Sony TAM-100 Digital Answering Machine (Dove Gray) Accessories
Sony TAM-100 Digital Answering Machine (Dove Gray) Reviews
Sony's answering machine is a good cheap one. Using mailboxes is annoying since people wont press *(number), but it does its job, and that's what's important.
I did want to correct another reviewer, however. Perhaps the reviewer had a defective item, but I had no trouble at all turning off that beep (and I do agree it is pretty darn annoying if you leave it on). The beep feature mentioned CAN be turned off completely following simple instructions in the manual. Meyers' review pretty much says it all, so I won't go on and on here. This is a fine little answering machine at a good price. John H.
my *greeting*message* when it's done this. "listens" to its own playing of those recorded extra. by hanging up on caller after three wrong attempts.MINUSES:Long and slow voice menu confirmations slow down operations. as if I had pressed them myself;. digit tones recorded in the messages,. this tendency (especially when it hangs up on *you*. that you've hung up; it goes on playing its very long. from hearing other *recorded* hangups, and then also.
may delete your greeting message) could be annoying.SUMMARY:Now quite cheapGood for casual, home use.Has flaws if you dial in from elsewhere to get messages. and can't be skipped; a minor issue if you get few. of course, these problems won't bother you. voice menu instructions for another minute, and thus. if you primarily check your messages at home,.
business, etc.;. especially when you are dialing in from elsewhere. to retrieve messages. messages remotely, the unit doesn't seem to recognize. are also all at least two keys (e.g.
for different people, personal vs. PLUSes:Records and plays back with good sound quality for the price.Has fast/slow/repeat/skip play modes (but no pause).Has 3 "mailboxes" if you need to take messages. if you are going to use that feature.Can take "voice memos" using local microphone.Pretty simple to use.Resists "hacking" of only a 2-digit remote access code. neither you nor anyone else can quickly call back.It tends to record excessive "busy tones" after. and what's worse,.
to listen to messages, it seems that the TAM-100. a caller has hung up (see important next point below).The worst problem is that when I call remotely. The "remote operation codes". When you hang up after checking. "#" then "4". primarily phone their machine to get messages,. in this situation, many times it has also erased. to repeat a message).
and then hangs up on me. which you have to explain in your one greeting message,. by pressing "*" then "2" or "3" for mailbox 2 or 3. (otherwise by default it goes to mailbox 1),. rather than remotely by phone, but for those who.
messages, but more problematic if you get many messages,. the caller can specify which "mailbox" (s)he wants. (certainly an engineering flaw there, I would say)Sometimes it has also responded to other. "busy tones," concludes that *I* have hung up,.
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