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Summary: Worked great... for a year.
Review: I bought one of these a year ago. Worked great - though messages are limited to 30 seconds each which is a bit short. Sadly mine just died - horrible screeching noise when I pick up the phone and callers got a busy signal for a day. I suppose you get what you pay for... Conclusion : Good value, but suspect reliability
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Summary: No-frills basic digital answering machine
Review: I have not had one long enough to know about reliability, but I can discuss features. This machine is a very basic, low-end, inexpensive model:--It does have the 2 ring/5 ring tollsaver feature. --Each message is limited to 45 seconds. --No date/time stamp. --No "memo" function. --If you retrieve your messages remotely, they stay on the machine, and the message counter still blinks for them. I don't think they can be deleted remotely.
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: I have to say that I have hated most answering machines that we have owned but I especially hate this one. First, the light that indicates a message blinks way too slow. So, if you look at it quickly as you come in you don't even see the flash and don't know there is a message. Second, the remote access feature has never worked for me. Third, we have had this machine for about 6 months and it is already dead. Somehow it decided this past week to open the phone line and keep it open. I have no idea how long my phone was "off the hook."
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Summary: looking for the basics
Review: I have used this answering machine for a few months now and find it to be a good value. I wanted digital so there wasn't any tape to mess with and the operation is easy.
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Summary: PRICE TO HIGH ONLINE
Review: I JUST FOUND THIS SAME MODEL FOR THE REGULAR PRICE OF 12.99 AT TARGET IN NY CITY AREA. GREEN ACRES SHOPPING MALL. 10 MILE OUTSIDE NY CITY NEAR JFK AIRPORT.
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Summary: Functional but not durable
Review: I second the disposable answering machine description. It worked perfectly for two years; now it is dead. I had no problem with the remote call function and thought it was a great value. Annoying things: it has no speakerphone function and you can't skip listening to any messages-- you have to listen to all of them. Don't buy this as a long-term appliance.
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Summary: It will do if you are not Desperate for all your messages
Review: I've had the machine about a month. I thoroughly read the instructions and have found that the remote call in does not work--for me. I call form work and the machine won't. Further, after the machine is full, it stops working. The Save/Stop feature is the SAME button. So, you may not want to save a message, but you still have to push that button. I guess, since it seizes up after 10 messages, it doesn't matter if you saved it or not. You have to erase all to help it to start again.
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Summary: Longest troublefree operation of any machine I've had
Review: Like almost everyone, I've had a dozen answering machines because they just didn't operate long, or didn't do what was needed. This little machine does its job day after day, even cooperating with a fax machine perfectly (unless I gum up the works by trying to answer from an extension!). My only complaint about it is the short and unpredictable message it will record for incoming calls and the microscopic time allowed for the outgoing message! You just have to be fast and concise on the Conair!
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Summary: Total POS
Review: My mother bought this unit for my elderly aunt for her new apartment. Not only is the unit non-intuitive and feature poor (even for a 72- year-old schoolteacher), but it refused to work once the power was restored after Hurricane Isabel. I suspect that it could not handle even the most minor voltage surge when the power came back on. The unit was so new the box was still sitting on her kitchen table (luckily). I'm going to shop for an inexpensive unit from a manufacturer with a proven track record of reliable phone products (Panasonic - loved everthing I've ever owned of theirs).
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Summary: Completely Unintuitive - Stay Away
Review: Stay clear of this machine....it is not user friendly (you even need a screwdriver to change the battery), the buttons are not easy to use and many of them need to be operated in a way that, at first glance, doesn't make sense and is not consistent with other machines out there. Forget about trying to use the remote answering feature without the owner's manual handy. I got so frustrated that I threw mine in the garbage after a couple of weeks and bought another machine.
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