Dial the mailbox number of the person to whom you want to send the message.
Press the pound key (#).
The TTY device displays the name of the person.
- If the TTY device display is blank, the name was not recorded for Messaging using a TTY device. If the mailbox number is correct, continue with Step 6.
- If the TTY device displays an incorrect name, you might have dialed the wrong mailbox number. Press the appropriate telephone key to delete the address, and repeat Step 4.
Press the pound key (#) to end the addressing.
Press the appropriate telephone key combination for your TUI to send the message. Depending on your TUI, you can send a message in the following ways:
- Immediately or later.
- As a private or a normal message.
- As a high-priority or a standard priority message.
The system transmits your message and returns you to the main menu.