System and method for selective voicemail transcription

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, at a messaging server, a message addressed to a subscriber;
• retrieving a class of service associated with the subscriber, wherein the class of service is one of a plurality of classes of service, each class of the plurality of classes of service having a distinct functionality and cost, wherein the distinct functionality and cost are based on a current time and a current location of the subscriber;
• when the class of service indicates transcription is to be performed, determining whether a subscriber device is accessing the messaging server, to yield a determination, the subscriber device having a transcription capable client;
• and
• based on the determination, transcribing the message when the subscriber is accessing the messaging server via the device within a threshold time.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a messaging server, a message addressed to a subscriber;
• retrieving a class of service associated with the subscriber, wherein the class of service is one of a plurality of classes of service, each class of the plurality of classes of service having a distinct functionality and cost, wherein the distinct functionality and cost are based on a current time and a current location of the subscriber;
• when the class of service indicates transcription is to be performed, determining whether a subscriber device is accessing the messaging server, to yield a determination, the subscriber device having a transcription capable client;
• and
• based on the determination, transcribing the message when the subscriber is accessing the messaging server via the device within a threshold time.