Fees for the service start at $4.99 for 20 voicemail conversions a month and go up to $19.99 monthly for 100 conversions and users will still have the option to listen to the messages.
"It'll appeal to a broad customer base ... people who are in meetings quite regularly and can't take a phone call — it's very useful in those settings," said Wade McGill, Alltel's senior vice president of product management.
Alltel is using technology developed by Britain-based SpinVox. It will work on any Alltel wireless phone that can receive text messages, McGill said.
"It was one of those services that once you get it, you don't want to give it up," he said, describing the reaction of a test group.
I hope all the other cell phone carriers adopt this technology. Getting information from cell phone messages while driving or even just walking is a huge hassle.
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