SOUTHWESTERN BELL FA-970 Digital Answering System with 2 Voice Mailboxes

by Southwestern Bell

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009QOZM
• Item model number: FA-970
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #59 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > Answering Devices
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Product Description

Quality by Southwestern Bell. Tapless recording. 9 minutes recording time. Voice time / day stamp. 2 Voice mailboxes. Call screening. remote operation. LED message indicator. Voice activated message record (VOX). Designed to operate on POTS (plain Old Telephone Service) system, if using voice over IP (VOIP) please check that your ISP is compatable.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars David P. Graziano, Claverack NY, December 24, 2007

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David P. Graziano (Claverack, NY) - See all my reviews
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This is a decent product for the price (under $10). The playback quality is good and it also allows you to retrieve your messages via remote access. One minor inconvenience is the fact that the flashing message LED is difficult to read in bright light. Overall I would recommend this product for your land line telephone.

4.0 out of 5 stars Does what it should, October 8, 2011

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J. Maier "ZippoGeek" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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About this seller: JP addressed a minor order discrepancy quickly and politely. Great customer service!!

THE SHORT OF IT: Answering machine does what it's supposed to, with straightforward operation and decent sound quality.

Minor setup annoyances:

1. Setting the clock is a bit tedious. It calls out the minutes audibly until you get to the proper time (you can't scroll backwards); a little irritating when you start at :00 and have to go all the way to :55

2. The cover for the battery backup is held in place by a tiny screw. Who wants to fumble around for a screwdriver? Why not design it with a locking slide type cover?

4.0 out of 5 stars found one that works, March 18, 2011

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sadly, the days of digital answering machines are coming to a close.
but i'm still living in the past. i'd have a rotary phone if i could.
i tried an at&t model, a radio shack model... both didn't work AT ALL.
total crap.
so i didn't have high hopes for this cute green one.
but lo and behold, it actually works.
sound quality, not great, but it actually records messages and my outgoing message is understandable.
hope it keeps working.
but, i have a feeling it's the luck of the draw. all these low-end electronics are build so poorly that you might get one that works and you might not. keep trying. it only took me 3 tries.