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Hate Voicemail? Get a t-shirt and 60 days of PhoneTag free!

Posted by Tadd Rosenfeld on April 29, 2008 12:10 AM

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Do you hate voicemail? Our friends at SimulScribe do!

Following on SimulScribe's massive "VoicemailSucks.com" marketing initiative on taxi cab tops in New York City, the company is giving away 60 days of their PhoneTag service for free to mytreo.net members! The first 25 people to respond to this article will receive a free t-shirt too!

For those who haven't heard of the company, SimulScribe converts voicemails into text messages or e-mails and sends them to your smartphone. We love their service, which allows you to instantly see on your screen the name of the person who left you a message and what they said, rather than your having to call in to hear them.

The service is great whether you miss a call while sitting in a business meeting or on the road. It's ideal for noisy environments. Your voicemail functionality does not change; messages can still be listened to and stored for later use. You simply have the option of reading them as well!

Related Links

SimulScribe Review

VoicemailSucks.com

mytreo.net members receive 60 days of SimulScribe Free!


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Comments

April 29, 2008 07:41 AM {#}

reverendrhino says:

Great idea and promo! Love the shirt design too, can't wait to try this out for myself.

April 29, 2008 12:42 PM {#}

seas2day says:

Heheh, that's an awesome shirt!
I would proudly wear that all over to show how much I hate voicemail.

April 30, 2008 03:35 PM {#}

litldrk1 says:

Oh I cant wait to see this take off...
Voicemail the last refuge of the weak afraid of direct contact

April 30, 2008 03:43 PM {#}

smoyeb says:

voicemail, who needs voicemail?! this is a great idea, i hope this works...it would be great

April 30, 2008 03:47 PM {#}

jamesrreed says:

I signed up for the original test of SimulScribe when they first came out.

THE CONCEPT AND EXECUTION IS EXCELLENT.

I highly recommend them.

Just watch out if you're with Sprint. I got killed by call fwding fees.

Just send an e-mail to PhoneTag in the hopes that they have found a work-around.

April 30, 2008 03:52 PM {#}

edica says:

Ha! This is brilliant. Especially the way Sprint sucks at informing you of a new voicemail! The concept of leaving voicemails is ridiculous because people call back before even checking them!

April 30, 2008 04:01 PM {#}

jsanta says:

Can't tell how much time I've lost hearing voicemail. People didn't understood that it was easier to contact me by SMS. Had to disable that sh*t.

April 30, 2008 04:07 PM {#}

azsatellite says:

Very anxious to try this service and the shirt. I think this could be a huge time saver.

April 30, 2008 04:13 PM {#}

applehome says:

Uh, nice shirt -- I'm not sure I could wear that at work.

The product concept is good; I hope the execution is just as good. I'll hafta see how well this works for me.

April 30, 2008 04:17 PM {#}

efyoo2 says:

AWESOME! I hate voicemail too! I saw that you called... I'll call you back. I didn't answer because I was busy. Couldn't you have just sent a text/email instead? You all know that I'm connected and online ALL DAY! I'll wear that shirt LOUD and PROUD.

April 30, 2008 04:59 PM {#}

yiftach says:

Is this how I get one of them shirts? Nice product, just signed up, will check with Sprint on fwding fees... thanks for the heads up, jamesrreed!

April 30, 2008 05:09 PM {#}

BarkingTuna says:

Very interesting service, I'm quite eager to check it out. Sweet T-shirt, to boot.

April 30, 2008 05:12 PM {#}

DiSi says:

Great idea! I'm eager to try it out.. Can't wait to wear the t-shirt!

April 30, 2008 05:39 PM {#}

scarng says:

The best thing to happen to the cellphone since bluetooth! Great Job.

April 30, 2008 06:04 PM {#}

josephjkim123 says:

I have it on both my Treo and my Blackberry and love it!

April 30, 2008 06:21 PM {#}

bpende says:

I need to check out the software, because VM does indeed SUCK! Awesome shirt.

April 30, 2008 06:47 PM {#}

COTM says:

Very interested in trying this out

April 30, 2008 07:18 PM {#}

sdkjr says:

Wow, very interesting. VMs suck - they sit for days!

May 1, 2008 02:35 AM {#}

jetski110 says:

i think this is a great service. i want it, and a tee-shirt.

May 2, 2008 01:54 AM {#}

sirader says:

I've been looking for a way to do something like this after I saw it on the iPhone. This just makes my right hand that much more useful.

May 2, 2008 03:21 AM {#}

gnuattitude says:

I too hate voicemail... however... I don't think I would be caught dead with this shirt! I would wear something a little less offensive though.

May 2, 2008 12:20 PM {#}

m-r-v says:

darn voicemails - gotta call to listen to them then call back to discuss! why not just do the "to page this person press 5 now" option, or send a txt, or just let the person call you back when they see the missed call.

the best vmails are the really long ones (with way too much info for a vmail), followed by the really short ones (the classic "hey - just calling to say hi - call me back" and other such pointless messages)

looking forward to the service and t-shirt!

thanks!

May 2, 2008 05:30 PM {#}

weatherduder says:

Yo! voicemail suck!
Its great that you guys came up with this. its such a hastle to call to check your voicemail, and it just ends up being something useless, like a message with nothing said.
You guys are great!

May 3, 2008 01:49 AM {#}

njbloodline666 says:

im in

May 3, 2008 05:34 PM {#}

Alli says:

I still love Simulscribe!

May 12, 2008 06:25 PM {#}

litldrk1 says:

Anyone get a follow up on the shirt?
I may be paranoid, but its kind of suspect to give out my vm pincode w/o some pre-promised swag in return..
Steve litldrk1@aol.com

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