Message forwarding and retrieval with a single messaging service

A method of automatically configuring a single voice messaging service for handling phone calls directed to one or more different voice messaging systems of a user, comprising:

• receiving a first phone number to register to the single voice messaging service, wherein voice mails for the first phone number are directed to a first voice messaging system;
• receiving a second phone number to register to the single voice messaging service, wherein voice mails for the second phone number are directed to a second voice messaging system;
• automatically configuring the first phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the first voice messaging system;
• automatically configuring the second phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the second voice messaging system;
• and
• automatically initiating an update of a key programmed to retrieve voice mails from the first voice messaging system to be redirected to retrieve voice mails from the single voice messaging service.

A computing system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and containing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method of automatically configuring a single voice messaging service for handling phone calls directed to one or more different voice messaging systems of a user, the method comprising:
• receiving a first phone number to register to the single voice messaging service, wherein voice mails for the first phone number are directed to a first voice messaging system;
• receiving a second phone number to register to the single voice messaging service, wherein voice mails for the second phone number are directed to a second voice messaging system;
• automatically configuring the first phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the first voice messaging system;
• automatically configuring the second phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the second voice messaging system;
• and
• automatically initiating an update to a key programmed to retrieve voice mails from the first voice messaging system to be redirected to retrieve voice mails from the single voice messaging service.

A computer storage device encoding computer executable instructions for performing a method of using a single voice messaging service for handling phone calls directed to one or more different voice messaging systems of a user, wherein the single voice messaging system comprises a server capable of receiving voice messages, the method comprising:

• receiving a first phone number to register to the single voice messaging service, wherein voice mails for the first phone number are directed to a first voice messaging system;
• receiving a second phone number to register to the single voice messaging service, wherein voice mails for the second phone number are directed to a second voice messaging system;
• automatically configuring the first phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the first voice messaging system;
• automatically configuring the second phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the second voice messaging system;
• and
• automatically initiating an update to a key programmed to retrieve voice mails from the first voice messaging system to be redirected to retrieve voice mails from the single voice messaging service.