Voicemail short massage service method and means and a subscriber terminal

A subscriber terminal (500), comprising a software (530, 540), an Internet connection (510) and/or a telephony network connection (520), characterised in that,

• the software (530, 540) is arranged to transmit and receive data and/or record and/or play files using both the Internet (510) and/or the telephony network connection (520) simultaneously or at separate times,
• the software (530, 540) is arranged to use some or all of the same audio and/or video devices (550) with both of the connections (510, 520).

A network server comprising at least one media player, at least one dialer, at least one telephony connection and/or at least one data network connection, characterised in that,

• the network server is arranged to receive, store and forward undelivered messages or copies of messages in data file format,
• the network server is arranged to resend and/or reroute messages to directories, to at least one other network server or voicemail box electronically in file format, and/or by playing the message down the phone line with at least one media player to at least one recipient and/or voicemail box.

A network server as claimed in 17, characterised in that, the directory of resending and/or rerouting is the email or the voicemail box of the recipient.

A client terminal, comprising recipient contact information, at least one telephony and/or Internet connection means, media recorder, and a user interface, and audio and/or video recording and/or reproduction means, characterised in that,

• at least one dedicated action from the user interface indicates at least one message recipient or a group of recipients from the associated recipient contact information and arranges the media recorder to record an audio and/or a video signal from the audio and/or video recording and/or reproduction means to a data file, which data file is further sent, played and/or reproduced to at least one indicated recipient using the said telephony and/or Internet connection.