How to use Sub-VoiceMail boxes

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  • Your Phone Power account comes with a Primary VoiceMail box, and the option of using up to 9 Sub-VoiceMail boxes.


The Sub-VoiceMail box is a feature which allows you to setup individual VoiceMail boxes.

For example: If you live in a household of 5 people, you can set up 5 different Sub-VoiceMail boxes for each person to receive individual messages. Callers will hear a main outgoing message, then be given the option to dial the number assigned to each individual VoiceMail box.

Each Sub-VoiceMail box will have its own dedicated outgoing message and password PIN for privacy.

You can assign up to 9 Sub-VoiceMail boxes (assigned as number 1 through 9)

Your Primary VoiceMail box (assigned as number 0).



How to setup the sub-mailboxes

•In order to setup Sub-VoiceMail boxes, you will need to access the main VoiceMail.

• Pick up your phone and dial *21.

• Enter your main PIN when prompted.


Now you will be logged into the main VoiceMail box.

• Press the number 9 key for the Options menu.

• Press the number 6 for the Create and Manage Sub-VoiceMail boxes menu.


Next, you will need to assign each of your Sub-VoiceMail boxes an Identifying Number.

• Press the number 1 to Add a Sub-VoiceMail box.

• Enter the number you wish to assign to the Sub-VoiceMail box, followed by the Pound(#) key.

• The default PIN for this Sub-VoiceMail box is: 1111


  • When you access the Sub-VoiceMail box for the first time, it will ask you to update your PIN and your Sub-VoiceMail box Outgoing Message. Should you need to have the PIN for a sub mailbox reset, you will need to contact technical support to have this done..




To access the Sub-VoiceMail box:

• Pick up your phone and dial *21.

• You will need to select which Sub-VoiceMail box to access.

• Enter in the Sub-VoiceMail box's number that you wish to access (from 1 - 9)

• Next, enter in the PIN for the Sub-VoiceMail box then press the Pound (#) key.

• You are now in the Sub-VoiceMail box, press 1 to listen to your VoiceMails.

• Press 3 to play all messages that are in the Sub-VoiceMail box.




To remove the Sub-VoiceMail box:

• Pick up your phone and dial *21.

• Press the number 0 and enter in the main VoiceMail PIN then press the Pound (#) key.

• Now you will be logged into the Main VoiceMail box.

• Press the number 9 key for the Options menu.

• Press the number 6 for the Create and Manage Sub-VoiceMail boxes menu.

• Press the number 2 to remove a Sub-VoiceMail box,

• Enter in the numbered Sub-VoiceMail box you wish to Remove.

• Press the number 1 to confirm (or press 2 to cancel)


The Sub-VoiceMail box is now removed.


Please refer to the VoiceMail Options Map for more information on the VoiceMail Settings.