Other than it’s not free calling… Vonage offers the same type of thing for it’s voicemail services, as well. Admittedly, they do say they may have a real person review the text to make sure the translation isn’t too bad. I have no hesitation with that, since I don’t often get any really important or potentially embarassing calls on my home phone – I reserve those for my cell! :)

I think this technology has finally come of age, actually, and the Vonage version works fairly well – especially if the caller can be clearly heard, and they’re not using words that couldn’t possibly be translated (which will always be an issue until true A.I. can take over… then there’s the whole Matrix thing, and then the sky is scortched… you know the deal).