Doghouse Diaries sums up a common frustration with voice messages — it takes a lot of time to often receive a little amount of information.

Personally, I’d rather receive a text or email message than a voice mail message.  It’s usually quicker and easier to read a message than it is to dial in and listen to a message.  With services such as Google Voice and others, transcription of voice messages is a reality, even if it is not completely on point just yet.

A couple of minutes here and there adds up if someone receives lots of voice messages.

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2 Responses to “Voice mail in the age of texting”

  1. Dudy Adityawan on January 30th, 2010 5:42 pm

    I am not sure if I agree with your post here. See you do make the best point, I don’t think you have actually given a large amount of thought to the opposite side of the argument. Perhaps I could do a guest post or a follow-up, just tell me.

  2. Christopher C. Hedges on January 31st, 2010 8:32 pm

    Hi Dudy,

    You could always leave a comment here with your counter point. I’m always willing to listen to all sides. Convince me that a voice message on a cell phone is more efficient than a text message.

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