If you call someone and get their voicemail message, if it's an automated system (not their home answering machine), there is almost always a way to skip the message and go directly to leaving your message. The correct way to skip the message varies by system, but the two most common ways to do this are using the 7 key and the # key. Try the 7 key first. If that doesn't get you to the beep to leave a message, then try #.