answering machines  Voice mail offers many more user-friendly
options than answering machines.  Photographer: Pablo Eder |
Agency: Dreamstime  Voice Mail vs. Answering Machines  Voice
mail offers many communications advantages over answering
machines, including the ability for users to check their
messages remotely.  With the traditional answering machine, the
user must be in the same place -- often literally standing
nearby -- at the machine to retrieve their messages. The machine
replays an analog or digital recording of a message, to which
the user can listen by pressing a button.  Voice mail users,
however, can listen to their messages anywhere using any phone
-- landline or cell -- by calling a central number that lets
them access their account. After calling the number, the user
can enter their numeric access code to gain entry to their
messages.  The advantages of voice mail over answering machines
don't stop there, however. Voice mail also offers better
security and privacy because of the numeric acce