This will only work on push button phones. Students can record their own greeting or use the University greeting. Students may bring their own answering machines from home, however the Meridian Mail needs to be turned off for these machines to work. Both residents need to agree to turn off Meridian Mail. Meridian Mail notifies students of new messages through an interrupted dial tone when they pick up the receiver.
Residents create a password to retrieve messages.
Residents in one room share the same password and can retrieve each other's messages. Messages can be saved and remain in the mailbox for two days as long as the message has only been read and not deleted. The Meridian Mail system is set up by extension number not per resident. An added benefit of the Meridian Mail system is the uninterrupted message service. When one resident is on the telephone with another party, incoming calls will automatically be switched to the answering service rather than receiving a busy signal.