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
The price of the phone is unbeatable.