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by Contributors to Amazon.com
There are only a handful of answering machines reviewed here, but most receive many owner-written reviews, making Amazon.com the best, most current source of reviews on answering machines. A few have… received over 50 reviews. The top choice among contributors appears to be the AT&T 1738. Owners like its ease of use, remote access, caller ID announcement and sound quality. The GE 29869GE2 also gets good reviews from over 80 owners.
by Editors of Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports tests seven answering machines, ranking each for message and greeting clarity (meaning accuracy of recording and presence or absence of noise), total recording time for each individual… message and total limit for all messages. Editors also evaluate ease of setup and use. Testers recorded both male and female voices and had a panel judge the clarity of the greeting and playback; they also performed lightning-surge tests, but don't explain exactly what this means. Consumer Reports has not updated its coverage since 1999 and the tested answering machines are out of date.
by Editors of ConsumerGuide.com
Consumer Guide has the most recent coverage of answering machines, but it's not clear whether the answerers were tested. The AT&T 1722 is the only Best Buy -- considered one of the best because it has… excellent sound quality, remote access, audible message alert and 19 minutes of memory. This model also has high-end features such as those you'd find on more popular answering-machine/phone combo units like memo recording and battery backup.
by Contributors to Epinions
There are fewer owner-written reviews here for answering machines than there are at Amazon.com. The best rated answering machine is the GE 29869GE2, but even this model receives mixed reviews. The GE… answerer has some nice features like a 40 minute recording time and four mailboxes. Owners liked the price, the backup battery and the sound quality. The AT&T 1726 and AT&T 1738 also get better write-ups than others.
by Contributors to BestBuy.com
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