Voicemail hack: Skip right to the beep

http://lifehacker.com/software/voicemail/voicemail-hack--skip-right-to-the-beep-177993.php

From the "simple ways to save 30 seconds" file: college blogger Sean Blanda says the 7 key on your phone is your best friend when you get someone's automated voicemail greeting.

You get a semi robotic female voice saying "The number you have dialed x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x is not available please leave a message after the tone, If you'd like to page this person, press X - BEEP." If you're like me you'd just like to bypass the message. Well just press 7 next time you get someone's voicemail, it will take you straight to the "beep."

The other number that comes in handy with my Cingular phone (like Sean) is the 5 key, which skips through long voicemail messages while you're listening to them.