GE Digital Answering System (29888GE1)

by General Electric

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 6 x 2 x 4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009V1VI
• Item model number: 29888GE1
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2006

Product Description

Digital Messaging System with Voice Time and Day Stamp

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars reliable if boring, June 2, 2005

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shamrockin - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE Digital Answering System (29888GE1) (Office Product)

I've been using this machine for a year. I originally purchased it in December 2003, but when I set it up, the phone ceased to work. My roommate and I decided that it was the ancient hardware within the apartment, so we simply didn't use an answering device. I moved in June 2004, and using the same equipment--both telephone and answering machine--it has worked almost flawlessly since it was set up. I say "almost flawlessly" because the only trouble I've had with it since moving is the timestamp. The date and time kept getting messed up, so now I simply don't set it. I believe it was our frequent power burps that messed up the timestamp, rather than the actual machine. I think the machine simply doesn't keep the time in its memory if it's momentarily without power. I haven't suffered from lost messages though, and if I was choosing between accurate timestamps but no messages, or messages with inaccurate timestamps, I prefer what it gives me--messages without accurate timestamps. My phone has caller ID which keeps the proper time, and I use that timestamp when it's important for me to know when a message was left. If that's not an option for you, choose another machine, but otherwise this one is a great low cost work horse. Clarity is acceptable. There aren't many exciting options, but it's cheap, reliable, and compact. I do use the remote access occasionally. It's possible to tweak the options pretty well, even though there aren't many options to begin with. If you want to save a message as new so the phone will continue to pick up after two rings, or your roommate will know to check the machine, you simply have to press "stop" prior to the completion of the last message. The light continues to blink and it behaves as if you'd never touched it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK product, July 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: GE Digital Answering System (29888GE1) (Office Product)

I am ok with the product. The only thing I am not happy with it is that it plays the "old" messages every time after you hear the "new" messages. I only want to hear the "new" messages.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too short recording time., December 28, 2007

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Jessica Jessica "Jiajiabao" (HC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE Digital Answering System (29888GE1) (Office Product)

Though I knew that I purchased a cheap one, the recording time is still too short.