Personally, I don’t like dialing in for voicemail. (I’m one of those people who wants all my comms to end up in one place). Two companies (Simulscribe and Callwave) offer a service which takes your voicemail (regardless of telco) , converts it dynamically and sends you an email + the original voice message in email. Note: It’s US only at the moment as far as I can tell. If anyone finds an Aussie version, please post.
Nice technology. Sort of thing the Telco’s should offer as standard with your mobile phone.
Callwave:
http://www.callwave.com/
Has a free service + a premium version.
Offers it for $9.99 US p/m
https://www.simulscribe.com/
Only thing to note is that you have to provide your details to access your voicemail (password etc).
It’s great that you took your time to write this post; it’s inspiring to see another’s opinion. I respect your work on this post, and I’ll come back for more info.
With the voicemail service, you’ll definitely have the chance to screen calls. Giving you also the capabilities to answer first the calls of great importance.