1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising: displaying an interface for enabling a voicemail system to be controlled from the computing device, the interface including one or more display objects, wherein each display object is selectable by a user to enter a command input assigned to that display object; detecting selection of any one of the one or more display objects by the user; identifying the command input assigned to the display object; and generating a signal tone corresponding to the command input, wherein the signal input is transmitted across a network to the voicemail system to communicate a command to the voicemail system.