Anybody out there using non-Verizon voicemail?

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Has anybody tried substituting a third party voicemail for the, free
but limited, Verizon voicemail. I'd love to hear whether you're happy
with the results.

Thanks,

-barry

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Barry F Margolius wrote:
> Has anybody tried substituting a third party voicemail for the, free
> but limited, Verizon voicemail. I'd love to hear whether you're happy
> with the results.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -barry

You may get better answers if you identify what you find lacking or
limited on VZW voicemail.

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Barry F Margolius wrote:
>
> George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> >Barry F Margolius wrote:
> >> Has anybody tried substituting a third party voicemail for the, free
> >> but limited, Verizon voicemail. I'd love to hear whether you're happy
> >> with the results.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> -barry
> >
> >You may get better answers if you identify what you find lacking or
> >limited on VZW voicemail.
>
> Actually, I posted this query because my earlier post about what I
> found lacking got only a scattering of answers, so I thought maybe a
> more general question would get more answers.
>
> I need a voicemail system that will send me an email (to my desktop)
> when I have a message waiting. I only use my cellphone sporadically,
> and I want a more consistant way (than turning on the cellphone) of
> telling if I have voicemail waiting.

If you're willing to spend the money, how about an answering service?

Notan

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Barry F Margolius wrote:
>>
>>You may get better answers if you identify what you find lacking or
>>limited on VZW voicemail.
>
>
> Actually, I posted this query because my earlier post about what I
> found lacking got only a scattering of answers, so I thought maybe a
> more general question would get more answers.
>
> I need a voicemail system that will send me an email (to my desktop)
> when I have a message waiting. I only use my cellphone sporadically,
> and I want a more consistant way (than turning on the cellphone) of
> telling if I have voicemail waiting.
>
> -barry

Just out of curiousity why don't you turn your cellphone on? If it is
because of an annoyance factor why not use a quiet or no ringtone and
then maybe a chirping alert for voicemail?

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Then get a VoIP service. If you do that, you will get a voicemail dropped in
your inbox and also can have multiple phones ring at the same time (doesn't
matter what number) and a caller-id log sent to your email also. You said
you don't use your cell phone...so dump the cell phone and get VoIP.

"Barry F Margolius" <bfm@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Barry F Margolius wrote:
>>> Has anybody tried substituting a third party voicemail for the, free
>>> but limited, Verizon voicemail. I'd love to hear whether you're happy
>>> with the results.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -barry
>>
>>You may get better answers if you identify what you find lacking or
>>limited on VZW voicemail.
>
> Actually, I posted this query because my earlier post about what I
> found lacking got only a scattering of answers, so I thought maybe a
> more general question would get more answers.
>
> I need a voicemail system that will send me an email (to my desktop)
> when I have a message waiting. I only use my cellphone sporadically,
> and I want a more consistant way (than turning on the cellphone) of
> telling if I have voicemail waiting.
>
> -barry