8. Frequently Asked Questions
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How many messages can I send
in a month?
That’s the real value of E-mail: you can send as
many messages as you want, to as many people as
you want, any place in the world, at no additional
charge.
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How do others send me E-mail?
Simply give your E-mail address to anybody who
has E-mail so they can send you messages. You
can see your E-mail address by pressing the
following keys from the
1. Start at the Main Menu
2. Press the “Extras” button
3. Press the “Users” button
4. You will see your name under one of the icons
5. Press the “Edit” button
6. You will see your E-mail address on the third
line of the user profile, don’t change the user
settings
7. Press Cancel to exit
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How do I find other people’s
E-mail address?
Now that you have E-mail, you can start by asking
other friends and family members if they have
E-mail. If they do, get their E-mail address and
enter it in your MailStation address book so you
will always remember it. You can also collect the
E-mail addresses of people who send you mail by
pressing the Add Author key when reading a
message. This will add the address of a message
sender to your MailStation address book. Also look
for E-mail addresses on business cards, letterhead,
newspapers, magazines, and many other places.
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If my batteries fail in my MailStation,
will my E-mail and addresses be lost?
No, but you will need to replace your batteries
promptly or plug in your MailStation to use it again.
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Can I connect my MailStation to any
phone line to get my E-mail?
Yes, you can connect MailStation to any standard
(analog) phone line to send and receive E-mail. If
you travel outside of your local calling area, you
will need to adjust the phone number the
MailStation uses to call to retrieve your E-mail.
Get a list of MailStation dial-up phone numbers
throughout the continental US included in the box
with the Mailstation or download it from the US
Message web site, at www.usmessage.net. (Note,
you cannot download from the MailStation, you
must use a PC.) Once you have found a local
MailStation number, change the MailStation dial-up
number by pressing the following keys:
1. Main Menu
2. Extras
3. Users
4. Your Account
5. Edit
Enter the new phone number into the Dial-Up No.
field. Remember to change the number back to
your local number when you return home.
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Do I have to be connected to a phone
line and/or power line to use the
MailStation?
You can completely disconnect the MailStation
from your telephone line and power adapter and
carry it with you in your home or wherever you go.
Since the MailStation is battery powered, you can
use it to read messages or compose new ones at
all times. The MailStation only needs to be
connected to a phone lines when sending and
receiving eMail.
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What are E-Mail attachments?
Attachments are computer files like word process
or files or pictures which are contained within an
E-Mail message. By attaching a computer
document to an E-Mail message, people can send
the document through the Internet with an E-Mail
message.
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Can my MailStation receive
attachments?
The MailStation device cannot receive attach
ments, but you can access attachments sent to you
using a personal computer which has access to
the Internet. Using a personal computer (at work,
at school, at a friend’s home or your local library)
with an Internet browser, you can go to
www.usmessage.net and use your account name
and password to access messages containing
attachments.
