Why clutter your answering machine with features you'll rarely use anyway? The Callkeeper from Conairphone offers digital (tapeless) reliability and convenience in an easy-to-use package with a low price.
You control the Callkeeper through five front-mounted buttons, one side-mounded volume control, and one back-mounted switch (ring select). One all-purpose green flashing light serves as the only indicator. A slowly flashing indicator means no outgoing message has been recorded. Flashing rapidly means the battery is low. Flashing a number of times and repeating means a number of new messages has been received. On but not flashing means the unit is on and has received no new messages.
To set up the Callkeeper, we inserted a 9-volt battery (not included), plugged in the AC adapter, and connected the telephone line cord. To record the announcement (greeting), we pressed and held the Announcement button; to verify the recording, we pressed Announcement again. To play back new messages, we pressed Play Messages. Setting up and operating the unit were easy.
After hearing messages, you can either save messages by pressing Save or erase messages by doing nothing. The constraints on messages are that the outgoing announcement can be no longer than 30 seconds, and no single incoming message can be longer than 45 seconds. The later constraint is quite significant, as we've never previously reviewed any answering machine with a maximum message length that was so brief.
You'll need the quick reference card for remote operation, as the process of retrieving, saving, erasing, and deleting message is not entirely intuitive. Also, the three-digit security code is factory-preset and posted on the bottom of the Callkeeper.
With its straightforward operation and low price, the Callkeeper makes a great answering machine for those seeking ease of use over abundant features.
Pros
- Simple operation
- Low price
- No memo function
- No time/day stamp
- Only 45 seconds recording time per message
Product Description:
Conairphone built its business with standard corded telephones, which are still its foundation. However, Conairphone continues to strengthen its leadership role in the consumer electronics industry by introducing dynamic telephone designs. This reinforces Conairphone's commitment to design, fashion and value.Conairphone TAD-1212 is a digital answering system. It features fully digital incoming and outgoing message, remote operation, call screening, voice-activated circuitry, power failure protection, flashing message counter, and more.
Conair TAD1212 Callkeeper Digital Answering System - White
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Conair TAD1212 Callkeeper Digital Answering System - White
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Conairphone built its business with standard corded telephones, which are still its foundation. However, Conairphone continues to strengthen its leadership role in the consumer electronics industry by introducing dynamic telephone designs. This reinforces Conairphone's commitment to design, fashion and value.Conairphone TAD-1212 is a digital answering system. It features fully digital incoming and outgoing message, remote operation, call screening, voice-activated circuitry, power failure protection, flashing message counter, and more.Amazon.com Review
Why clutter your answering machine with features you'll rarely use anyway? The Callkeeper from Conairphone offers digital (tapeless) reliability and convenience in an easy-to-use package with a low price.You control the Callkeeper through five front-mounted buttons, one side-mounded volume control, and one back-mounted switch (ring select). One all-purpose green flashing light serves as the only indicator. A slowly flashing indicator means no outgoing message has been recorded. Flashing rapidly means the battery is low. Flashing a number of times and repeating means a number of new messages has been received. On but not flashing means the unit is on and has received no new messages.
To set up the Callkeeper, we inserted a 9-volt battery (not included), plugged in the AC adapter, and connected the telephone line cord. To record the announcement (greeting), we pressed and held the Announcement button; to verify the recording, we pressed Announcement again. To play back new messages, we pressed Play Messages. Setting up and operating the unit were easy.
After hearing messages, you can either save messages by pressing Save or erase messages by doing nothing. The constraints on messages are that the outgoing announcement can be no longer than 30 seconds, and no single incoming message can be longer than 45 seconds. The later constraint is quite significant, as we've never previously reviewed any answering machine with a maximum message length that was so brief.
You'll need the quick reference card for remote operation, as the process of retrieving, saving, erasing, and deleting message is not entirely intuitive. Also, the three-digit security code is factory-preset and posted on the bottom of the Callkeeper.
With its straightforward operation and low price, the Callkeeper makes a great answering machine for those seeking ease of use over abundant features.
Pros
- Simple operation
- Low price
- No memo function
- No time/day stamp
- Only 45 seconds recording time per message
Customer Reviews:
You Get What You Pay For..........2006-02-16
Mine's Been Working Forever.......2006-01-03
Doesn't drop line properly after caller hangs up.......2004-07-12
line properly after the caller hangs up. So the phone line is still
live, which, after a few seconds, leads to that annoying "If you'd
like to make a call, please hang up ..." message. No problem, I
manually unplug the phone line. But the answering machine still
thinks it's recording a message, so it's wedged. No way to switch it
off, play back the message recorded so far, nothing to do but to
power-cycle it (both the A/C adaptor and the battery). This, of
course, means the loss of all messages, including the last message,
which you never even got to hear. This is really bad.
Other problems are relatively minor: no date/time stamp; low 45s
limit on each message; and no selective erasure of messages (must
erase all or save all). The sound quality was okay, and there is a
way to skip through the messages, contrary to what another review
claimed.
The final problem is actually quite funny: the machine apparently
plays a local radio station continuously at low volume. I confirmed
that it is the source, as the playback stops when I power off the
machine. I found it quite entertaining, but it drove my
wife nuts.
Total POS.......2003-10-06
Echo Disposable Machine.......2002-12-16
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