America Online is launching a new premium service that enables its members to listen to their home voice messages online and their AOL e-mails over the telephone. Customers will hear a “You’ve Got Voicemail” message whenever a new message arrives or when they log-on. Dial-up users will be able to receive voicemail for the telephone number they are using to connect to AOL. They are also able to retrieve home voicemail messages and e-mail messages by phone. The service also provides a caller log tracking the last 100 messages received. Separate voicemail boxes are available for different family members. The service is price at $5.95 per month for existing AOL subscribers. Additionally, local phone companies may charge an additional small fee, which covers the price of call forwarding that the service uses.
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- AOL Call Alert, another premium service that lets dial-up AOL users know what phone calls they are receiving while they are online, has attracted more than 300,000 paying subscribers since it was introduced in October 2002.