Rating: 
Summary: Give this one a pass
Review: Bottom line - up front. This product is defective. I bought two of them. One for myself, the second for my mother. Neither one operates properly. The system doesn't even properly answer in-coming calls. And it got worse once a message was left on it. I am returning them both.
Rating: 
Summary: Just OK
Review: Every so often, I would actually remember to return a call, ask a question, or just say "Hi, I'm thinking about you" to my stepdaughter Gina. Distance does not really make the heart grow fonder sometimes it simply distances us from our loved ones. One day, after trying to reach her on ten different occasions I had this answering machine shipped to her as a gift. This changed her thoughts from "You never return my calls" to "Hi. You called!" The device is simple, easy to install, and does not require the plethora of tapes that older systems did. You do have to record your own greeting unless you mind the digital mechanical voice. It is not a bad voice, particularly if you like the futuristic machines R2D2 and C3PO (Star Wars androids). I have noticed that some of the reviewers for this particular machine did not have quite the success that I have had. Unfortunately in manufacturing there are times when a lemon squeezes through quality control, but they can be returned. However, Gina received her gift at the end of February, and loves it. She has never had a problem. She knows the day and time a call came through, has programmed the nine number memory module for speed dial, and, since we live in the land of rolling blackouts -- California, has used the Message Guard feature. This answering machine can also be used to avoid unwanted calls, because you hear what the caller is saying. Personally, I hate to pick up the phone and have a digital direct marketing service determined to sell me some product that I absolutely have to have even though I did not know about it before they called. These are the calls that are happily limited to no more than four-minutes, along with all others. I have discovered that 240 seconds is enough for any friend to leave their name, number, and a brief message. This also means that if I by some horrible quirk of fate I get 59 messages, I can just pull the plug and delete the entire data base . . . then "embarrassingly" state that my answering machine lost calls. Who has not wanted to do that? You can feel as if your are riding Pegasus through the sky, and when you return to earth you can decide which calls you want to return. This answering machine is five stars for: * convenience * ease of installation * streamlined digital answering machine and telephone * call monitoring ability * excellent price
Rating: 
Summary: Reconnect with life, freedom, and fun ¿
Review: Every so often, I would actually remember to return a call, ask a question, or just say "Hi, I'm thinking about you" to my stepdaughter Gina. Distance does not really make the heart grow fonder sometimes it simply distances us from our loved ones. One day, after trying to reach her on ten different occasions I had this answering machine shipped to her as a gift. This changed her thoughts from "You never return my calls" to "Hi. You called!" The device is simple, easy to install, and does not require the plethora of tapes that older systems did. You do have to record your own greeting unless you mind the digital mechanical voice. It is not a bad voice, particularly if you like the futuristic machines R2D2 and C3PO (Star Wars androids). I have noticed that some of the reviewers for this particular machine did not have quite the success that I have had. Unfortunately in manufacturing there are times when a lemon squeezes through quality control, but they can be returned. However, Gina received her gift at the end of February, and loves it. She has never had a problem. She knows the day and time a call came through, has programmed the nine number memory module for speed dial, and, since we live in the land of rolling blackouts -- California, has used the Message Guard feature. This answering machine can also be used to avoid unwanted calls, because you hear what the caller is saying. Personally, I hate to pick up the phone and have a digital direct marketing service determined to sell me some product that I absolutely have to have even though I did not know about it before they called. These are the calls that are happily limited to no more than four-minutes, along with all others. I have discovered that 240 seconds is enough for any friend to leave their name, number, and a brief message. This also means that if I by some horrible quirk of fate I get 59 messages, I can just pull the plug and delete the entire data base . . . then "embarrassingly" state that my answering machine lost calls. Who has not wanted to do that? You can feel as if your are riding Pegasus through the sky, and when you return to earth you can decide which calls you want to return. This answering machine is five stars for: * convenience * ease of installation * streamlined digital answering machine and telephone * call monitoring ability * excellent price
Rating: 
Summary: BAD sound
Review: Good phone but bad sound (when you make a greeting message interlaced with music) I had to return the unit E.S.
Rating:
Summary: Just OK
Review: I experience a good deal of static while using the telephone. Plus, even with the volume all the way up, I miss parts of the message unless the person leaving the message talks loudly enough so the machine records all of it.
Rating:
Summary: excellent
Review: It is an excellent product and it looks good but how can I buy this product if it is shipped only in US? How can I find something like this so that I can buy it? Thank You
Rating:
Summary: excellent
Review: It is an excellent product and it looks good but how can I buy this product if it is shipped only in US? How can I find something like this so that I can buy it? Thank You
Rating:
Summary: Useless
Review: My less than a year old AT&T 1817 has earned my complete mistrust. Some important messages became mysteriously inaccessible on it while I was making arrangements to have some major surgery. More have disappeared since. I will replace this ...as soon as I can find a reliable answering machine. Save your money for an appliance that will do the job.
Rating:
Summary: Just a little sticky
Review: The only problem I had with the phone was the sticking of the #4 but after playing with it the #4 works fine now. All the other features work great. Since this phone is used in my office, I would recommend it to anyone for the home or the office. The price of the phone is unbeatable.
Rating: 
Summary: Digital Answering Machine
Review: This answering machine answered my calls effortlessly. I have encountered no problems with the machine. I only wish it had come with caller ID on it as well.
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