Apparatus and method for information communications

There provided a voice response to an EMail message, wherein the voice response is generated by a thin client device (12) and transmitted to a cellular, or similar, service and then to an internet (32). A voice data conversion section (21) is co-located with a cellular processing system (20), for converting the voice response into a voice data file which is transmitted over the internet (32). An EMail server (36) is connected to the internet (32), for receiving EMail and voice data files. An EMail-to-voicemail gateway (38) for identifying voice data files is provided. A voicemail system (42, 44, 46, 48, 50) for receiving voice data files from said EMail-to-voicemail gateway (38), converting said voice data files into voice streams, and directing said voice streams into a recipient's voicemail box (50).