At work, I have to press “76″ to delete a voiemail.
At home, I press “3″.
On my cell, I press “7″.
This is stupid. I hereby propose a universal voicemail system.
“1″ – listen to new messages
“2″ – return call
“3″ – delete
“4″ – rewind 5 seconds
“5″ – pause
“6″ – fast forward 5 seconds
“7″ – start message over
“8″ – skip to end
“9″ – keep
“0″ – return via voicemail
See, how hard is that? Now act, voicemail keepers!
December 16, 2008 at 8:41 pm |
ISO/IEC 13714 is a start, but doesn’t specify what you want. Don’t forget that everyone has to add their own proprietary “features” that make a universal system impossible.
December 16, 2008 at 11:47 pm |
Proprietary features would occupy double digit codes. For instance, “76″ on my voicemail could be the far less frequently used “send a message to a group” rather than the daily used “delete”.