Is there any way to connect a separate answering machine or is there an answering system with the phone? not enough jacks to attach extra machine?
1599302
I bought 2 Uniden D3098 phones with an answering feature also. Each answer phone has a call blocking feature to block 30 seperate numbers plus all private & unknown numbers. Comes with a remote phone. It announces callers. It does need a 120 volt outlet. Works great!
1599303
There is no answering machine but attaching one is simple through the line in port just like the old way of attaching a VCR to a tv.
1599304
to my knowledge there is no answering system included with this phone system. we needed a new wall phone to go with our remodled kitchen and since were senoirs we wanted the big buttons and a system that would continue to work in power outages. we simply love this phone. we shopped everywhere for a white wall phone for our kitchen , found this one and it serves well. the caller id, loud ringers that you can adjust. we have verizon and so if were not available to answer the phone, verizon voice mail picks up the call and we can retrieve our messages at a later time. you can use this for a desk hone but we use it as a wall phone. to my knowledge there is no answering system included with this phone system. we needed a new wall phone to go with our remodled kitchen and since were senoirs we wanted the big buttons and a system that would continue to work in power outages. we simply love this phone. we shopped everywhere for a white wall phone for our kitchen , found this one and it serves well. the caller id, loud ringers that you can adjust. we have verizon and so if were not available to answer the phone, verizon voice mail picks up the call and we can retrieve our messages at a later time. you can use this for a... » Read More to my knowledge there is no answering system included with this phone system. we needed a new wall phone to go with our remodled kitchen and since were senoirs we wanted the big buttons and a system that would continue to work in power outages. we simply love this phone. we shopped everywhere for a white wall phone for our kitchen , found this one and it serves well. the caller id, loud ringers that you can adjust. we have verizon and so if were not available to answer the phone, verizon voice mail picks up the call and we can retrieve our messages at a later time. you can use this for a desk hone but we use it as a wall phone. « Show Less
1599305
You can connect any stand alone answering machine in line with this phone just as in any other land line phone.It does not contain an answering machine within the phone.
1599306
No, the phone doesn't have places for additional connections. I have voice mail through my provider.
1599307
There is no answering machine on this phone.We were seeking a phone without one .The people using it already had a small simple to use answering machine near the entrance of the house ,that they already use with the portable phones.The portable phones have little buttons that are hard to see when they dial. This one they keep at the other end of the house.If you have an answering machine you could add a jack splitter to add one before this .I'm sure Radio Shack, Best Buy, Walmart or Staples carries these and an employee could help you if you need help. If you need an answering machine and a phone I would choose a different phone that includes an answering machine all in one.It would be simpler and about the same price.
1767961
The phone is like any other phone, just an old-time inspired shape. So you can plug an answering machine into the phone socket and the phone into the answering machine (the standard arrangement) and all will work just fine.
507367
do you mind me asking what system you bought that did NOT come with the answering system? i just hooked up to vonage, and i need something with lots(4) of handsets, but no answering machine. Any advice would be great! Thanks so Much!
2098017
Mine would not work with a answering machine, the machine would not pick up and the dialer would not dial out. Here is the phone # of ideal customer service 1-800-361-2236 ex230 maybe they can give you more information
82719
Sorry, but I don't use the answering system it offers, but a voicemail my phone company provides. I can of course check that from any handset. Not sure about the built in answering system and its accessibility from handsets.
1056254
This is a home telephone. We have one in our home. What we have is an answering machine also.
1941507
It is a 4 line phone. Not an answering machine. If your speaking of the intercom on it there is a volume control on top of the phone. There is also a DND (Do Not Disturb) button.
221027
There is an answering maching BUT I don't recommend this phone because the sound in the one we receiced was really bad and we couldn't use it. After trying it out and decided to return it, we found out our 30 days was up. Almost threw it away but gave it to a kid in the family. What a d*** waste of money!
412389
No this phone does not have an answering machine feature, you would have to purchase a separate answering machine.
370429
Nope just a simple push button phone. You can hook an external answering machine to it.
1849076
No. Most phone service comes with voicemail these days, so it's hard to find phones that include answering machines.
1167287
I have an answer machine hooked up to another phone on the same line and it works just fine. My phone service, through my cable company, provides answer service. The phone displays the numbers that call, so it is easy enough to return missed cals.
1800710
The answering machine function is with your phone, not the OBI. You need to have a phone service with the OBI, and whoever your provider is can also offer an answering function, but you can elect to just have your panasonic phone system be your answering function
901324
Yes you can have multiple phones. I used cheap cordless phones from Target. They came in a set of 2. I think the brand was Uniden. I got the kind without the answering system since Ooma has voicemail. Works great!
600557
yes, comes with nice answering machine. Great corded phone with large buttons, good speaker phone, caller id displays in big print, as good as it gets in a corded phone.
2004955
You need a phone jack for the main phone and just an outlet for the 2nd phone. But both are cordless and do come with all the necessary attachments.
1251987
I faced this need and satisfied it by buying a complete new system with the answering part, then I used only the hand sets. I think I found a source for the handsets, and it was cheaper to buy the complete set and use only the new handsets. If you buy additional handsets, I found you had to cancel all the current handsets and then re link the old as well as the new handsets. Worked fine doing that.