Tech Musing 2- No More Voicemail

http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/02/no-more-voicemail-is-an-app-that-kills-voicemail-so-callers-have-to-text-you-instead/

This article is about how an app takes away your voicemail. They do not do it through the carrier but they simply have the call get sent to a random number and the app states that the call will forever keep ringing, and hopefully get the person to text you instead of voicemail. This is cool because it is a way to take out voicemail without having to contact your carrier. It says in the article that the app was downloaded once and it did not work, then it was downloaded for the second time and worked pretty well. The user said that the phone call disconnected after a little, but the small bugs were tolerable in regards to what the app was doing for the user. In todays day in age we do not need to be sending voice mails. On the majority of phones there is the option of sending a voice message through text. The idea of voicemail is entirely outdated and this app is cool because it takes a step in a progressive direction.

Overall, I will for sure be getting this app because I believe voicemail is not needed what so ever. I remember reading that some big named company disconnected their voicemail for their employees and saved millions and millions of dollars. Realistically, every big named carrier needs to take away voicemail and have a program that directs the person making the call to the conversation between the caller and the receiver of the call. I believe doing this will result in a big cut in spending and also will eliminate meaningless jobs at places like Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T.