Tag archive: voicemail

AT&T is rolling out a new initiative to increase mobile security as of today as a step to protect customers from phone spoofing. The wireless service company is now requiring a password when accessing voicemail on all new accounts. Previously, the default setting allowed users to get to messages without the added time of typing in a password. While consumers can quickly opt-out of the new security measure after purchasing a phone, the… Read More

Metropolitan Police have arrested Stuart Kuttner, a 71-year old man that was the public face of now-closed News of the World and the previous managing editor between 1987 and 2009. Kuttner wasn't aware that he was being taken into custody after arriving at a London police station earlier today. He was taken into custody jointly by officers from two task forces. Operation Weeting is looking into criminal charges around phone hacking and… Read More

When Sprint announced its forthcoming Instinct mobile phone earlier this week, one particular feature caught some industry watchers' attention: visual voicemail. The Instinct has been criticized as a blatant knock-off of the Apple iPhone, and the addition of a visual voicemail feature—which enables users to manage and access voicemail messages using an onscreen interface—gives legs to the accusation. Visual Voicemail has… Read More

For some people, voicemail is a convenient and more personal way to leave a message for another person when they’re not around. To others, listening to these sometimes drawn-out messages is just another speed bump in their fast-paced lives. Alltel is hoping to appeal to the latter crowd with its new Voice2TXT service, which uses voice recognition software to convert voicemails into ordinary SMS text messages. “Our customers… Read More

VOIP provider Skype today announced they released the latest version of their Skype for Windows software, as well as unveiling a new pay-for voicemail option. Skype Voicemail, which will cost $7 for three months or $19 for one year, allows customers to leave unlimited voicemail messages for other Skype users when they are unavailable or offline. Customers, according to a press release from Skype, will also be able to send pre-recorded voice… Read More