said by dfxmatt:the thing is, everything other than translation is free by tons and tons of visual voicemail/call forwarding "providers". I apologize if this seems like an attack or something.
phonefusion, youmail, google voice, tmobile, fusion, gotvoice, none of this is new. Not to mention that even paid transcriptions are basically either a: crap/unreliable or b: done by hand, which presents its own privacy issues. Google's is no different and has gotten approximately 1 out of 25 voicemails transcribed accurately.
I think it depends on the comfort level of the people using the system. If I never give out my cell and convince people that my GV IS my cell, I never have to circumvent my carriers voicemail if I set it up to answer correctly in GV.
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) I think I'll stick with my current arrangement.