thanx.i looked up the options and if i understood well there are two options for this .1, just buying a digital answering machine and hook it up to a usual telephone line.2 ,is more sophisticated and works through the computer and need most probably voip etc... am i right ? what would be the esiast and cheapest way? and do you have a idea how much it costs to set up a system like the call butler or something similar? also please check eaglevoicemail.com