148 Section 3A. Service Features: The Basics
Section 3A
Service Features: 
 
The Basics
⽧ Message Center (page 148)
⽧ Receiving Messages (page 149)
⽧ Voicemail (page 151)
⽧ Multimedia Messages (page 152)
⽧ Text Messaging (SMS) (page 171)
⽧ Caller ID Blocking (page 172)
⽧ Call Waiting (page 172)
⽧ Putting a Call on Hold and Making a Second Call (page 
173 )
⽧ Making a Three-Way Call (page 174)
⽧ Call Forwarding (page 174)
⽧ Making International Calls (page 177)
⽧ Special Dialing Codes (page 177)
⽧ Nextel Phone Services (page 178)
Now that you’ve explored your phone’s fundamentals, it’s time 
to learn about the calling features that enhance your service.
 
This section outlines your basic wireless service 
features.
Message Center
The message center manages your messages.
When you receive the following types of messages, you 
can access them through the message center:
䢇 Voicemail messages.
䢇 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages 
(includes most phone-to-phone text messages).
䢇 Net Alerts.
䢇 Text messages (SMS – Short Message Service).
You can listen to or view these messages, delete them, 
or continue to store them in the message center.
The message center also lets you create and send 
MMS messages, including phone-to-phone text 
messages. It stores messages you have sent and lets 
you save drafts of messages you are creating.