SunRocket launched a low-cost VoIP plan around $10/month with 200 outbound minutes and unlimited incoming calls. The company folded in 2007. Today VoIP is mainstream, with better codecs, standards, and business-grade options; pick providers based on reliability, E911 support, and number portability.
Call forwarding routes a single phone number to other devices so callers reach you where you want. Modern options include conditional rules, simultaneous ring, and VoIP-based routing.
Keep voicemail greetings short, clear, and appropriate to the audience. Use custom or templated messages carefully; avoid long music, offensive content, and oversharing.
A concise update on how telephone answering moved from tape recorders to solid-state devices, carrier voicemail, VoIP, and cloud/visual voicemail on smartphones.
Cricket Wireless is a no-contract prepaid carrier on AT&T's network that offers simple, low-cost plans with unlimited talk and text, tiered data, and modern features like Wi-Fi calling on compatible phones.
Answering machines record calls locally on your phone line, unlike carrier voicemail. From Poulsen's 1898 telegraphone to today's solid-state units, answering devices evolved from tape to flash storage and still offer local control and privacy for some users.