Patent ID: 8472589

Claim:
One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of communicating a voicemail message from a calling device, the method comprising: attempting to initiate a call to a target device; receiving an indication that the call is rejected by the target device incident to attempting to initiate the call; automatically prompting a user to leave a voicemail message that is to ultimately be delivered to the target device; locally storing the voicemail message on the calling device; establishing a first communications pathway with the target device; establishing a first session with the target device, wherein the first session utilizes the first communications pathway; communicating a first portion of the voicemail message to the target device by way of the first session; establishing a second communications pathway with the target device; establishing a second session with the target device, wherein the second session utilizes the second communications pathway; and communicating a second portion of the voicemail message to the target device by way of the second session.