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Phone Answering Machines Are Not Obsolete

By Tim Piffins

Some people, especially if they're young, might find themselves wondering why phone answering machines are even necessary. After all, leaving a message is just as easy on a cell phone and it is true that most businesses give cell phones to their workers. Even if your job requires you to be on the phone at lot, you probably won't need an answering machine to begin with since you'll be there. Despite this, answering machines do not seem to be going anywhere.

While some businesses can give their employees cell phones, there are almost as many who can not afford to. Whether for business or personal use, it's important to buy machines that will reliably give your messages.

The GE 29869GE2, while unimaginatively named, is one of the best rated answering machines around. This in large part due to its 40 minute recording time. That's a lot of messages. It even has a time stamp to back you up if you need to know what order certain messages came in. For people who get a lot of spam messages, this model can also allow you to do a quick scan of all of the messages saved so you can get to the ones you want to hear. This gives this model a big edge over some other machines. It even has a battery just in case the power cuts out. Overall, it is an extremely reliable machine that you, your business, or your family, would do well to invest in. However, this machine is around $35, so it may be too pricey for you.

The ATT 1722 only costs $15, which makes it an affordable choice. As expected, the price is low because it can only hold a certain amount of minutes in messages. This model can only retain' minutes worth of messages. It does have a power-outage protection in the form of a battery to make sure you get your messages no matter what. Remote access is definitely a plus and a reasonable need considering the purpose of phone answering machines. A downside to this model does not include two-way calling, which can be a kicker. It also does not feature caller I.D.. Call clarity and voice quality may also not be as good as you may like, but overall it is nothing that most people would notice. Its real selling point is its price, which is much lower than many other answering machine models.

Phone answering machines may no longer be as needed as they were before but they still definitely have a place in the working and home worlds. If you need to buy an answering machine, one of the two models presented above should definitely work for you. If they do not, these types of machines are easy enough to find anywhere.

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