AT&T provides local and long-distance service to its customers. When shopping for a telephone plan, you may also purchase a landline phone from AT&T. Its landline phones make it simple for you to access your answering system and listen to your messages. The service functions are similar to any other answering machine; however, you don’t have a physical answering machine in your home. Instead, you access the voice mail service through your landline phone. From there, you have the option to record a greeting, delete messages and create a password. Writer Bio