Can I use the answering machine and have my phone company's voice mail pick up and take a message when I am on the phone (I do not use Call Waiting)?
1663645
It,s a little unclear what you are askng but maybe this will hyelp...I use vonage. I have the panasonic VM on and if i am NOT on phone and do not pick upo, it goes to the panasonic VM. If I have it turned off, and do not pick up, it goes to my Vonage VM. If I am on the phone, regardless of whet6her it is on or off, it goes to vonage and the message is left there. And I DO gave call waiting. Call waiting gives you the opportunity to pick up if you want. If I dont, it goes to Vonage
1663646
Yes, I believe that will work. Just set the phone company's pick-up rings less than the machine's.
1663647
I believe so. I believe that is what happens when you don't answer a second call while talking.
1663648
It,s a little unclear what you are askng but maybe this will hyelp...I use vonage. I have the panasonic VM on and if i am NOT on phone and do not pick upo, it goes to the panasonic VM.If I have it turned off, and do not pick up, it goes to my Vonage VM.If I am on the phone, regardless of whet6her it is on or off, it goes to vonage and the message is left there. And I DO gave call waiting. Call waiting gives you the opportunity to pick up if you want. If I dont, it goes to Vonage
1663649
Yes. If you are on the phone and a call comes in, it will go to your telco VM.
2212123
Yes. You have to set the number of rings before your phone kicks over to the voice mail high enough so that the phone company answering system can catch your call before your phone does.
972038
does this mean you can only use voice when text messaging? I should have my phone by august 3rd. Thanks!
2175251
No, I use the same phone line and with my answering machine. Hope this helps.
207314
I don't believe so. If your land line answering machine is enabled with Bluetooth (which I don't think it would be) it may be possible, but it's highly unlikely. This is mainly for cell phone use which is Bluetooth enabled.
1455621
As Stated No Answering Machine. The Phone I Replaced Would Show If Had Message. This One Does Not. Also It Is A Chore To Shut Ring Off.
1522658
It is my understanding that since you have to pay extra for voice mail from the phone company ...it is added toyour wire service coming in and will intercept your calls after so many rings.. then your phone will beep whenyou pick up the receiver to let you know you have a message(s). To be sure ..just call the phone company and ask them if having a plain touchtone phone is all you need for their voice mail system to work. Voice mail has been around longer than these newer fancy phones.
1054721
I have never had to use the answering machine as I have MagicJack, which has its own voicemail. The caller ID does talk though, which is nice.
180266
We have this unit and although we do use the answering machine, it also receives voice mails and lets you know when a voice mail is waiting. The voice mail notice is in the caller ID area- you only have to glance at the phone to see it, and then go about retrieving it as usual. Good luck in your search for the right system.
1012585
Yes, the answering machine allows you to hear the message as it is being delivered. You can also turn that feature off.
91494
Yes, you can, but the answering machine doesn't play messages out loud as they are being recorded.
336622
No, I am sorry, I don't know about that !! It does have voice mail though! If that helps!!
945113
Yes, you definitely can. The only thing I have NOT been able to figure out, however, is how to make it beep when there is a message waiting to be heard. If I don't make a point of actually looking at the phone after we've been out, I end up not responding for literally hours, because I just don't realize there's a message there. pat
773960
You can turn off the voice mail. You can also set how many seconds to wait before the voice mail picks up.
1800710
The answering machine function is with your phone, not the OBI. You need to have a phone service with the OBI, and whoever your provider is can also offer an answering function, but you can elect to just have your panasonic phone system be your answering function
805772
Yes - that is in the description. The system can also be configured to access your phone service voice-mail - which is the way that I suspect most people use it. You should configure for one or the other and not both.
1599305
You can connect any stand alone answering machine in line with this phone just as in any other land line phone.It does not contain an answering machine within the phone.