Best Answering Machines for Man

But with kids back in school and so many important places having our home number we want to have something just in case we get an important call, but we don't want to pay $10/month to the phone company for voicemail service.

The unit lit up but would not let me set it up as described in the manual.

It has all of what you'd expect an answering machine to have: remote-access, choice on how many rings to answer after, detection and shut-off on a handset pickup, a readout showing how many messages are on the machine, playback, individual message de...

- Has many features that rely on having caller-in service from telco

What I like most is that the LED number says how many messages you have, the flashing red led is how many new unheard messages.

Good thing I don't receive many calls!

"on august 20, 2007 i received an answering machine model 1738 from amazon.i ordered this not knowing what to expect after reading so many bad reports.

when you press a botton it prompts and directs you on how to manipulate a feature.the instructional manual is a plus!