Answering Machines - Opinions Please mine

[pianoman]

Hi Z,
In my opinion the best answering machine is voice mail that is call
forwarded to my pager.  When someone leaves a message on my voice mail it
pages me within 30 seconds.  The voice mail has the best fidelity and I get
the message immediately and can call the person right back if I am near a
phone.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
Piano Service and Piano Peripherals
Creator of Hardwood PLTR's and Custom Piano Benches
pianoman@inlink.com         If I wake up in the morning, it WILL be a great
day!

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> From: Z! Reinhardt <diskladame@provide.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Answering Machines - Opinions Please
> Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 12:58 PM
> 
> Hi Everyone!
> 
> What is your favorite answering machine of all time?
> 
> Is anyone aware of a REALLY GOOD ONE currently on the market?
> 
> (Doesn't matter if it is a 1-line or a 2-line.)
> 
> Do you like the digital machines or do you prefer the *old-fashioned*
tape
> machines?
> 
> I have separate answering machines on 2 lines.  My favorite is the
> Panasonic KX-T5000, which is no longer in production.  Trouble is, I have
> only one of them ...
> 
> The other machine is one of those new-fangled all-digital with synthetic
> voice time/date stamp and man, I HATE THAT THING!!  I'm hoping that other
> digital machines have better sound quality, greater capacity, and so on,
if
> I have to settle for digital.  Just the other day, the digital machine
> crashed after being "at my service" for less than 11 months.  Warranty
> matters aside, I'm looking to replace it, so I'm hoping your collective
> experiences will help me determine on which brands/models I should
> concentrate my search.
> 
> Thank you all in advance --
> Z! Reinhardt RPT
> Ann Arbor  MI
> diskladame@provide.net