lordofthereef
Android Expert
What's the difference between visual voicemail and voicemail?
Visual voicemail lets you see who called (number on screen) and click on that voicemail to stream it on your phone. I do believe it is actually data and not minutes that it uses. It is pretty nice because you can, at a glance, pick which voicemail you want to listen to first. You also don't have to go through annoying selections, listen to the menus, etc. That said, there are some plans that add an additional $5 for that feature. IMO that is too much to pay for something like this (unless you are getting a LOT of messages monthly). A buck or two is probably more reasonable IMO.