How do you get voice mail as a text message

In the United States, voice mail messages are typically delivered as a text message (SMS) or a multimedia message (MMS) when you have a voicemail notification. Here are the common ways to receive voice mail as a text message:

  1. Voicemail-to-Text (VMT): Many phone service providers, such as Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, offer Voicemail-to-Text (VMT) service. This service converts your voicemail messages into text format and sends them to your phone as an SMS or MMS message.
  2. Visual Voicemail: Some phone service providers, like Verizon and AT&T, offer Visual Voicemail, which allows you to view and listen to your voicemail messages as a text message or a multimedia message.
  3. Carrier-specific features: Some carriers have their own features that allow you to receive voicemail messages as text messages. For example:
    • Verizon's "Voicemail to Text" feature converts voicemail messages into text and sends them to your phone.
    • AT&T's "Voicemail to Text" feature also converts voicemail messages into text and sends them to your phone.
    • T-Mobile's "Voicemail to Text" feature converts voicemail messages into text and sends them to your phone.
    • Sprint's "Voicemail to Text" feature converts voicemail messages into text and sends them to your phone.
  4. Third-party apps: There are also third-party apps, such as Voicemail-to-Text apps, that can convert your voicemail messages into text and send them to your phone. Some popular apps include:
    • Voicemail-to-Text by Voicemail (iOS and Android)
    • Voicemail to Text by RingCentral (iOS and Android)
    • Voicemail to Text by Phone.com (iOS and Android)

To receive voice mail as a text message, you typically need to:

  1. Check your phone service provider's website or app to see if they offer Voicemail-to-Text or Visual Voicemail services.
  2. Enable the feature on your phone or through your provider's website or app.
  3. Set up your voicemail account to receive voicemail messages as text messages.
  4. Wait for your voicemail messages to be converted and sent to your phone as text messages.

Keep in mind that the availability and functionality of these features may vary depending on your phone service provider and the type of phone you have.