I ran across something today that I didn't know existed, not for free. It's a voice mail service that does quite a few things, including:
- Sends your home or cell voicemail via email in an MP3 file with text alerts
- Saves voicemails online
- Can greet different callers with different greetings
- Has visual voicemail client for Blackberry and iPhone (specifically iPhones on Tmobile)
- Transcribes voicemail to text ($5/mo for all messages or free for one person's messages)
The service is called Youmail.com and is fairly well known. What I didn't know is that you can add multiple phone lines to an account, which is free. Our current home line is through ATT U-verse and there are some call answering features including email alerts, but we still have to either call or get on a full web browser to hear messages. I don't know why they can't forward an MP3 file like Youmail, but they can't.
I remembered the 'unanswered call' forwarding feature allows you to enter any number so I decided to put in the Youmail number. Then in the Youmail settings, I added the home phone number (made the verification call, etc.) and it worked like a charm. What's great is ATT offers unlimited domestic calls so there are no charges, as the number is in another area code.
If your cell can receive email and play MP3 files, you're all set, but otherwise you can receive alerts via text message and your computer (any computer) becomes your answering machine.
https://www.youmail.com
- Sends your home or cell voicemail via email in an MP3 file with text alerts
- Saves voicemails online
- Can greet different callers with different greetings
- Has visual voicemail client for Blackberry and iPhone (specifically iPhones on Tmobile)
- Transcribes voicemail to text ($5/mo for all messages or free for one person's messages)
The service is called Youmail.com and is fairly well known. What I didn't know is that you can add multiple phone lines to an account, which is free. Our current home line is through ATT U-verse and there are some call answering features including email alerts, but we still have to either call or get on a full web browser to hear messages. I don't know why they can't forward an MP3 file like Youmail, but they can't.
I remembered the 'unanswered call' forwarding feature allows you to enter any number so I decided to put in the Youmail number. Then in the Youmail settings, I added the home phone number (made the verification call, etc.) and it worked like a charm. What's great is ATT offers unlimited domestic calls so there are no charges, as the number is in another area code.
If your cell can receive email and play MP3 files, you're all set, but otherwise you can receive alerts via text message and your computer (any computer) becomes your answering machine.
https://www.youmail.com
