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Comcast [Xfinity] offers similar service for recorded telephone voice 
messages, came with having a land line. I receive an email when there is 
a recorded voice message on my land line.  Then you log on to Xfinity to 
read the transcribed voice message.   r.

On 3/11/2015 7:00 PM, Gene (MSU) Willacker wrote:
> I have this kind of transcription as an enhanced feature with my 
> Verizon Visual Voice Mail service. It costs extra but is usually 
> accurate. There are some calls that it can't transcribe but I haven't 
> figured out if there is a pattern.
>
> I'm usually amused by the transcription of my name "Hi [Gino, Jim, 
> Jean, Tina] it's [whoever]."
>
> Gene
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Resotko, John <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     OK, thanks everyone for your responses.  In this case, the request
>     is not for any form of disability, but more for convenience. The
>     faculty person in question currently uses the voicemail-to-.wave
>     file option. They simply wanted a way to be able to discretely
>     read their voicemail (say, during a meeting) without having to
>     resort to launching the .wav file or listening to the recorded
>     message via the web interface.
>
>     I've politely informed them that the old MSU Voicemail, which we
>     are currently on, does not support this.  Somehow, this person
>     will have to suffer thru this setback.  Again, the person making
>     the inquiry is not in any way hearing impaired....  they just
>     wanted to be able to read their transcribed voicemails in
>     situations where it might be considered rude to pull out their
>     phone and listen to the audio voicemail.
>
>     Thanks again to everyone who responded, I appreciate your openness
>     and willingness to share your expertise.
>
>     John Resotko
>     Assistant Director, Systems Administration and Support
>     Michigan State University College of Law
>     email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     phone: 517-432-6836 <tel:517-432-6836>
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>]
>     Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 2:20 PM
>     To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Off the wall question
>
>     Ah, I thought this question sounded familiar.  I searched the
>     MSUNAG Archive for "transcribe" and got the following results from
>     Oct 2014:
>     http://list.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S2=MSUNAG&D=0&T=0&q=transcribe&s=&f=&a=&b=
>     .
>
>     HTH,
>     -- dkm
>
>
>     David McFarlane wrote:
>     > Does that translate voice/sound into text?  I thought the original
>     > question was about translating voice/sound into text. Did I miss
>     > something?
>     >
>     > -- dkm
>     >
>     >
>     > Lee Duynslager wrote:
>     >> They don’t even need to email it a .wav.   There is an interface
>     >> where you can listen to your voice mails via a browser:
>     >>
>     >> https://cluster.messaging.telecom.pp.msu.edu/npm-pwg/loginForm.jsp
>     >>
>     >> This is part of the unified messaging system.
>     >>
>     >> Lee Lee Duynslager  LD Information Technology Department of Plant,
>     >> Soil and Microbial Sciences 578 Wilson Rd., Rm 207 Center for
>     >> Integrated Plant Systems East Lansing, MI 48824 517-432-5296
>     <tel:517-432-5296>
>     >>
>     >> From: "Doerr, Chris" <[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>>
>     >> Reply-To: "Doerr, Chris" <[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     >> <mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> Date:
>     Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 1:58
>     >> PM To: <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> Subject:
>     >> Re: [MSUNAG] Off the wall question
>     >>
>     >> I may have misspoke.  Telecom has a service where they can email a
>     >> .wav file of the voicemail.  I missed the transcription part.  I
>     >> can’t say if they can provide that service.
>     >>
>     >> *Chris Doerr*
>     >> Support Services
>     >> Infrastructure Planning and Facilities Michigan State University
>     >> Phone: 517.432.0225 <tel:517.432.0225> | Fax: 517.353.5001
>     <tel:517.353.5001> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     >> <mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>|
>     ipf.msu.edu <http://ipf.msu.edu> <http://www.ipf.msu.edu/>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> *From:* Doerr, Chris [mailto:[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] *Sent:* Wednesday,
>     >> March 11, 2015 1:16 PM *To:* [log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     >> <mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>     *Subject:* Re: [MSUNAG] Off the wall
>     >> question
>     >>
>     >> I am sure Nick K. will chime in with this in a minute, but yes, the
>     >> Telecom dept offers exactly that.  I am pretty sure you start
>     with a
>     >>  Service Request at the IPF web site.
>     >>
>     >> http://ipf.msu.edu/
>     >>
>     >> *Chris Doerr*
>     >> Support Services
>     >> Infrastructure Planning and Facilities Michigan State University
>     >> Phone: 517.432.0225 <tel:517.432.0225> | Fax: 517.353.5001
>     <tel:517.353.5001>
>     >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>| ipf.msu.edu
>     <http://ipf.msu.edu>
>     >> <http://www.ipf.msu.edu/>
>     >>
>     >> *From:* Resotko, John [mailto:[log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] *Sent:* Wednesday,
>     >> March 11, 2015 1:07 PM *To:* [log in to unmask]
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     >> <mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>     *Subject:* [MSUNAG] Off the wall
>     >> question
>     >>
>     >> It seems this is my week to avail myself of the collective
>     knowledge
>     >> of MSU via the NAG list.   So, first thanks for all the helpful
>     >> information everyone sent regarding my AD /DNS question.  I truly
>     >> appreciate the responses you all sent.  Now, my next question.
>     >>
>     >> Is there a service that can provide transcription of voicemails and
>     >> dump them in an email?  One of my faculty is under the impression
>     >> that this is a service offered by MSU, but I’ve never heard of it
>     >> before.  I can imagine it would be quite useful to someone who is
>     >> hearing impaired, but I have no idea who might offer such a thing.
>     >> Has anyone heard of a service like this offered on campus?
>     >>
>     >> John Resotko
>     >> Assistant Director, Systems Administration and Support
>     >> Michigan State University College of Law
>     >> 648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 208 Law Building
>     >> East Lansing, MI 48842-1300
>     >> email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     <mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>     >> phone: 517-432-6836 <tel:517-432-6836>
>     >> fax: 517-432-6861 <tel:517-432-6861>
>     >> web: http://www.law.msu.edu/
>     >>
>     >> MSU IT Council , Law College representative and board member:
>     >> https://tech.msu.edu/itcouncil/index.php
>
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