Cell Phone Voicemail

In Japan, there is a hybrid system for voicemail on cell phones. If your phone is off, out-of-range, or otherwise unreachable, the caller records his or her message on a machine somewhere on the carrier’s network, just like in the US.

If your phone is reachable, however, the message is recorded on your cell phone itself. This led to the funny situation yesterday where I called my wife on her cell, got her voicemail and then she picked up while her voicemail greeting was playing!