4.1

Out of 6 Ratings

Owner's of the AT&T Answering Machine Digital Answering Machine gave it a score of 4.1 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    4.0 out of 5
  • Durability

    4.17 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    4.33 out of 5
  • Performance

    4.0 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    4.17 out of 5
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Feature setup
Feature summary (continued)
FEATURE SYSTEM
ANNOUNCEMENT
OPTIONS
Announcement
monitor
“Announcement
monitor is...”
When this feature is on, the answering
machine broadcasts your outgoing
announcement when answering a call.
When the feature is off, your outgoing
announcement is not broadcast from the
answering machine, but callers will hear the
announcement.
NOTE: You must set the volume to an audible
level to use this feature.
Number
announce
“Number announce
is...”
When this feature is on, the system
announces the incoming telephone number.
NOTE: For this feature to work, you must
subscribe to caller ID service from your
telephone service provider. There may be a fee
for this service, and it may not be available in
all areas.
Store caller
number
“Store caller number
is...”
When this feature is on, the system
announces the incoming telephone number
when it plays back a message.
NOTE: For this feature to work, you must
subscribe to caller ID service from your
telephone service provider. There may be a fee
for this service, and it may not be available in
all areas.
Accept blocked
calls
“Accept blocked
calls is...”
When this feature is on, the system answers
and records messages from any caller.
When this feature is off, the system
responds to blocked calls with the
announcement, ”We’re sorry. Blocked calls
to this number cannot be accepted,” and
hangs up without recording a message.
NOTES:
Blocked calls can arrive from callers who have
chosen to block their numbers from identification.
For this feature to work, you must subscribe to
caller ID service from your telephone service
provider. There may be a fee for this service, and
it may not be available in all areas.
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Audible message
alert
“Message alert is...”
When this feature is on, the system beeps
every 15 seconds when there are new
messages.