1717 Digital Answering Machine

Pros: Reliability, Durability,
Cons: Sound isn't that great but will do the job

I purchase this answering machine in the early part of 2001 and now it is October 2004 and I'm still satisfied with it. For one thing it is still working just like it was before. Yes when the power goes out the clock is a pain to adjust and I need the ...

Pros: easy to use, cheap, good sound quality
Cons: short record time

I love this answering machine. It has the best sound quality of any digital answering machine that I've ever tried, and I've tried quite a few. For the price, it's WONDERFUL!

It is extremely easy to use. I don't really know how they could...

Pros: Numeric LED message counter display; Time/day stamp; OG announcement monitor switchable-on/off.
Cons: Nine minutes of memory, otherwise not many

The latest AT&T model #1719 has re-instated the LED message counter feature which was removed from the 1718. The AT&T model #1719 should be very good. ------------------------------ -------- The AT&T #1717 has good features, including a ...

Pros: EZ setup, Nice Generic greeting really throws unwanted callers off
Cons: Phone solicitors will stillleave a message!

If you are away from home a lot like I am or if you just don't like talking to just anybody on the phone without knowing who it is (without paying for caller ID), then this is the answering machine for you!

I needed a durable cheap...

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Doesn't turn off when I pick up the phone

I like this machine. Its easy to use. Its reliable. Its inexpensive. The sound quality is good.

But I'm getting rid of it. Once it starts to answer a call, if I pick up the phone, it doesn't turn off. I've had this problem with other machines....

Pros: Sounds okay.
Cons: Poor design makes it frustrating to operate.

We've reached the point where we don't even check it for messages any more. It's just not worth the effort.

Why? An example:

I come home to see the number 1 blink and the number 7 blink. Okay, 17 messages. Are there any NEW...

Pros: At last, a real quality answering machine!
Cons: The time and date settings are hard to figure out

The AT&T 1717 is an answering machine that is an absolute joy to use. I was visiting one of my friends at her apartment when one of her girlfriends called and left a message (we were screening calls due to a scary stalking incident at college). The...

Pros: Small & tapeless. Has a time & date stamp. Very easy to use
Cons: None

This machine was on my Christmas list last year. It was one of the best presents that I received. This is a great little machine. No fuss, easy to use, but still has all the features like time & date stamping & tapeless recording. The sound is really...

Pros: Cheap, Digital Tape, Keeps the date
Cons: Don't drop it!

Its funny. I'm sitting here wading through the many opinions to determine which machine to get to replace my dead 1717. And the more I read, the more I realize I had a great little machine. Just don't drop it!!

The 1717 is a small answering...

Pros: Extremely Easy to Use. No Tape!
Cons: Have to call people back that you may not want to!

I bought my AT&T Model 1717 Digital Answering Machine off Ebay about 1 year ago. I was tired of fighting with my previous AT&T answering machine that used those darn little tapes. We had a similar model machine (Lucent Technologies) at my place of...

Pros: small, easy to use, great volume control, no tapes
Cons: sometimes muffled sound, time and date setting difficult

I bought this machine at Wal-Mart for $12. I figured that even if it didn't work, I would only be out $12 so it was worth a try.

So far- we have had it for about 8 mos- it has worked just fine with few exceptions.

The main thing...

Pros: Small, Simple, clear, good amount of space.
Cons: needs more buttons, thats all I know of

I personally bought this because it was cheap and I didn't need anything fancy. My wife suggested to just get the phone company voice mail service. But I want to be able to look at a machine and see if I have a message or two, not pick up the phone to...

Pros: lots of options, no tapes to buy, clear messages
Cons: 12 minutes or so of tape time

We bought this machine for the times that nobody is home, or when you just don't feel like picking up the call, but don't want to miss whos calling.

The thing that caught our eye about this is that you don't any tapes to buy. So once you buy...

Pros: small footprint, well-designed, efficient and reliable
Cons: not a lot of added features, but c'mon, it's a bargain anyway!

Well, I had no idea I'd be writing an epinion on this product tonight. I'd never thought of reviewing it before, and just randomly came across it while trying to decide to add someone to my WOT.

They were right in all they said, but I noticed...

Pros: Friendly set-up and use, small size, inexpensive, many features
Cons: Occasionally robotic sounding messages

I bought the AT&T 1717 Tapeless Digital Answering System after our four-year-old model 1715, which was slightly larger had had more memory, fried its chips this week. I was surprised how inexpensive (under $30) this one was, and I knew I wanted to stick...