Killing Voicemail with Twilio: A Simple Setup for People Who Hate Voicemail

I hate voicemail. My inbox was mostly full of robocalls, accidental pocket dials, and 'call me back' messages that would have been far clearer in writing. Eventually, I decided that voicemail had to go. The solution turned out to be wonderfully simple: instead of letting my carrier send unanswered calls to a traditional voicemail box, I now forward them to a Twilio number that plays a short, poli…