Free email — why not free voicemail?
Evan Williams links to Community Voice Mail, which gives free accounts to unemployed people because they found that they have a better chance of getting jobs if employers can get in touch with them. Made me wonder: Why wouldn’t Skype do this? And that, in turn, made me wonder whether in the competitive world of online phoning someone — Yahoo, Google, eBay/Skype, MSN — will end up giving us all free voicemail.
Tags: Internet
December 10th, 2005 at 7:26 pm
They already do in some cases. I have VoIP that includes Voice mail free of charge. by the way technically if you have free e-mail you have free voice mail it is only the way you use it that make the difference.
December 10th, 2005 at 9:11 pm
When I was homeless, having someone who would claim to be my place of residence and provide an answering service for me was crucial in getting solid work.
That service is inspiring. Wow.
December 11th, 2005 at 6:36 pm
Why not free mutlimedia blog service that share ads reveneue and also lets you contribute to charity - that’s what Kolablog offers: http://www.kolablog.com
December 11th, 2005 at 11:36 pm
There was a time in the late 90’s when ZDNet was offering free voicemail numbers with the Manhattan area code. I don’t see why it would be any less affordable today.
December 12th, 2005 at 11:33 am
I can imagine someone having a voicemail number that when someone leaves a message it drops the recording on the user’s webmail account. There’s plenty of storage in the average email account for at least basic voicemail at this point in the game.
April 14th, 2006 at 9:07 am
Hello. Friends. 04/14/06
Lets take a good look at free voice mail some people can a ford it some can’t they just can’t and it is up to the companty who have the say so.
Not anyone els because in this case they will boose bisiness this way.
And then layer chage a small amount to see if people can pay this small amount I think it is good and it will be all ways free voice mail.
We can help a lot of people you no who is just starting out in the computer world lets understand what you can pay everyone can’t pay or.
Aford to pay everyone dos not have the same income resoces as some
Others do so we have to widern the brage and help people this will.
Also incrace bisiness in computers as will small thing help big thing to grow
Jerry