Patent ID: 8358755

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of preventing undesired voicemails, the method comprising: while a caller's communications device is being used to record a voicemail that is intended to be sent to a given person, presenting to the caller's communications device an indication of an incoming call from the given person, said presenting comprising: displaying at least one option in response to the indication of the incoming call, prior to connecting the incoming call; based on a selection made by the caller among the at least one option, instructing a voicemail system to (1) prevent the voicemail from being delivered to the given person, and (2) terminate a suspended call corresponding to the voicemail that is recorded through the communications device; and connecting the call; wherein terminating the suspended call prevents the caller's communications device from receiving a returned call from the voicemail system after the call between the caller's communications device and the given person is disconnected.