TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Re: Voicemail Messages Get BUZzed

Re: Voicemail Messages Get BUZzed

Rick Merrill (rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com)
Thu, 31 May 2007 07:18:14 -0400

Mr Joseph Singer wrote:

> communicationsdirect
> <communicationsdirect@communicationsdirectnews.com> pointed to this
> article:

>> http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/24628?11228

>> Sure, your mobile phone has a unique, personal ringtone. But what
>> does your phone's voicemail message sound like? BUZ Interactive
>> is betting there's a lot of people who think that a musical,
>> personalized voicemail message is a great idea. That's why the
>> Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is offering GETaBUZ, a new way to

> Maybe I'm turning into an old fart, but I'm getting severely annoyed
> with the "need" to fix something that ain't broken. "Personalizing"
> voicemail with someone else's music is just another way to annoy
> people who are calling you. It's very likely that this "special"
> music which you like a lot others may not be so crazy for. Another in
> the same vein of annoyance is the service where you call someone's
> number and instead of the familiar ringback tone you get the person's
> choice of music blaring in your ear until such time as they decide to
> answer. We know the reason for these services ... to make a buck.

You can find your "mute" button?

Post Followup Article Use your browser's quoting feature to quote article into reply
Go to Next message: Matt Simpson: "Re: FCC Should be Required to More Accurately Count Broadband Users"
Go to Previous message: Steven Lichter: "Re: Top Spammer Arrested; Watch for Decrease in Spam Mail"
TELECOM Digest: Home Page