6 Situations For Voicemail - US Style
Posted by Cloud Net on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 @ 09:06 AM
There is a US service called Slydial that I've just come across. 
You dial directly into someone's voice mail without them being able to answer. It only works when phoning mobiles apparently. These are the some of the uses for the service - genuinely taken from their website - check it out at http://www.slydial.com
1) Create the illusion of communication.
You maxed out your emergency credit card the first week of school. Your parents are looking for some answers. A text message isn't going to cut it, but a voicemail would mean that you tried calling them.
2) Just tell your side of the story.
You just partied hard last night and going to work is just not on your radar today. You dread having to call your boss and answering any awkward questions he may have. Instead just leave him a simple voicemail letting him know that you won't be coming into work today.
3) Put a name to the phone number.
You were out late last night painting the town red. When you wake up the next afternoon, you notice a new phone number listed in your recent missed calls. It could be the sweet hottie that you were flirting with or the creepy chick that wouldn't leave you alone. Don't play Russian roulette by calling! Instead just go directly to the voicemail greeting so you can figure it out.
4) Buy yourself some time.
You go to a week long convention for work in Las Vegas and blow $5,000 the first night at the roulette table. You need to call your wife and tell her why she should hold off on making the monthly mortgage payment. Her voicemail will be much more understanding than she will.
5) Play the field more effectively.
You are dating quite a few people at the same time. You don't want to leave them all text messages because there is nothing romantic about that. But a nice voicemail to each would score you points.
6) Have your cake and eat it too.
You desperately need to call your girlfriend but she is a talker and you don't want to spend an hour on the phone with her because you would much rather watch the game with your buddies. Leave her a sweet voicemail and get a reprieve for the night
Of course a responsible business phone company like Cloud Net could not possibly commend such behaviour but it does make you think!
Written by David Hill, Chairman of Cloud Net.