You call up the Pinger site, leave the voicemail message and it reaches your friend as an email. You can send a Pinger message to anyone with an email address. If they're a Pinger Member, they'll get a notification on their phone, email or both. If they're a Guest like you, they'll get an email.
If you use the service from your computer, via the Web, it will be free. But Pinger will start charging you once you exceed ten messages a month from your phone.
Pinger.com | Sign Up page | Pinger Help [via Silicon Beat, CNet]