I'm not afraid in the least to go out on a limb and tell you how awesome the AT&T service is, but it doesn't just begin and end with Uverse television. I simply switched over to AT&T home phone because I was switching over my cable and internet, but I soon learned this was perhaps the best part of the switch. Why? As long as I have an internet connection, I have connection to my home phone!
Here is what is neat to me about the voice mail service; you can check your voice mails in Windows Media Player just by logging into your AT&T account. You may be asking, what is so much better about that than calling my phone from wherever I am and checking my message? Here is a few situations where this could make a difference to you
#1: You are trying to check an significant message and the caller goes in-detail about the reason for their call and then hurries through the phone number to call back. You normally have to re-start the entire message or try to use a ludicrous fast forward or rewind option on your phone. Since this is in a WMP file, all you have to do is place your cursor back to the same point and listen again...or slow it down!
#2: You get a message meant your daughter and don't want to listen to the entire thing, but want them to get the message. Just save the WMP file to your computer and email it to them. It's over! No more sticky notes or dry-erase boards, you are completely in the tech age!
It should be noted that with the great service you get from AT&T that this is still a VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) service and that means something when it comes to your home's alarm system. Some alarm companies need to update their servers when you switch to this service and you need to let them know. It is a good idea to call your alarm company anytime you switch home phone providers to make sure that your home is still being monitored.
These are just a couple of scenarios that make the AT&T voice mail system superior to the competitors, but don't take my advice alone. There are a myriad of reasons why this service trumps all the others, look deeper into the service to see if it is right for you. Try the service for yourself; what do you have to lose?