Well hello again, JAMM readers! Today I bring you news courtesy of CNN about a new phone service that allows you to send phonecalls directly to voicemail. The service is called Slydial.

Slydial lets you connect directly with another person’s cell phone voice mail, bypassing the traditional ringing process that often results, sometimes disastrously, with someone picking up on the other end.

Users call (267) SLY-DIAL from either a cell phone or a landline and are prompted to enter another person’s cell phone number.

After playing a short advertisement — unless users pay a subscription fee or 15 cents per call to skip ads — Slydial puts callers directly into their target’s voice mail.

Recipients should then get a voice mail notification, and sometimes they will see a caller’s number show up as a missed call, too.

I’m not sure how well it’s likely to work, considering texting is just as easy and personally I’d rather allow the phone to ring than listen to a short advertisement, but we’ll see.

Watch this space.