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From: tamir@ucbvax.ARPA (Yuval Tamir)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Answering machines that record time
Message-ID: <4450@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 29-Jan-85 04:06:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 29 04:06:27 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Jan-85 06:27:30 EST
Reply-To: tamir@ucbvax.UUCP (Yuval Tamir)
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About six weeks ago I posted a request for info on answering
machines that record the time of the call with each call.
In case anybody is interested, here is what I learned.

There are two types of machines that record the time of the
call with each call:
(1) A voice synthesizer announces the time (and date) when a call is
    received and that announcement is also recorded on the
    tape of incoming calls.
(2) The machine encodes the time (and date) on the call on
    the tape. That info is presented on an LCD display when
    you play back the tape.

Toshiba makes a "type (1)" machines. I was told that this
machine is to be avoided ("it doesn't work").
I didn't investigate further since I prefer the "type (2)" scheme.
Sanyo makes a "type (2)" machine. Model 4000 has remote
and costs $159, model 2000 doesn't have remote and costs $115.
I have been using the 2000 for a couple of weeks and
am very happy with its performance.

                                     Yuval