Abstract: System and method for providing a waiting indicator at a cell phone indicating that a voice mail message is available at a remote voice mail system. The system is placed at a voice mail system site and interacts with the voice mail system using industry standard signals, such as TAP and SMDI signals. After gathering the information provided by the voice mail system, the present invention forwards data over the internet to a cell server associated with cell phone sites. The cell phone server in turn provides for a message waiting indicator at the appropriate cell phone.