Editorial Review

Ideal for small offices or busy roommates, the GE 29869GE2 is a completely digital answering system containing four mailboxes. The call-screening speaker allows you to answer only the calls you want to; you can even set the precise number of rings before the machine picks up. With 40 minutes of memory, you won't worry about running out of space, and you can easily set a time limit for individual messages. Each incoming message automatically receives a time-date stamp, and simple controls offer the options of listening to only the new messages or listening to every message, along with deleting, saving, or skipping. Remote access allows you to check in while at work or on vacation, and with the addition of a 9-volt battery, the machine is able to save messages even through a power outage. GE provides a one-year limited warranty on parts and service. ... Read more

Features

• 4 Message Mailboxes
• 40 Minute Recording Time
• Touch Tone Remote Message Retrival System
• Ringer Select / Toll Saver
• Digital Message Counter

Reviews (49)

In search of an acceptable answering machine.
About a year ago I decided that it was time to retire my old Lucent A560 (later changed to a model 1715) answering machine I had on one phone line and a Code-A-Phone tape-type answerer on a second line.Having had very good luck with my Lucent solid-state unit with respect to reliability and absolutely excellent message & record voice quality, I purchased two AT&T 1738 replacements which had nearly the same form factor as the A560.Boy, was I wrong!
Best answerer I've had
Works precisely as advertised.None of the complaints in previous reviews hold for my experience. Specifically, battery backup works and sound quality of messages is excellent. Only negative: too many words spoken by the machine and they sometimes seem to overlap.

At last, a decent answering machine
Having gone through two crappy digital answering machines (the last one's speaker grew so weak that I had to put my ear up to it when replaying my messages), I scoured the `net looking for just a basic, reliable machine that actually worked and didn't peter out in a year.This one was about the only one that got consistently good reviews.And the price ($31 delivered) on Amazon was, at the time, the best deal I could find (kudos on that free shipping deal, Amazon!).Anyway, I've had it a month and it works fine.I'd give it five stars but my "announcement voice" sounds a bit "digitally warped."I can live with that.But what with all the other technological progress made in other spheres (I've got Dolby 6.1 surround-sound in my upstairs movie theater, for example), I've have thought that this sector of the home electronics industry would at least be able to match the voice quality that I enjoyed for 13 years on my old tape-driven answering machine.Otherwise, this machine's been excellent thus far. I also give 5 stars to Amazon for price, for listing candid reviews about its products, and for its fast (and free!) delivery on most everything I buy from it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Answering Machines - Digital    2. Telephone Answering Devices (TAD)   

Features

• 2-line, 2.4GHz Digital Spread Spectrum phone system
• Built-in digital answering system
• Multi-handset system, expandable to 8 users
• Base speakerphone and keypad; handset speakerphone
• Call waiting/ Caller ID

Reviews (20)

Great Phone for the money!
I have had a V-Tech VT202431 Two-Line Digital Speakerphone, 2.4 GHZ phone system for about 3 years now and no problems with reception or the battery which is surprising. Considering, I have bought similiar phones that were more expensive and they ALL have had the batteries replaced or they have had horrible reception. This one is just simply the best phone I have ever had. I bought this VTech 20-2481 2.4 GHz phone to go with my other phone. I am sold on V-Tech products. I have my parents and my brothers sold on them as well. They do make a great gifts.

Weak Signal
This system used to work fine for the last couple of years I've owned it, but for the last 6 months it seems that the interference in the 2.4 ghz band from wireless computer networks has been too much for it. It no longer offers a clear reliable signal past a few feet from the base.
Good buy - especially if you get a better battery
I bought this phone as a replacement for a Panasonic model which I have for many years with no problems. This phone has a lot of features for the cost, however, we have tha base in the second floor and the phone is used in the first floor - usually it is somewehe but in its base most of the day.
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Subjects:  1. V Tech, VTeck, V Teck, V-teck    2. 900 MHz, 900M HZ,    3. cordless, cord-less, phone, analog    4. VT609116, ruby, office, home, tech    5. phones, teck   

Editorial Review

Enjoy all the convenience of dial-in remote access and none of the hassles of hissy, imprecise analog answering machines thanks to AT&T's compact and affordable 1726 digital answering system. It offers three separate voice mailboxes and is compatible with paid services like caller ID (announce, not display) and call screening/intercept.Read more

Features

• 40 minutes of record time
• Caller ID number announce
• 3 mailboxes
• Message transfer between mailboxes
• Audible message alert

Reviews (38)

Speaker didn't work - had to return it
I am another person who couldn't even set up the unit since the speaker didn't work when I opened the box.It might be an okay unit, but since I received a defective one, I will never know.I saw others had received defective units, but thought it wouldn't happen to me.I took a chance and lost.Seems like AT & T has a quality assurance problem if they are shipping lots of units with problems.Steer clear...

DRIVES ONE TO DRINK -- THROW IT AGAINST THE WALL
First one total malfunction -- returned.Replacement -- can't get repeat of the messages -- instructions totally inadequate -- calling Customer Service a JOKE.If you have HOURS OF TIME to work at it -- you MIGHT get it figured out!It totally destroys "any" respect for the AT&T trademark.In My opinion -- TOTAL DISASTER.I would not even suggest looking at a picture of it!WORTHLESS -- "GREAT" WASTE OF TIME -- A DISGRACE TO AT&T.

READ THE REVIEWS AND BELIEVE
DON'T BUY IT! MINE IS ON IT'S WAY BACK! NO CHIRPS, NO BEEPS, NO SOUND OF ANYKIND. INSTRUCTIONS DONE VERY CHEAPLY..SMALL RECTANGLE TO UNFOLD INTO TWO SIDED LARGE PIECE OF PAPER WITH NO ORDER OF HOW TOTO FINISH SET UP!!! MINE DID NOT WORK. I DID NOT READ THE REVIEWS"BEFORE" I BOUGHT...DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. ... Read more

Features

• Add up to 8 cordless devices per base, with no additional phone jack required
• Corded/cordless combination lets you choose the most convenient option for each conversation
• Caller ID with visual call waiting lets you see incoming caller's name and number before you answer
• 15 different melody ring tones can be personalized to identify incoming callers
• Hands-free intercom lets you communicate between rooms in your home

Reviews (5)

motorola sd4591 digital corded/cordless answering machine
cannot hear the messages very well on the answering machine

Stay away
Not even a year later and most of the buttons on the handset don't work.

Motorola lost a loyal customer
My very first cell phone was Motorola, and it served me great, so I became attached to the brand based on that experience ,and for that reason alone boughtMotorola SD4591 Digital Corded/Cordless System.As we've put the wireless network in house the cordless phone started playing tricks. The battery life got very short very soon too. I was told I need to get different batteries NiH instead of NiCD. Naturally the microwave was playing the tricks on cordless too. As we have two lines in house and was told by several people to move to 5.8Hz 2 line phone I decided to get Motorola MD7091 5.8GHz Digital 2-line Phone and remained loyal to Motorola. And boy was I wrong again. What others are saying about caller ID not showing as soon as I have another phone on the same line besides Motorola MD 7091 is true in my case too. I don't get it does Motorola expect us to switch phones to their system now around the house if we want to used one of their phones??? This is really cheap trick
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Editorial Review

Who needs expensive voicemail when you have the options available on the GE 29878GE1? In this fully digital system, the design incorporates five simple buttons that allow you to delete, fast forward, and save messages; all functions can be accessed remotely. Each message is stamped with the date and time received, and you can program in a personalized code for added security. Read more

Features

• 14-minute recording time
• Fully digital, no tape required
• Memo function
• Access messages remotely
• Voice time/day stamp

Reviews (23)

Okay for the price
My experience with this has been okay.I've had mine two or three years at least.The message audio quality is understandable but could be much better. I don't get a lot of calls and just needed something to take an occasional message when I'm out or screening calls.This has worked just fine - up to now.I just realized that it's started cutting callers off after 15 seconds, even though the recorded voice verifies that it's set for 2 minute record time (can computers lie?), so I'll be replacing it soon.All in all, it's been okay, but like the others say, I guess you get what you pay for.

Worst Answering Machine Ever!
I just bought this hunk-o-junk answering machine and it barely works at all. My outgoing message is warped and the machine hung up on everyone after 15 seconds. I could barely understand every other word of the few message clips I did get. I'll be returning it asap.

It just stopped.
After a couple of years of adequate service, the answering machine just stopped working. Perhaps it was jostled in the move, but who wants an answering machine that can't handle being bumped? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 29878   

Editorial Review

The Sony SPPA946 offers the combined conveniences of a 900 MHz cordless phone with a built-in digital answering system. The analog 900 MHz reception means that you can take the handset even farther away from that base than you normally would with an older phone operating on a lower band, and you will still get clear, reliable reception. The speakerphone capability means that you can converse without the handset, by speaking directly into the base. Use the two-way paging/intercom feature to send an audible signal from the base to the handset and vice versa, so you can summon a coworker or family member, locate the handset, or converse between handset and base. The SPPA946 also offers 20 preset speed-dials for easy two-button dialing. The built-in digital answering system manages three mailboxes, enabling family members or coworkers to access their own voice messages separately. The answering system also offers time/date stamping, memo recording, and remote message retrieval. ... Read more

Features

• 900 MHz analog transmission
• Integrated answering system with 15-minute record time, 3 mailboxes
• Speakerphone and intercom
• 2-line operation
• Dual keypad dialing

Reviews (5)

SONY SPPA946 IS A TERRIBLE PHONE
I have had three of these phones brought to me for repair because the charging circuit goes bad and drains the battery.

Decent buy for the price
Much cheaper than other Sony machine.Works fine -- then again, I wasn't looking for anything fancy.Don't have problems with the speakerphone or message recording as the others did.I like the dual keypads.

Best Phone For Price
There is no other Phone with all these great featuresRead more

Subjects:  1. Telephones (Phones), Jog Dial    2. Telephone (Phone), Digital Security System    3. Megahertz (900MHz), Caller ID (Identification), Call waiting    4. Liquid Crystal Display    5. SPPID970, SPPID, 970   

Features

• 2-line digital answering system
• Independant outgoing message for each line
• 14 minutes recording time
• Remote operation
• Call screening

Reviews (3)

ONLY THING I LIKE IS THE LOOKS!
What's that axium...Looks good....??? This little work of art, is great looking. It's small. It's stainless & black. It's inexpensive....and so far...IT [STINKS]!! Not easy to use, the sound quality is poor, at best. You can't just delete msgs, yet those you want deleted can be left intact...and on and on. Too bad...THOUGHT I'd purchased a winner, instead I purchased a DOG!

a very bad little machine
We tried two of these and neither worked correctly--kept cutting callers off, sometimes would erase the outgoing message, and outgoing message quality was poor.Could not get it to delete or save individual messages.So frustrating.

Hard to use
I really don't like this answering machine.Although technically it's done everything it says it would there is no digital number reading how many messages you have - you just have to count the number of times the tiny little green dot blinks.You also have to hit "save" during the middle of hearing your message.If you don't - that message is gone for good.It's also difficult to save just one message.The default setting is to save all of them.I'm going to look for something else. ... Read more

Features

• Digital tapeless recording
• Auto disconnect
• Voice activated (VOX) recording
• Flashing message indicator
• Toll saver/adjustable ring select

Editorial Review

With all features accessible from the handset, the VTech 9152 offers an extremely portable home communications base. In addition to providing the clear, reliable connection of the tried-and-true 900 MHz frequency, the VT9152 handset provides full access to your digital answering system. Record your outgoing announcements; listen to your messages; even screen incoming messages as your callers leave them--all from a simply designed system of arrow keys. You can also listen to your messages via the speaker in the base unit. Up to 10 minutes of messages or memos may be recorded. A belt clip and headset jack supplies the ultimate in comfortable hands-free use. VTech includes a NiCD battery and a one-year warranty covering parts and service.Read more

Features

• 900 MHz analog operation
• Integrated answering system
• 10-station speed dialing
• Belt clip and headset jack
• 1-year warranty

Reviews (3)

Get what you pay for....
I bought this phone because I wanted a cordless phone with an answering machine (all 1 unit) for my kitchen, but I didn't want to spend very much.Well, with the answering machine, itis very difficult to understand the messages.I have to listen to them from the handset.And the clarity in the handset is awful!Not only is there an echo of my own voice in the earpiece, but it picks up every little sound from the room and amplifies it.It is also very difficult to hear the person on the other end.But what should I have expected from a $13 phone.(Of course it was $30 when I bought it.)I should have just waited and spent the extra money on a better phone as now I am on the search for a new better quality phone.

liz
if you have friends who leave real long meassages on phones and you would like to avoid this this phone would be great it consistantly cuts people off after 5 or 8 words and the sound quality is pretty poor.the volume is usually so low and you can never tell how many message you have or erase a skipped messsage you have to hear all your annoying message first. I just bought this a couple of months ago and am now planning on replacing it.

It's a fine phone, if you don't need your messages.
This is a typical, low-cost phone, and it works about how you'd expect.The signal doesn't carry strongly through 4 walls -- whatever.Read more

Subjects:  1. V Tech, VTeck, V Teck, V-teck    2. 900 MHz, 900M HZ,    3. cordless, cord-less, phone, analog    4. VT609116, ruby, office, home, tech    5. phones, teck   

Editorial Review

The Swatch TDA03 digital answering machine is sleek and simple, with features that are remarkably easy to learn. Its plug-and-play design combined with voice-guided instructions make setup a breeze. Plus, choosing a digital answering machine means you'll have no more messy tapes to rewind or replace, and you'll enjoy the improved sound quality that many digital devices provide.Read more

Features

• Digital answering machine with high sample rate
• Up to 18 minutes of recording time
• Day and time stamp and voice-guided operation
• 2-way recording
• Fast message playback

Reviews (17)

Looks Great but Does it work?
This answering machine has two great advantages over alot of other ones: it is cute and it is small. Unfortunately the good news ends there. Total Waste of Money.
Wish I had a zero star option. Swatch Blue Bean
I new the minute I saw it I had to had to have it.I am a fan of blue, so that was the eye catcher.The price wasn't bad either.After I got it 'hooked up' and set it to working with my own message, I was thrilled.I had previously had amachine for about 10 yrs., so when it 'died' Amazon was the only place for me esp. being on the net.Anyway, it seemed to be working fine, until I tried to replay the important message I had, to my disappointment it wouldn't do that.Then I ran into the problem of not being able to hear the messages very loudly.But over all it ain't so bad. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Machines (Device) (Devices), System, Systems    2. TDA032US, TDA, 032, US, 032US    3. Fast message playback    4. Time/date (day) stamp, voice-assisted operations, operations    5. voice prompts, prompt, instructions, instruction, voice menu   

Editorial Review

The AT&T 964 is a four-line digital duplex speakerphone that also provides integrated intercom and an answering system. It can stand alone or function as part of an expandable system, with a long list of advanced features that are ideal for a small office or large home. Accommodating four telephone lines, the phone can connect 11 staff members via intercom, call transfer, and conferencing. It supports caller ID on all four lines, has two data ports, and displays a 200-name-and-number caller history on the multifunction LCD.Read more

Features

• Access for up to 4 Separate Lines
• 3-party conferencing
• 2 data ports
• Caller ID with call waiting capability
• Hands-free Speakerphone

Reviews (24)

Intercom doesn't work on my wiring
One of the nice concepts of this phone was the idea of using it as an intercom. I have a huge house, and it's nice to be able to intercom someone in their room instead of going all the way over there each time.
The Worst Phone on the Planet
Everything wrong cited in the earlier reviews is true.The poorest quality at the highest price--shame on you AT&T.Based on my experience with this product, I will never purchase an AT&T branded anything.

Typical cheap Asian electronics
In other words, lots of claimed features, many of which are unnecessary, conflict with one another and are poorly documented. Additionally, we found that this unit (although not the 944 slave) is subject to RFI (static), which required us to relocate it to another room.
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Editorial Review

With the AT&T 1718, you can simplify and take control of your telephone life. You decide whether to interrupt your work to answer an incoming call. Use a wide range of features such as the audible message alert, call screening, the time and date stamp, message counter, and memory protection. You can access your messages away from home using touch-tone controls. Other benefits include variable-speed playback, voice prompts, an announce-only feature, and a memo function. The 1718 records up to 19 minutes of messages. The 1718 can announce the number accompanying a message if you have a subscription to caller ID service; however, the 1718 does not have a caller ID display. ... Read more

Features

• 19 minutes of record time
• Audible message alert and call screening
• Number announce (with subscription to caller ID)
• Remote access to messages
• Audible time/day stamp

Reviews (13)

Still looking for a decent answering machine
I find this machine to be usable when I'm home; but when I access it remotely with my cell phone, the voice quality issue is REAL TOUGH! Need to find a 'hearable' answering machine somewhere--the old tape units weren't great, but were definitely better than this!!

Not great, but not unredeemable.
If you're looking for a machine that's very affordable and that you're primarily going to use to check your messages at home, then you might consider this machine.It's true that the sound quality is not the greatest, but I've had no real problem understanding any messages.
It sitnks!
This machine cuts off when I call in to try to review my messages - this is EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!If I do call in and manage to successfully retrieve some or all of them before it cuts me off, it resets the machine so the LED no longer blinks (neither fast nor slow) to indicate that there are messages on the machine. Therefore, if the message waiting is for my husband, I have to call my phone again to leave a message for him to retrieve his messages.There is no battery to backup the time/date feature either.If you lose power, you must reset.Altogether a completely unsatifactory machine. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Don't miss your important calls just because you happen to be away from the phone. The AT&T 1717 records your incoming messages along with the time and day of the call. Plus, you get the convenience and reliability of all-digital tapeless technology.Read more

Features

• All-digital recording
• Time-and-day stamp
• Call screening
• Remote access
• Remote room monitor

Reviews (34)

Not up to AT&T standards for reliability
Highly recommended (for the price) if you don't mind it breaking down after a year and a half.

Great machine for the long haul
I've had this answering machine for 7 years, 4 moves, and 6 different roommates.It has never given me a problem.I find the buttons and remote use pretty intuitive.One of the best purchases I have ever made.

Excellent product
Great machine!!Easy to learn to use.Easy to set up.Would definitley buy again!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Telephone Answering Devices, Device (TAD)    2. Answering Machines, Machine, Systems - Digital    3. Caller ID (Identification)    4. ATT, Remote room monitor, call screening    5. 1717, time/date (day) stamp   

Features

• All-digital recording technology
• Message file
• Greeting file
• Built-in speakerphone
• Memo/conversation recorder

Reviews (4)

Easy to use, clear sound quality
I have bought this answering machine for more than 6 months and I love it!!! The sound quality is good. Good price. Lots of useful features. It's so easy to use with big buttons and thier meaningful descriptions. I've read reviews and product descriptions. Its qualities and features reach all my expectation. Good choice.

A Good Replacement for Your Old Cassette Answering Machine
I bought this economical model to replace an old PhoneMate model I got in1988 and which went on the blink in 1993 due to the capstan drive for themessage cassette having failed on me.Having this previous experience withPhoneMate and their likeable features induced me to seek a suitablereplacement from the same company.This specific model appealed to megreatly and buying it from Amazon with their great prices and shipping madeit a little more appealing to me.First, there's no audio tapes to worryabout, so there's no degradation of your greeting(s) over a period of timeas with constant use of audio cassettes, nor is there the operationalproblem of moving parts, as became the case with the old PhoneMate. Second, having the feasability to make your own 10 greeting messages is anice feature although I opted to use the default PhoneMate machine greetingmessage, "Please Record Message", << beep >>.Still,it's nice to have a choice for when conditions dictate it.And the thirdfeature that I found very nice to have is the storage area that you cantransfer the message(s) to so you can "clear the que" in a mannerof speaking.So is having that speakerphone option. Difficult to Use, Poor Quality Sound
All the useful features of the Casio Phonemate TA-119 Answering Machine and Speakerphone prompted me to purchase it and try it out.While most of the features would normally be useful they are very difficult to use.Read more

Subjects:  1. Answering Machines    2. Speakerphones    3. Telephones (Phones)    4. Telephone (Phone)   

Editorial Review

The Siemens Gigaset 2415 is a full-featured cordless phone system with a built-in digital answering machine. The 2415's digital spread technology and full 2.4 GHz operation allow it to offer voice clarity and enhanced security.Read more

Features

• 2.4 GHz digital spread spectrum operation (base and handset)
• Built-in digital answering machine, 22-minute memory
• Caller ID/call waiting with 50-call history; 120-entry call directory
• Expandable to 4 handsets
• Volume and ringer tone control

Reviews (94)

Poor system with a nice design
I wrote a more detailed review on the 2400 handsets since I don't know if its was the base unit, the expandable handsets or both, but this phone system is nothing but problems after 9 months.Went from great to junk in a very short time the the amount of money I spent on it.Poor sound quality after a while, handsets couldn't find the base, and customer support was very poor.Just about everything fell flat on this system.
The base is great, but those hansets are awful
I lived with this system for about a year, and it was a tremendous struggle. The base unit seemed fine, but as many others have noted, the handsets (also sold separately as Gigaset 2400) are really terrible. For very expensive pieces of equipment they are very unreliable, and the company doesn't seem very interested in helping. In other words, the customer service is really bad. I was very interested initially because the handset is one of the few powered by rechargeable AA batteries instead of a proprietary pack, which saves a ton of money and hassles. In the end, this turned out to be one of the few things I could say good about the handset.
get one before it's too late!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i bought this phone 3 years ago and loved it.wonderful german design.very european.handset comfortable to hold and when touching the ear.(some other phones are painful)the sound is clean and solid.(compared to panasonic)120 name directory.AA batteries is very convenient to replace.then i saw the newer siemens,4015 and 4215.Read more

Subjects:  1. Identification, Tapeless Answering Device    2. Phones, Phone, Telephone, Telephones    3. gigahertz, Gigahertz, cord-less    4. phone, telephone, 2.4ghz, 24ghz    5. 2.4GHz, 2.4 g h z, 2.4 gh z, 2.4 g hz   

Editorial Review

Why be bothered by the uncertainty of cassette tapes or the expense of voicemail services when you can get the reliability of digital recording in a compact, easy-to-use answering machine featuring call screening and remote operation? The Casio PhoneMate TA-105, with all-digital recording technology, brings simplicity and security to message management.Read more

Features

• All-digital recording
• Call screening
• Voice-assisted operation
• Time and day stamp
• Power failure protection

Reviews (17)

Drops callers. Battery backup doesn't work
This machine never worked reliably. It occasionally would cut off callers in the middle of their message. Also the battery backup does not work.

CasioTA105
Got this machine for free from a yard sale...Works fine but I don't know how to individually erase messages because it didn't come with an operators manual so....I'll try Casios tech # that I got from here unless someone just wants to give me the big ole secret here....otherwise I have to wait for one in the mail....is there a pdf version available?

Smart people read the manual !
Ok,these "user's review" have their share of dummies,but some of the reviews about this great little answering machine top them all !Beware:don't believe eveything you read !Read more

Subjects:  1. Answering Machines - Digital    2. Time/day (date) stamp    3. Voice-assisted operation, voice menu, voice prompts, instruction    4. instructions, prompt    5. TA105, TA, 105   

Editorial Review

The AT&T 1782 two-line answering system is ideal for offices and homes needing to manage calls to two separate telephone lines. The 1782 can record on two lines simultaneously and offers a generous 22 minutes of digital recording time. Digital operation provides instant access to your waiting messages with no rewinding because there's no tape. With two mailboxes, your callers can direct messages to the appropriate person or department.Read more

Features

• 2-Line answering system with tapeless digital technology
• Answers one line while recording from other
• 99-Name and number caller ID for call waiting
• 3 Outgoing announcements and announce-only mode
• 22 minute recording time with instant playback, scan, save, and delete

Reviews (3)

Features 7, Sound quality 0
Yes, this machine has a lot of bells and whistles but the sound quality is so poor that I cannot understand a great many messages that are left. That's why I'm looking for a new answering machine. Stay away from it.

We LOVE our "talking answering machine"!
How many times have you been in another room, heard the phone ringing, and thought "I wonder who that is??"-- without having to go and check the Caller ID. Well, with this answering machine -- you can!!You can program up to TEN phone numbers into this machine, with your own pre-recorded announcement -- such as, "This is Mom, calling from her cell phone".So whenever "Mom" calls, you will hear that announcement, shortly after the first ring! This has been so helpful to our family. We have two young children, and we don't want them to answer the phone if it is a stranger. But if they hear the pre-recorded announcement -- "This is Dad, calling from his office" -- then they know it is OK to pick up the phone. I think this particular feature is so valuable. Highly Recommended! Get your peace back from telemarketers!
We are totally satisfied with this 2-line answering machine. We have a Siemens 2420 Gigaset phone system but the built-in answering machine is poorly designed so we disabled this function when we got our AT&T 1782.Read more

Editorial Review

The Swatch TDA03 digital answering machine is sleek and simple, with features that are remarkably easy to learn. Its plug-and-play design combined with voice-guided instructions make setup a breeze. Plus, choosing a digital answering machine means you'll have no more messy tapes to rewind or replace, and you'll enjoy the improved sound quality that many digital devices provide.Read more

Features

• Digital answering machine with high 12-kilobit sample rate
• Up to 18 minutes recording time
• Day and time stamp and voice-guided operation
• 2-way recording
• Fast message playback

Reviews (2)

It may be pretty, but it's junk. I cannot recommend.
I was in the market for a new message machine, since my 1990 AT&T tape machine broke. Sound quality, above all, was the most important quality for me. I scoured the web for something that would get the job done -- the Swatch seemed to fit the bill. Not so. I am appauled with the sound quality. It is very bad. Both the outgoing and incoming messages are muddy. Don't confuse volume for clarity. The volume can reach high levels, which is nice. However, because the messages are so muddy, it is very difficult to hear what is being said, despite playing it at a high volume. I can't believe that some company can't manufacture a DIGITAL answering machine that is high quality, and sounds as good, or better than a tape machine. I'm willing to pay for one if it exists. Sadly, the Swatch is not that machine, and I CANNOT recommend it to anyone.

very good machine
Our first machine (used telco memory call before). Very nice features- 4 or 2 ring pickup, 1 or 2 minute record time, remote ops (haven't tried), announce and record or announce and hangup modes (different announcements),time/date stamp, call monitor, battery backup.Read more

Subjects:  1. Machines (Devices) (Device)    2. TDA034US