What is your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system?

When you call someone and their phone is either off, out of range, or simply not being answered, you may hear a message that says, "your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system." This means that your call has been transferred to the person's voicemail, and you can leave a message for them to listen to later.

An automatic voice message system is a service that records messages from callers when the person they are calling is not available. The system usually prompts the caller to leave a message after the tone, and the message is recorded and stored in the person's mailbox. This allows the recipient to listen to the message at a later time and to respond to it accordingly.

Most cell phone and landline providers offer this service as part of their phone plans. Some systems also offer features such as voicemail-to-email transcription, which sends the recorded message as a text or audio file to the recipient's email address.