Method for sending a previously recorded personalized message to a caller by a network voice mail system

1. A method for assigning a personalized greeting to a caller comprising:

receiving a text message from a first communication device;

determining a pre-assigned caller identifier from the text message;

determining outgoing message text from the text message;

converting the outgoing message text into an outgoing audio message; and

associating the outgoing audio message with a pre-assigned caller identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a user identifier associated with a user of the first communication device; and

adding the outgoing audio message and the associated pre-assigned caller identifier to a pre-assigned caller list associated with the user.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising amplifying a signal level of the outgoing audio message to a predetermined threshold level.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising reducing a noise level of the outgoing audio message to a desired level.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending a confirmation text message to the user indicating that outgoing audio message has been associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving an incoming call addressed to a first communication device from a caller using a second communication device;

determining a received caller identifier associated with the second communication device; and

determining if the received caller identifier matches the pre-assigned caller identifier.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising playing the outgoing audio message associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier if the received caller identifier matches the pre-assigned caller identifier.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

recording an audio reply message from the caller;

converting the audio reply message into a text reply message; and

sending the text reply message to a user associated with the first communication device.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising playing a standard outgoing audio message if the received caller identifier does not match the pre-assigned caller identifier.

10. A system for assigning a personalized greeting to a caller, said system comprising:

a processing unit configured to:

receive a text message from a first communication device;

determine a pre-assigned caller identifier from the text message;

determine outgoing message text from the text message;

convert the outgoing message text into an outgoing audio message; and

associate the outgoing audio message with a pre-assigned caller identifier.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

determine a user identifier associated with a user of the first communication device; and

add the outgoing audio message and the associated pre-assigned caller identifier to a pre-assigned caller list associated with the user.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to amplify a signal level of the outgoing audio message to a predetermined threshold level.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to reduce a noise level of the outgoing audio message to a desired level.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to send a confirmation text message to the user indicating that outgoing audio message has been associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

receive an incoming call addressed to a first communication device from a caller using a second communication device;

determine a received caller identifier associated with the second communication device; and

determine if the received caller identifier matches the pre-assigned caller identifier.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to play the outgoing audio message associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier if the received caller identifier matches the pre-assigned caller identifier.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

record an audio reply message from the caller;

convert the audio reply message into a text reply message; and

send the text reply message to a user associated with the first communication device.

18. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to play a standard outgoing audio message if the received caller identifier does not match the pre-assigned caller identifier.