Product Description
Sony's TAM-100 digital answering machine does a whole lot more than just take up to 15 minutes of messages. It never takes a lunch break or reads magazines at the front desk. But it does let you set up three separate message boxes, so your co-workers or family can have direct access to their own voice messages. It's all digital - on both the incoming and outgoing sides - for ultimate reliability. With flash memory so it never forgets messages, even if the power goes out. The TAM-100 also lets you screen calls, speed up or slow down message playback and selectively delete messages so you don't have to listen to all of them every time you play back. It also includes a remote control card.
Amazon.com Review
If you're looking for an inexpensive replacement to your old answering machine, the Sony TAM-100 may your ideal choice. The TAM-100 stores messages digitally, meaning there are no tapes to erase or replace. It is sturdy, lightweight, and incredibly intuitive to set up and use. It features 15 minutes of recording capacity and three separate mailboxes to organize messages for you, your family, or your business.
The quick-start guide included made setting up and using the TAM-100 simple. We were able to hook up the unit, set the time and date, record an outgoing message, set a remote access code, and record a memo in less than 3 minutes.
There are two ways to leave messages on the TAM-100. Callers who wait until the end of the outgoing message will automatically be directed to mailbox 1. Friends, family, and business associates can press 1, 2, or 3 while the greeting message plays; this action selects a specific mailbox. The mailbox feature is terrific if you're tired of listening to other people's messages on your machine. Assign a mailbox to your kids, and you'll be plagued with only your own messages. Better yet, you can leave voice memos for your children in their answering machine mailboxes--instead of notes that could get lost.
Erasing your old messages couldn't be easier. To delete a message after you've listened to it, just press the Erase button. To get rid of all the old messages in a mailbox, press Erase and the appropriate mailbox button. The machine is foolproof and won't allow you to delete new messages accidentally. If you do try to delete them, the TAM-100 beeps five times and gently reminds you to play back all new messages.
You can also listen to your messages remotely by programming a convenient 2-digit access code. Simply call your machine, enter the security code, then 1, 2, or 3 for your mailbox. With the appropriate codes, you can even replay, skip, and delete messages when you're away from home--leaving more memory space for new callers.
The sound quality of the TAM-100 was not among the best we've heard. For some messages it was necessary to turn up the volume in order to make out the words. However, the machine makes volume control painless, and you can replay messages at your own speed by pressing the Quick or Slow button. --Megan Dugan
Amazon.com Product Description
Voice prompts guide you through setup and operation of the unit; three separate message boxes for coworkers or co-inhabitants; audible message counter beeps if you have messages (selectable on/off); permanent flash memory protects message data in the event of a power outage, without requiring battery backup.
Customer Reviews:
Works great for me!.......2007-07-19
I only used one mailbox, but the outgoing and incoming messages sound great to me. It's reliable and works well. Simple and easy to use. And it was a great price and is very compact. An excellent product!
this is great i love mine.......2007-05-11
i got it for the price but it's the best machine i've ever had
easy to use very basic and the pre-recorded message is clear
and better than any thing i could have recorded.
had it for 8 years + never a problem.
Sony TAM100 - Good value for basic answering machine........2004-07-07
I've had this machine for over 3 years. The playback quality is fine contrary to some of the reviews I have seen here.
The main buttons are large and easy to press. The unit is small and sleek and looks nice.
For $29, it's a good answering machine.
Decent Machine.......2003-09-20
I got an early digital answering machine from AT&T (when they really were built by AT&T) when they first came out. I think the Sony is the fifth one I have owned. Every machine I have bought since has gotten junkier. The last one my wife bought was a Conair (that's the one the store carried). That lasted less than a year.
So I did an search for Sony and bought this. The Sony quality is better than the last two I have owned. It was easy to program and the voice quality isn't any worse than the previous ones that I have had.
Digital answering machines are just junky now. This one seems OK.
Poorly designed, poorly implemented.......2003-05-31
... The sound is horrible and the thing talks way too much, and much too slowly. It must take 3 seconds to tell me that my message has been deleted - EVERY time I delete a message.
The thing that REALLY irks me is that once you listen to a message, the counter decrements so that no one else knows that the message is on the machine. I have to write down messages for my wife to check the machine and vice-versa.
There have to be better/cheaper machines on the market.
Customer Reviews:
Cheap and good.......2004-09-27
Sony's answering machine is a good cheap one. Using mailboxes is annoying since people wont press *(number), but it does its job, and that's what's important.
A Fine Little Machine.......2003-08-20
John H. Meyers' review pretty much says it all, so I won't go on and on here. I did want to correct another reviewer, however. The beep feature mentioned CAN be turned off completely following simple instructions in the manual. Perhaps the reviewer had a defective item, but I had no trouble at all turning off that beep (and I do agree it is pretty darn annoying if you leave it on!) This is a fine little answering machine at a good price.
Message Beeping -- Annoying for Me.......2003-08-01
After receiving a message this machine beeps to let you know you have one that hasn't been listened to. However, there is no way to turn this feature off--even lowering the volume. You still hear the beep beep beep every 5-7 seconds. It's annoying if you're working or resting or sleeping and want to get the messages later -- and don't want to be "woken up" by the message beep for the message you just got.
Surely worth [the money] but has some problems.......2003-07-15
PLUSes:
Records and plays back with good sound quality for the price.
Has fast/slow/repeat/skip play modes (but no pause).
Has 3 "mailboxes" if you need to take messages
for different people, personal vs. business, etc.;
the caller can specify which "mailbox" (s)he wants
by pressing "*" then "2" or "3" for mailbox 2 or 3
(otherwise by default it goes to mailbox 1),
which you have to explain in your one greeting message,
if you are going to use that feature.
Can take "voice memos" using local microphone.
Pretty simple to use.
Resists "hacking" of only a 2-digit remote access code
by hanging up on caller after three wrong attempts.
MINUSES:
Long and slow voice menu confirmations slow down operations
and can't be skipped; a minor issue if you get few
messages, but more problematic if you get many messages,
especially when you are dialing in from elsewhere
to retrieve messages. The "remote operation codes"
are also all at least two keys (e.g. "#" then "4"
to repeat a message). When you hang up after checking
messages remotely, the unit doesn't seem to recognize
that you've hung up; it goes on playing its very long
voice menu instructions for another minute, and thus
neither you nor anyone else can quickly call back.
It tends to record excessive "busy tones" after
a caller has hung up (see important next point below).
The worst problem is that when I call remotely
to listen to messages, it seems that the TAM-100
"listens" to its own playing of those recorded extra
"busy tones," concludes that *I* have hung up,
and then hangs up on me! -- and what's worse,
in this situation, many times it has also erased
my *greeting*message* when it's done this!
(certainly an engineering flaw there, I would say)
Sometimes it has also responded to other
digit tones recorded in the messages,
as if I had pressed them myself;
of course, these problems won't bother you
if you primarily check your messages at home,
rather than remotely by phone, but for those who
primarily phone their machine to get messages,
this tendency (especially when it hangs up on *you*
from hearing other *recorded* hangups, and then also
may delete your greeting message) could be annoying.
SUMMARY:
Now quite cheap
Good for casual, home use.
Has flaws if you dial in from elsewhere to get messages.
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