The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments - without actually having to talk to anyone.

Here's a dilemma: You're just too popular. You owe phone calls to a lot of people -- your wealthy great-aunt, your best friend from space camp, your just-married roommate -- but you don't actually want to talk ...

The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments - without actually having to talk to anyone.

The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments - without actually having to talk to anyone.

With the growing number of social networking and online chat tools, we're having fewer reasons to talk.

It's called Slydial and this is how it works. All you have have to do is dial SLY-DIAL and enter the person's number you want to call.

Have you ever been irritated by receiving a voicemail on your cell phone without receiving the call because you lacked an adequate signal? What about the reverse scenario: Have you ever actually wanted to leave ...

Regardless of your feelings on voicemail , there are still times when leaving a message for someone is preferable to actually talking to them.

The new coverage areas include most countries in western Europe, North America, the Caribbean and the six cities in China that will host the Olympics next month.

You know those times when you call somebody while saying to yourself, "Please don't pick up, please don't pick up," because you really just want to leave voicemail? Slydial is for those times.