does this thing have an answering system or not? I looked in the product specs, and it seems to say "yes, IF..." and, with all these people using slang, few others (yet increasing in #) using VERY specific technical jargon, and a lot of others using language that sort of falls in between (the kind of language that gets added to the dictionary eventually...), it's hard to know what the heck the product specs are referring to. Does anybody that owns this product use the answering machine part? If so, please raise your hand and tell me so! (please?). Any "experts" that have tried using the answering machine part but couldn't find it, please let me know...any input would be helpful! Thanx~Jonathan does this thing have an answering system or not? I looked in the product specs, and it seems to say "yes, IF..." and, with all these people using slang, few others (yet increasing in #)... » Read More does this thing have an answering system or not? I looked in the product specs, and it seems to say "yes, IF..." and, with all these people using slang, few others (yet increasing in #) using VERY specific technical jargon, and a lot of others using language that sort of falls in between (the kind of language that gets added to the dictionary eventually...), it's hard to know what the heck the product specs are referring to. Does anybody that owns this product use the answering machine part? If so, please raise your hand and tell me so! (please?). Any "experts" that have tried using the answering machine part but couldn't find it, please let me know...any input would be helpful! Thanx~Jonathan « Show Less
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I thought this thing had an answering system, does it work as a stand alone? I gues I ordered the wrong phone. Anyone knows?????????????????r
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The base unit that I bought (came with 3 phones: 1 at the base station, 2 phone-only stations) does have a built-in answering machine. You can buy nearly the same system *without* an answering machine. The price difference was so little that we got ours with it. Note that this listing is for the additional phone-only station--requires a base station to work.
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The answering system is in the base unit. Messages can be accessed from the other phones. Here is a link to Panasonic's user manual: service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/KXTG1032.pdf
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Hi, Susan. We are very pleased with the phone and answering machine. When a person calls, the voice announces who it is from (this can be eliminated if you don't like the voice). You can also hear the voice of the person calling as they leave the message as well.Hope this helps.BestAl B.
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I got it as a gift, so I am not sure of my answer. What turned out to be more useful was a voice-activated dialer. It learned her voice and responded accordingly.
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No this is simply a caller ID. It is great for the visually impaired but you would need a separate answering machine.
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Sorry for the delay in responding as we were on vacation and just returned today.The hand sets do have a headset plug on the side and a speaker phone mode. I cannot find a headset plug for the larger base (with the digital answering system), but the smaller individual units (as pictured) do have the headset plug. As information, I do like this system. One of the reasons I ordered it is because of the Silent mode. If you do not want to hear the phone ring, you can push the silent mode button and the answering machine will still answer the call - but none of the units nor the base will ring. Sorry for the delay in responding as we were on vacation and just returned today.The hand sets do have a headset plug on the side and a speaker phone mode. I cannot find a headset plug for the larger base (with the digital answering system), but the smaller individual units (as pictured) do have the headset plug. As information, I do like this system. One of the reasons I ordered it is because of the Silent mode. If you do not want to hear the phone ring, you can push the silent mode button and the answering machine will still answer the call - but none of the units nor the base will... » Read More Sorry for the delay in responding as we were on vacation and just returned today.The hand sets do have a headset plug on the side and a speaker phone mode. I cannot find a headset plug for the larger base (with the digital answering system), but the smaller individual units (as pictured) do have the headset plug. As information, I do like this system. One of the reasons I ordered it is because of the Silent mode. If you do not want to hear the phone ring, you can push the silent mode button and the answering machine will still answer the call - but none of the units nor the base will ring. « Show Less
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To all of you making fun of the asker, whether he meant it as a joke or not... I work in IT and everyday I get questions similar to this from actually very intelligent people who just simply are not tech savy at all. many many people just don't know how some things in tech work, get over yourselves.
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This Phone do not have stand alone answering machine. I am using my telephone subscriber free service. My stand alone answering on phone would have created problem with subscriber given service, Hence I have selected without answering service.You should Click on " Specification" and " Description" to learn what is available with this phone and then compare what you need.Subscriber service answering have capability of giving voice mail to my selected E mail account and I can get access by logging to their web site. Answering machine with Phone would not allow those facility when you are travelling in USA or Overseas. This Phone do not have stand alone answering machine. I am using my telephone subscriber free service. My stand alone answering on phone would have created problem with subscriber given service, Hence I have selected without answering service.You should Click on " Specification" and " Description" to learn what is available with this phone and then compare what you need.Subscriber service answering have capability of giving voice mail to my selected E mail account and I can get access by logging to their web site. Answering machine with Phone would not... » Read More This Phone do not have stand alone answering machine. I am using my telephone subscriber free service. My stand alone answering on phone would have created problem with subscriber given service, Hence I have selected without answering service.You should Click on " Specification" and " Description" to learn what is available with this phone and then compare what you need.Subscriber service answering have capability of giving voice mail to my selected E mail account and I can get access by logging to their web site. Answering machine with Phone would not allow those facility when you are travelling in USA or Overseas. « Show Less
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Just because you put a question mark at the end of a sentence doesn't make it a question. I am considering purchasing, what exactly are you trying to say?
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I don't get what u r doing. I will pick up if u r not home, but what if u pick the phone up and hear a fax tone, Can u send a code on the keypad to have the fax pick up while u r in another room?Can u use an answerphone to get voice messages?I used Norton Fax software. It was nice because it did Fax and Voice on the same line and put everything on your hard drive. I hoped hardware could do this without the PC.Is there any hope?
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It automatically recognizes the voice commands, "answer" or "ignore"; in fact, if you DON'T want it to do that you have to disable voice commands. To get it to allow you to tell it the number to call, you press the "Call" button 2 seconds, wait for the prompt & then tell it the name of the stored contact to call. Hope this helps!
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We have no problems with the answering machine. The SK642 has already worked well for us. We lost power in a storm and the SK642 phoned us. We feel it worked as expected.
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The keypad does not speak the name of the sensor. It does beep when the entry sensors are tripped, but the speaker is way too quiet and is very hard to hear in my opinion. This is one of the more frustrating aspects of the system, and has contributed to several inadvertent alarms at our home. I have spoken with SimpliSafe and there is apparently no method to turn up the volume on the keypad. We have used a GE/Interlogix system in the past where this is not a problem, but the SimpliSafe keypad is definitely ineffective as an alert that you have tripped the alarm upon entry. Changing this should be a priority for any new design. The keypad does not speak the name of the sensor. It does beep when the entry sensors are tripped, but the speaker is way too quiet and is very hard to hear in my opinion. This is one of the more frustrating aspects of the system, and has contributed to several inadvertent alarms at our home. I have spoken with SimpliSafe and there is apparently no method to turn up the volume on the keypad. We have used a GE/Interlogix system in the past where this is not a problem, but the SimpliSafe keypad is definitely ineffective as an alert that you have tripped the alarm upon entry. Changing this... » Read More The keypad does not speak the name of the sensor. It does beep when the entry sensors are tripped, but the speaker is way too quiet and is very hard to hear in my opinion. This is one of the more frustrating aspects of the system, and has contributed to several inadvertent alarms at our home. I have spoken with SimpliSafe and there is apparently no method to turn up the volume on the keypad. We have used a GE/Interlogix system in the past where this is not a problem, but the SimpliSafe keypad is definitely ineffective as an alert that you have tripped the alarm upon entry. Changing this should be a priority for any new design. « Show Less
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Why do so many people 'answer' a valid question with worthless replies like "I don't know", or "I'm not sure"? These serve NO function at all. It seems some don't understand the very simple idea of answering a question with a valid & helpful reply. Perhaps they get their kicks seeing there name in print? The dumbing down of America is clearly evident!
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Why are there no responses to my question, after 8 days now? I suggest three possibilities:1. Tech savvy shoppers don't feel like wasting their time with such a simple question.2. Many shoppers don't notice there is a product discussion area so far down the web page.3. Nobody else knows what this device does either, even the seller! ; )
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It works for me. Until robocallers learn to press one. Note, you must warn callers you WANT to hear from as you phone is answered by a very serious sounding fellow. He tells the caller to only continue if he is authorized. Until the user presses the code # prompted for your phone doesn't ring. Foreign language callers may have an even greater problem with this unless you tell them in advance. We only know of robocallers now because it shows up on our cable TV. I can't say if this scares off any live but unwanted callers. My son bought one of these as well. I am not turning mine off. I used to get 3+ robocalls per day probably with spoofed phone numbers. It works for me. Until robocallers learn to press one. Note, you must warn callers you WANT to hear from as you phone is answered by a very serious sounding fellow. He tells the caller to only continue if he is authorized. Until the user presses the code # prompted for your phone doesn't ring. Foreign language callers may have an even greater problem with this unless you tell them in advance. We only know of robocallers now because it shows up on our cable TV. I can't say if this scares off any live but unwanted callers. My son bought one of these as well. I am not turning mine off. I used... » Read More It works for me. Until robocallers learn to press one. Note, you must warn callers you WANT to hear from as you phone is answered by a very serious sounding fellow. He tells the caller to only continue if he is authorized. Until the user presses the code # prompted for your phone doesn't ring. Foreign language callers may have an even greater problem with this unless you tell them in advance. We only know of robocallers now because it shows up on our cable TV. I can't say if this scares off any live but unwanted callers. My son bought one of these as well. I am not turning mine off. I used to get 3+ robocalls per day probably with spoofed phone numbers. « Show Less
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I take this opportunity to complain about something I had already done without answer. First, the radio does not work out to hear when you walk down the streets, unlike the MP260-4G if it works perfectly. Secondly there are no instructions, so that I could not take a single photograph, because they do not like the keyboard touch, which is not very well handled, because you have to use your finger with a lot of pressure and repeatedly to make answer. Same goes with the other services, so that one knows how they work. Hopefully this time I receive any response from you.
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The main line has an answering Device...not the second one in this picture. But you would need the main line anyway. Good luck.. JB