© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Answering_Machines Recent content written about Answering Machines en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_423821741700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author blamblamblam - I was unable to understand 1 of the voice prompts. Sound quality is terrible. I paid $25 dollars for it at Canadian Tire... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423821741700 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:00:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423821741700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414257286788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author supernova7 - After having sworn off the local telephone company VoiceMail service many, many years ago after taking inventory of just how much I would spend over the years of use, I've been sticking with answering machines ever since. Starting with my very first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414257286788 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:54:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414257286788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413986819716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plyerz - I actually bought mine " gently used " . I have been very pleased , and I'm very fussy . I have seen the reviews regarding sound quality and can honestly say that's not the case with mine . I have had some digital machines and believe me I know what the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413986819716 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:02:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413986819716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403499617924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author theshoeman - Nice unit for not much money ($40 delivered). I needed the multiple mailboxes for my home/businesses and this did the trick. After ordering it I read the reviews here and several said it would not work with SBC (now ATT) DSL and I thought I had blown... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403499617924 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:06:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403499617924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402401300100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author veryatlantic - This Digital Answering Machine has a VERY restricted out-going message length. The packaging is worded to disguise this limitation by stating the combined in-coming and out-going message time is 30 minutes. Wrong - the maximum length of outgoing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402401300100 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:16:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402401300100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399791394436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jaxy137 - This machine worked okay until I had SBC DSL installed. Even with a filter on the line, it absolutely won't record incoming messages. The phone rings the specified number of times, the answering machine begins to pick up the call then beeps and seems... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399791394436 Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:06:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399791394436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_378073288324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author joebinne - This machine seemed ok at first, but sound quality rapidly deteriorated. It is now to a point where you can barely hear the messages. Parts of messages cannot be heard at all because of noise taking over. It is now... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~378073288324 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:10:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_378073288324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_371971886724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jamanda459 - I've had my machine for 6 years now, and I haven't had one problem with it. I can easily understand the messages and no one has complained about it. It's been worth it to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~371971886724 Tue, 5 Jun 2007 18:16:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_371971886724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_338975297156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fitzkissa - Considering that I just bought a new DVD player for $7 more, this answering machine is a little disappointing. I paid around $20 for it at Walmart. For the price, I expected a little more. Now, price not factored in, it isn't bad. It took a bit to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~338975297156 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:22:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_338975297156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_330311569028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author melcat71 - After about 6 months no one could leave a message on my machine without indecipherable static sound. Don't buy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~330311569028 Thu, 8 Mar 2007 19:56:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_330311569028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_299263692420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kbolton72 - Yes, I have to admit that I am one of those people, whom, everytime that you call me, you are going to be greeted with "Hello, you have reached us when we are not available to come to the phone..."! Thanks to annoying telemarketers, impatient eBay... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~299263692420 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:40:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_299263692420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_219730972292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author annsbrook - I am sitting here frustrated because my machine memory is full and will not record any messages. This happens about 1 time every two weeks and the only way to reset it is to disconnect the machine and re-record your message. Waste of money. Buy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~219730972292 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:11:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_219730972292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_295328648836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Carrathon - Recently I received the AT&T Digital Answering System 1738 as a gift, a few days after I received a telephone from the same person who bought me the answering machine. Since I do not subscribe to Verizon’s voice mail service, I thought, Why didn’t he... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~295328648836 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:59:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_295328648836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_293434920580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author linken2467 - We have tried to accept this ATT machine, but what do you do with (1) horrible sound quality (I kept wondering what I would do when I got a message "I need your help. What went wrong was ..." and then more muffled words). (2) a machine that keeps... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~293434920580 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:42:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_293434920580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_267660004996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gozumm - See bolded items for the executive summary. Until 2 weeks ago, I used a 10+ year old cassette tape answering machine, AM, for 2 reasons: it worked reliably until then, it had great sound quality, and I was able to archive tapes if needed. By... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~267660004996 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:30:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_267660004996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_260666199684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author elvenic - At the first glance, everything is OK with this machine. The first setback was the sound quality of the voice prompts when you setup time, number of rings, etc. The machine has woman's voice, but it's almost impossible to understand what it says. One... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~260666199684 Sun, 1 Oct 2006 15:45:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_260666199684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253059763844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lucasleroi - Easy enough to use, but there is no battery backup option--if you lose power, forgets time, date and greeting. Sound quality ranges from bad to awful... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253059763844 Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:42:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253059763844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247532129924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author digitalquirk - My first answering machine was a G.E. R.S.V.P. Telephone Answering System with Remote Access. It was the lowest model General Electric made at the time, and also one of the least expensive answering machines at $40 ($30 USD). It used a single... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247532129924 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:26:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247532129924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247332507268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author arevzin - Sound quality is extreamly poor. Often enters a state when power off is required. In this states buttons do not work and there is no indication that machine is offline. It's a shame that GE puts its brand name on this crap. I tried a cheaper GE. It had a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247332507268 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:24:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247332507268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_240605761156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gaelkm - (09/10/06 UPDATE: I had to return this phone because it was getting way too hot while sitting in the charger/holder. Not sure if we got a "lemon", but decided we were better off with something else.) Our old telephone and answer machine at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~240605761156 Thu, 6 Jul 2006 19:26:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_240605761156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_236235034244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author minmanxx - It did fair quality service for 22 months, then it became unreliable. It would answer (and record) non-existent calls and not reliably record all actual calls, after its initial fair performance for 22... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~236235034244 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:29:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_236235034244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_234177400452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author julie131 - Horrible machine! NOT user friendly AT ALL! Could not understand the instructions compiled on this table size sheet. Went to the web site to get a condensed version. It was 13 pages long! Finally did get a message to record but it was garbled with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~234177400452 Thu, 1 Jun 2006 20:14:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_234177400452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_233370914436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author theshopper1 - This is an embarassement for GE. Get this product off the market. I know that it is CHEAP but don't insult my intelligence. I have had inexpensive answering machines before that have lasted many years and AT&T is my last one. Just wish I could find... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233370914436 Sat, 27 May 2006 23:16:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233370914436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_228234858116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jbtayl - It takes messages reliably but the design of the interface makes it too easy to delete a message you haven't heard because if you haven't hit the delete before the end of the current message it assumes you want to delete the next message before it has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~228234858116 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:42:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_228234858116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_224086298244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mschulze13 - This unit looks nice and is easy to set up and use. On initial testing, it worked fine. After some use two things became obvious. The poor sound quality makes it difficult to understand message content clearly when playing back messages. And several... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~224086298244 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:08:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_224086298244?linkin_id=8003929