Listen to Your Email from Any Telephone
Accessing email from any telephone requires a system capable of converting email text to speech and playing the converted audio through a regular telephone line. This capability normally falls into the category of unified messaging. There are a few service providers offering this capability, but they normally charge a fee.
It is possible to set up such a system on your PC with a free software program.
Contents
Steps
- Make sure your PC is connected to the internet such that it can access your email server.
- Connect your computer modem to a regular phone jack. The modem has to be voice capable.
- Visit http://www.emailtophone.com and download the free program.
- Follow the instructions to set up your email to phone program.
- Call the phone number of the line the modem is connected to, following the voice instructions to hear your email.
Tips
- A voice modem is capable of playing audio files. The quality of these modems varies a lot. The key thing to look for is onboard DSP for audio processing. These modems normally cost less than 50 dollars.
Warnings
- This program also relies on another shareware program called Voicent gateway. You can download a free version from http://www.voicent.com.
