CCNA Voice Certification 640-460 IIUC Exam
The Cisco® CCNA Voice certification confirms that you have the required skill set for specialized job roles in voice technologies such as voice technologies administrator, voice engineer, and voice manager. It validates skills in VoIP technologies such as IP PBX, IP telephony, handset, call control, and voicemail solutions. Candidates also get expo

Featured add-on of the week: YouMail
Guys at TmoNews give a brief overview of this free service which brings web2.0 to your cell phone voicemail

eBoost Media Calls Rogier a Faggot and a Queer
Rogier paid eBoost Media to improve his PageRank, but when they didn't deliver he tried to cancel. After several arguments with their customer service, Rogier received a surprising voicemail from the company one Friday evening. Hello!

EBoost Media Calls Roger A Faggot And A Queer
Roger paid eBoost Media to improve his PageRank, but when they didn't deliver he tried to cancel. After several arguments with their customer service, Roger received a surprising voicemail from the company one Friday evening. Hello!

Top 5 Weird Uses For Your iPhone
You’ve seen all the “normal” ways that people are using their iPhones. You know making calls, checking voicemail and email, sending text messages, even surfing the web is now normal on a phone, especially with the iPhone. These things aren’t out of the ordinary, no one says, “Hey, you sure are doing wild things with that iPhone.” So what happens...

How to Go Straight to Someone's Voicemail to Leave a Message
The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments — without actually having to talk to anyone.

Slydial - Go Directly to VoiceMail
Slydial is free service allowing users to dial a number and be put directly through to their voice mail. The process is simple, just use Slydial from a land line or a cellular phone. Dial 267-Sly-Dial (267-759-3425) to leave a message for your intended recipient. Simply use Slydial to directly leave a voice mail message.

SlyDial Website. Go Directly to Someones Cell Voicemail
This is a really cool site! It allows you to go straight to someones voicemail without letting them know their phone is ringing.

Stop People from Interrupting
How to deal with voicemail and phone callers who interrupt you, derail your focus, and clog your inbox.

Let Your Phone Say it For You: Rejection Numbers and Voicema
Call someone and go straight to voicemail - a review of the service, or give out a rejection hotline number instead of your real number.

Why Freelancing Is Better Then Your Day Job
Freelancers have a secret that they don’t want to tell you 9 - 5 cubical dwelling rats. We’re living the good life ever since we walked right into our bosses offices and told them they can take this job and shove it!… or in my case, left them a message on their voicemail overnight (who said you have to be brave to be a freelancer??).

The Second Worst Voicemail Ever?
A dating coach gets a ridiculous and hilarious voicemail message from a drunk girl.

SlyDail: Leave a Direct, Stealthy Voicemail
SlyDial, a new direct-to-voicemail phone service, blatantly pitches itself as a way to avoid conversations you don't want to have—and, in some cases, that's fine and actually productive.

How Not to Leave Voicemail for a Woman You Are Into
On the occasion you get a woman's phone number and it is time to call her, she might not answer the first time around and you will have to leave a voicemail. Here is how to not leave a voicemail for that particular woman.

New service helps callers avoid awkward cell-phone moments
Have you ever wanted to leave a voicemail while at the same time avoid talking to the bozo on the other line. This free service might be just the solution!

Call Someone – Without Having To Talk To Them
If you call 267-SLY-DIAL and listen to a short ad, you can then be connected to the voicemail inbox of any US mobile phone subscriber, without causing their phone to ring. Sounds pretty sweet to me!

Slydial: Go Straight To Voicemail
Slydial, a new service from MobileSphere, is looking to offer users a way to avoid this situation. The service allows users to call any mobile line and go directly to voicemail, without the awkward conversation......

Slydial - Skip Directly to Somebody's Voicemail
Your Aunt June sent you a sweater for your birthday. You need to call her to thank her but you don't want to listen to her go on and on about her recent hip replacement. Instead just leave her an appreciative voicemail that she can share with her bridge club.

HI-DEF DEAD... SCIENTISTS SAY HOLOGRAMS ON THE HORIZON
Forget hi-def TV. That technology is as old as the internet. The next generation of digital entertainment could bring entertainers into your living room as full-sized 3D holograms, bring cell phone voicemails to life with tiny images of callers or bring you face-to-face with Super Mario himself. Read all about critical breakthroughs.

BlackBerry Thunder Gets Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail is a reality in the new BlackBerry!

Unlimited long distance starting at $21.95
Chatter BoxUnlimited US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Austria, Luxembourg, Norway, Vatican City, Portugal, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, & South KoreaVoicemail, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Return Call, Caller ID with name, 411, 911 more

Make W Your Personal Bitch
Nifty little text to speech app with George Bush's voice as the speaker. Over 40 others to choose from, but none are nearly as fun. Go ahead, listen to W say "Vote for Obama" or "Sorry about Iraq, my bad" or even "Kevin Rose can suck my balls." I'm off to have him record my voicemail message.

We ain't got no RSpec - Best Rails Voicemail Ever
Crazy voicemail to remix on the Rails Envy Podcast.

iPhone 3G Reception Problems Widespread
It would seem the new 3G iPhone doesn't work so well in, well, 3G mode. Users from across the globe are reporting that their iPhones are dropping calls, not ringing and going straight to voicemail, and losing connection to the 3G network. For a phone that's $200 on an expensive monthly contract, can Apple get away with not fixing this quick?

iPhone 2.0 supports playback of WAV voicemail
If you’ve been aggravated at your iPhone or iPod touch in the past for its inability to play back WAV voicemail files from home phone services like Vonage or AT&T (synergy foul! yellow card), you may now breathe easier. TJ Luoma was 95% through building a rather elaborate script to convert incoming WAV voicemails to MP3 for iPhone playback

Visual Voicemail with Transciptions from PhoneTag; Extended
Earlier this month we told you about a great service from a company called PhoneTag. Competing with the likes of SpinVox Voicemail-to-Text and GotVoice G2 Voicemail-to-Text, PhoneTag provides a service that converts your voicemails to text and delivers them to your handset.

The Best Sync App for PPC (aka:windows6) and Apple Computer
Your contacts, text messages, photos, videos, and voicemail - uploaded to your private Dashwire web account and easy to interact with. Share your experiencesAutomatically upload your photos, videos, and status to share with the people you care about and the social sites you use to stay connected with them. Simplify you

Women are Turned on by Dirty Talk
Pat O’Brien, host of the Insider and poet laureate has proposed to his beloved Betsy Stephens (the recipient of those sexy steamy voicemails). Says Pat…”We’re in love and in no big hurry. We don’t know if it will take place – in Jamaica, New York, or Nantucket. “He’s a smart, interesting man, poetic,” said Betsy Stephens

Sprint's Palm Treo 800w with EV-DO Rev. A, Wi-Fi & GPS
Wireles and Mobile News reports that Sprint has launched the new Palm Treo 800w with EV-DO Rev. A. Wi-Fi and GPS. The smartphone has voice-mail controls, 1-touch Wi-Fi access, ability to ignore a call quickly by sending a text message, such as "In a meeting" or "Can't talk right now,' turn by turn navigation, and unlimited Sprint TV.

How to Setup Visual Voicemail on the iPhone
Instructions on how to setup and use Visual Voicemail on your iPhone

Voicemail... behind a bank of... Rotary Phones!?!
A real, live telephone answering service. She's been behind the same desk answering rotary phones for decades. See what a difference a personal human touch can make. Can you hear me now?

USA Today Review's iPhone 3G : Close to perfection
It's cheaper, faster and a lot friendlier for business. Apple's blockbuster smartphone already had nifty features such as visual voicemail, a splendid built-in video iPod and the best mobile Web browser I've ever used. With GPS newly added to the mix, this handheld marvel has no equal among consumer-oriented smartphones.

No visual voicemail for iPhone 3G Optus users?
PC Authority has tested the iPhone 3G on Optus, and surprisingly there's no visual voicemail on our Optus iPhone .Otherwise they say the phone performs brilliantly with a massive speed boost over the 1st gen model.

Tpad offers Residential, Mobile and Business VoIP
Tpad offer a free SIP Number / Softphone and Voicemail when you create an free Tpad VoIP account. Make International calls at local rate prices in over 40 countries.  (Free access to DID's) You can also make free WiFi mobile to mobile calls using your Nokia or Mobile with Fring / Sipgate. IP PBX Hosted / Managed Solutions

The death of voicemail: it's not good to talk - Times Online
Consumers, particularly business users, are saying that voicemail is clumsy, time-consuming and useless when it comes to getting information across quickly and efficiently.

Apple's new iPhone 3G: Still not perfect, but really close
iPhone 3G: The Sequel, is worth the wait. It's cheaper, faster and a lot friendlier for business. Apple's blockbuster smartphone already had nifty features such as visual voicemail, a splendid built-in video iPod and the best mobile Web browser I've ever used. With GPS newly added to the mix, this handheld marvel has no equal among consumer-oriente

No visual voicemail on Vodafone
Buried in an FAQ is a statement that Vodafone won't support visual voicemail at launch, who knows if and when they ever will!

A Site For The Delightfully Perturbed
Here's a new site, established as a user-generated blog, about all the things that bother us on a daily basis. It's new, but the idea is for people to submit their most hilarious stories of frustration and annoyance whether they be in the form of a cultural critique or message left on a customer service voicemail. Check it out.

Idealware: Ask Idealware: VOIP Phones for Small Organization
Megan asks: We're considering one of those online/virtual phone systems. Regular phone systems are so pricey and if there's a VOIP option for multiple lines, voicemail, etc that's reliable, easy to setup and use, that would be great. Are these systems worth considering for a small organization? If so, what systems would you recommend?

Free visiual voicemaill with PhoneFusion
PhoneFusion is able to consolidate all of your voice mail box's into one. The free service works on most carriers in the USA but not in Canada.It works on any phone running Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux, Palm, and BlackBerry's.