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The Decline of Voice Mail
语音信箱功能陨落
It wasn’t long ago that voice mail was considered a convenient feature that you could add to your home phone service in place of an answering machine. Today, this service is on the decline and is often considered inconvenient or even impolite. This is because retrieving voice mail is more time consuming than reading a text message or email. In addition, most mobile phone plans only offer minimal storage for voice mail, which causes a person’s inbox to fill up very quickly. Many people no longer use a landline in their home or office, and mobile phone users admit it often takes 24 hours or more before they check their voice mail. Tech experts say that if more phone service providers begin offering voice-to-text features, they may save voice mail from completely dying out.
不久之前，语音信箱功能还被人们认为是快捷的手机功能服务，它就像是一个答录机。如今，这一服务正在陨落，被人们认为是不方便，甚至是不礼貌的。这是因为找回语音信箱比读短信或是电子邮箱更费时。此外，绝大部分手机只为语音信箱提供了最少的存储量，这将导致用户的收件箱迅速满额。许多人已经不在家中或是在办公室使用固话，手机用户称在检查语音信箱之前都要花费24小时或是更多的时间。技术专家称如果大量手机服务供应商开始提供语音转文本功能，那么他们就将避免该服务的消失。
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