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Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Telephone Answering Machines
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Date: Sun, 17-Jun-84 18:12:38 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 17 18:12:38 1984
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I am seriously considering the purchase of a telephone answering machine.  I
have looked around and I have read the Consumer Reports article on answering
machines, and I have pretty much decided on the new Radio  Shack  top-of-the
line model.  I forget the exact model number, but I know that it is the  re-
placement for the TAD-150, and that it sells for $299.95.  

I used to work for Radio Shack, and if memory serves me correctly, I seem to
remember that Radio Shack had quite a few problems with the TAD-150. I asked
the salesman about this, and he said it was true, but that  the  replacement
for the TAD-150 is a "new and improved" version of the TAD-150 that corrects
all the problems Radio Shack had with the TAD-150.   My  question  is,  does
anyone own this answering machine, and if so, how reliable has it been?   In
my searching for an answering machine, I find myself a bit dismayed  at  the
fairly low quality of the majority of answering machines. It seems that they
are designed to be thrown away instead  of  repaired  when  something   goes
wrong.  As a matter of fact, many consumer electronics products seems to  be
that way now.  I would hate to spend $300 on an answering  machine  only  to
have to throw it away after the 1-year warranty runs out.  

Any information on this new Radio Shack answering  machine,  or  any   sugg-
estions for a different brand (with similar features) would be  appreciated.

                               Dennis

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