17. The method according to claim 14 further comprising the step of communicating the text message to a text message addressee with use of the text messaging system.
14. A method of communicating a voice message to a voice messaging system, the voice messaging system having a human operator interface associated therewith, the voice message based on a text message from a text messaging system, the text messaging system comprising one or more addressable nodes including a messaging system interface node, the text messaging system and the voice messaging system coupled by a telephone network, the method comprising the steps of: the messaging system interface node receiving the text message from the text messaging system based on an address of the messaging system interface node; the messaging system interface node generating interface signals for simulating human operation of the voice messaging system in accordance with the human operator interface associated therewith; the messaging system interface node generating a voice message responsive to the text message; and transmitting the interface signals and the voice message over the telephone network based on a recipient telephone number.