1726 Digital Answering Machine

Pros: Small footprint. Number of offered features.

Cons: Mediocre audio quality. Programing options can be confusing.

The Bottom Line: Given the alternatives, this is one of the better stand alone answering machines still on the market today. Audio quality needs to be improved.

Review: The AT&T 1726 is a single line, three mailbox answering machine. This unit is available in many office supply and electronics stores. It is manufactured for AT&T by Advanced American Telephones, a division of VTech.

The unit is black in...

Pros: 40 minute recording time, reads out caller ID, easy and flexible operation

Cons: no beep to indicate recording when a voice mailbox is selected

The Bottom Line: Good Sound, Easy to use, Lots of features & 40 minutes of recording time. Definitely recommended!

Review: Update 3/25/04: No problems after two years. This was money well spent!

Update 1/17/03: link to owners manual (bottom of review)

I bought this unit to replace a GE 29876 that was not compatible with my "Telezapper" (the...

Pros: Man's voice, fast/slow playback, call recording, call screening, remote access, 3 mailboxes, 40min

Cons: Retrieving old messages requires pushing button for an extended time.

The Bottom Line: Heartily recommended: adequate quality, good features, easily mastered.

Review: After reading reviews complaining of poor sound quality and excess complexity, I was pleasantly surprised with the unit. The number of buttons is few compared to the number of features. A little study makes them perfectly clear. The sound quality,...

Pros: NONE

Cons: Horrible instructions for set up. Not user friendly at all. Died after 4 days.

Review: Horrible machine! NOT user friendly AT ALL! Could not understand the instructions compiled on this table size sheet. Went to the web site to get a condensed version. It was 13 pages long! Finally did get a message to record but it was garbled with...

Pros: Caller ID Announcement, Rejects Blocked Numbers, Multiple Mailboxes, Remote Access, Priority Code

Cons: DIED AFTER ONLY 1 YEAR, hard to get through to tech support

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a machine that lasts, DON'T buy this one! If you don't mind replacing the machine every year, you'll enjoy the wonderful features while they last.

Review: This answering machine was wonderful while it worked but it died after only 1 year! When I called their tech support, they told me it needed repair with a minimum $25 charge. I told them for $25 I could buy a new one. Then they told me I could buy...

Pros: 3 mailboxes, spoken caller ID, decent digital sound

Cons: Poor user interface (can be confusing & frustrating), occasional trouble recognizing remote tones

The Bottom Line: A good value with some nice features... if you don't mind getting used to a very quirky user interface and dealing with occasional (though minor) remote access problems.

Review: I've been using this answering machine for about a year now. I was originally attracted to it's multiple mailboxes and spoken-aloud caller ID feature. It delivers quite well on those two features, but is otherwise frustrating to use.

All...

Pros: Love the features, can be set up to run silently, toll saver remote access

Cons: It doesn't work!

Review: I bought this machine 1 year ago for my massage business. I needed a unit that would work silently and I could access remotely. I loved the features offered on this machine. It had everything (including things I don't even use).

Audio...

Pros: none

Cons: bad record quality, hard to set up, NOT USER FRIENDLY

Review: Bough this machine off of the walmart web site for $29.99, I will be returning it as soon as I get around to it. The record quality on the outgoing greeting (that plays when people call) is very garbled!! It is not of professional quality at all! I...

Pros: None

Cons: Display broke quickly. Loses messages, drops callers mid-stream, non-intuitive interface.

Review: I bought this from staples. Just beyond the return 30 days parts of the display died. It randomly drops...yes, gone..nada, messages. I rent apartments, yesterday two callers left messages. I wrote down their phone numbers, and called them. One...

Pros: According to my son this machine is great, however he no longer uses it.

Cons: I need the instructions for this machine.

Review: I bought this machine for my son and he has now given it to me. He lost the instructions on how to program the machine and cannot remember how to do it. Is there a link I can download the instructions? Please let me know. Thank you.

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