This service provides you with a voicemail box and more.  It plays short
ads, but seems to be free.  You may create distribution lists for up to 20
friends.  You register over the telephone and  I have recorded and
listened to messages by using the toll free number.

Phone 800 222-6000 and leave me a message at box 882-4636

This system uses caller id, so register from the number that you wish to
use most often and you then need to enter a pin to get messages.

from http://www.evoice.com


   Voicemail for Your Home Phone!
   Just like the local phone company's voicemail, but better!

   No More Missed Messages

   eVoice will answer your phone after 3-to-5 rings when nobody is home
   or when the line is busy. (Even when someone is surfing the Web!)
   eVoice works with Call Waiting, so if you don't answer the second
   phone call, eVoice will answer for you and store the message until you
   are ready to retrieve it.

   Superior Reliability

   You can rely on eVoice even during power outages or when your actual
   phone line is down. And no more calling in to hear that your messages
   have been "eaten" by your answering machine!

   Privacy

   Only you can access your mailbox using your private PIN that you
   select. For added privacy, everyone in your home can have their own
   private mailbox even though you share the same phone number (Callers
   will hear, for example, for Bill press 1, for Hillary press 2).

   Convenient Message Management

   You can save, skip, fast-forward, rewind, or delete your messages. You
   can also forward messages to other eVoice subscribers or reply
   directly to messages sent to you by other eVoice subscribers, without
   paying long-distance charges. Try that with an answering machine!

   Easy Phone Access

   You can retrieve your messages over the phone by calling any eVoice
   access number or by simply calling your home phone and pressing "*"
   when your greeting starts to play - either way you'll be prompted to
   log in using your secret PIN.

   Computer Access Too

   You can also retrieve your messages free over the Internet by logging
   into the eVoice Web site from anywhere in the world. If you can get to
   a browser, you can get your messages! Or you can have your voicemail
   messages automatically forwarded to your e-mail in-box for immediate
   notification. Either way, your voicemail messages will play back over
   your computer speakers. Try it now!

   Easy Sign up

   To sign up for home answering service, just follow these three easy
   steps:

    1. Sign up by clicking here or by calling 1.800.GET.EVOICE. (If
       you're going to sign up over the phone, then it's best to call
       from the phone you'd like answered so you can skip step #3.)
    2. As you sign up, select the "Home Answering" service option and
       fill out the appropriate information.
    3. If you sign up at the eVoice Web site or from a phone other than
       your home phone, you'll need to call 1-800.GET.EVOICE to verify
       that you own your home telephone number.

   Once you have finished signing up, it takes us 3-to-5 business days to
   connect the eVoice service to your home phone. We'll send you an
   e-mail when your service is active.


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