Comments on: Is Voicemail Dead, Or Simply Evolving?

By: Ricky Cadden

Ricky Cadden — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:55:27 +0000

interesting – thanks for the link.

By: maritzasilbiger

maritzasilbiger — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:00:48 +0000

I run my business on my cell phone. Voicemail destroys that illusion and sounds really unprofessional. Found this company at RingAlice.com that kills your voicemail, replacing it with a person who takes your unanswered calls. Really revolutionary, has that personal human touch, and sounds very sophisticated for $30.

By: Snowy

Snowy — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:40:58 +0000

I agree to what is said here, but for one thing. It was always DEAD! When i came back to the states in 2003, first thing i did at t-mobile before i got my line was made sure they closed my voice mail-box. Ive always used the Text feature and has always been better, if someone wants me text me, unless that leave me the hell alone.Am i right or not?

By: Snowy

Snowy — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:40:00 +0000

By: Snowy

Snowy — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:40:00 +0000

By: The Guru

The Guru — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:04 +0000

@christexaport – I have to disagree with you on visual voicemail. It’s still the hassle of having to listen to an audio message, with the same limitations. I.e. if someone leaves me a phone number in their message, I’m scrambling for a pen, or trying to memorize it. That would also be *alot* of wasted space, when a simple text message would be *much* better.

By: The Guru

The Guru — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +0000

By: christexaport

christexaport — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:48:02 +0000

Voicemail IS dead for smartphones! Visual voicemail, locally stored, is a peek into the future. I have a YouMail (www.youmail.com) account, even though I rarely miss a call, and can say that’s the most practical today, yet it’s still too old school.

Voicemail needs to become part of the MMS spec, and utilized differently. The audio snippets could be PUSHed to the device like audio clips in a multimedia message, and stored locally on any typical smartphone with at least 4gb of removable storage.

By: christexaport

christexaport — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:48:00 +0000

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:28:20 +0000

Well i would have to say that voicemail in Asia is a must. First of all there is the matter of international roaming. If you are traveling and conducting business in this part of the world you cannot rely on called ID to work. It is very common, especially when roaming but also just within your own network for the calledID details not to get handed of correctly between carriers.

Secondly voice to text is all well and good but is it mature enough to transcribe a heavy chinese or japanese accent?

Sure voicemail is a hassle to call in and check but it’s still a necessary evil.