Like all cellular phones, all LG handsets provide access to your carrier’s voicemail system. You can either dial the carrier’s access number directly, or press a designated shortcut key. Once in the carrier’s voicemail system, you just need to following the spoken menu commands to record, save and select outgoing greetings. Project the most professional image possible by eliminating background noise (such as loud air conditioners) beforehand.
Call your voicemail access number, or press its corresponding shortcut key (usually the number “1”). Most carriers pre-program the access number into your phone’s address book under “Voicemail.” Alternatively, you might be able to access your voicemail by pulling up your phone’s main menu.
Press the key corresponding to “Set your Voicemail Greeting” or “Set up your voicemail.” The key and wording varies depending on the carrier.
Decide whether you want to use an automated greeting, which usually gives out your phone number and advises callers that you’re not available, or whether you’d like to create your own. Some carriers allow you to record your name only and incorporate this into the automated greeting.
Follow the menu prompts to record and save your greeting and/or spoken name. You’ll have an opportunity to listen to the recorded message before saving it.
- Some carriers allow you to create several voicemail greetings for different circumstances. For example, you might be able to set a different greeting to play for certain callers, or when the line is busy, as opposed to when you don’t answer. Your wireless carrier’s website should have more information on the options available.
- Whether you record your own greeting or use the automated greeting is entirely your decision, but using a custom greeting usually projects a more approachable, friendly image of your company to incoming callers.
- Don’t try to squeeze your entire greeting in the “Record your name” option – many make this mistake. Most carriers allow only a few seconds of recording time, so most of your message will get cut off.
- If you plan on recording a long voicemail greeting, understand that the allowed recording times varies from carrier to carrier. Test the voicemail message from an external phone afterward to ensure that the entire message is intact.
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