17. A method comprising: providing a user interface to a display device of a mobile communication device, the user interface including a first area to receive text input and a second area to receive an identifier associated with an addressee device; receiving the text input and the identifier via the user interface; transmitting a short message service (SMS) message including the text input from the mobile communication device to a Text to Speech (TTS) server for conversion into an audio message and for transmission of the audio message to the addressee device associated with the identifier, wherein the TTS server transmits an acknowledge message that permits the addressee device to allow delivery of the audio message or to decline delivery of the audio message, and wherein the TTS server transmits the audio message in response to the addressee device allowing delivery of the audio message; and receiving, at the mobile communication device, an email message from the TTS server, the email message indicating that a reply voice message has been received at the TTS server from the addressee device in response to the audio message.
17. A method comprising: providing a user interface to a display device of a mobile communication device, the user interface including a first area to receive text input and a second area to receive an identifier associated with an addressee device; receiving the text input and the identifier via the user interface; transmitting a short message service (SMS) message including the text input from the mobile communication device to a Text to Speech (TTS) server for conversion into an audio message and for transmission of the audio message to the addressee device associated with the identifier, wherein the TTS server transmits an acknowledge message that permits the addressee device to allow delivery of the audio message or to decline delivery of the audio message, and wherein the TTS server transmits the audio message in response to the addressee device allowing delivery of the audio message; and receiving, at the mobile communication device, an email message from the TTS server, the email message indicating that a reply voice message has been received at the TTS server from the addressee device in response to the audio message. 18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the reply voice message is attached to the email message.