3/3     Is there a way I can set up my cell phone so it only rings if
        the person calling knows a secret code, and otherwise just goes to
        voicemail?  Or, can it be set up to first go to a message where
        the person calling can choose to leave me a voicemail or to ring the
        phone?  In the latter scenario, this would enable people to call and
        leave a voicemail in the middle of the night without waking me, but
        they would still have the option to ring the phone if they really
        want to talk to me at that minute.
        \_ If you come up with a decent way to do this, could you please let
           me know?  (For now, I have a profile on my phone called "Asleep",
           which is mostly silent; if I expect someone to call at night, then
           I set a non-silent ring tone for that person.  It works okay, but
           what you suggested would be much nicer.)  --mconst
        \_ I think you would need an answering service to handle the
           decision-making and a distinctive ring to only wake you when
           the answering service dials through.  Once your phone has
           forwarded the call to voicemail, it would be up to the voicemail
           provider (usually your cell provider) to handle things.
        \_ In the latter scenario the caller already has an option: if they
           don't want to wake you, don't call in the middle of the night!
           Send email or call in the morning.  As for the first scenario,
           you can get a silent ringtone, set that as the default, and
           assign non-default ones to people you know.
           \_ Yes, but I could have a seperate outgoing message for
              when I'm sleeping and for when I'm awake.  Sometimes I'm up
              at 11pm, sometimes I'm in bed.  The caller doesn't know. -op
        \_ on my cell phone feature wish list: a way to just leave someone
           a voicemail w/out ringing their phone. Sometimes I want to just
           leave someone some info but dont want to talk. Also I HATE
           checking voicemail... but txt msgs are often too cumbersome.
           It'd be great if each persons phone had a voice-to-text thing
           that they could use to create txt msgs.
           \_ If both people are on AT&T, at least, you can send voicemail
              directly: call your own voicemail, and select 2 from the main
              menu.