Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: John Higdon Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Answering Machine Security Message-ID: <9711@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 14 Jul 90 08:44:59 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: John Higdon Organization: Green Hills and Cows Lines: 22 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 482, Message 9 of 11 Steve Wolfson writes: > Join the 90's and replace your answering machine with Voice Mail which > is password protected etc. If you don't trust a service provider you > can even get one for your own PC. Perhaps some erudite TELECOM > readers can enlighten us on the value of these PC gizmos. Once again, at the risk of sounding like a shill for Natural Microsystems, Inc., I would like to re-state that my three year old Watson has been great. You can program the security with as many or as few digits as you like. You can set different levels of security. You can have it deliver messages to others, either when they call in or have it call them! The audio quality is superior to the finest mechanical answering machine. The Watson (with VIS) costs less than $400 and will run in any junk PC/XT. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@bovine.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o !