Answering Machine

Hello
I have an older Phone Answering Machine , it uses two small tapes , one
for the answer message and one for the incoming message , I really like the
unit and hate to give it up , problem is this , it will record a message
that has been sent via wired phone , for some reason it hates Cell Phones ,
will drop out after a few seconds of record , I am not sure if the Cell sees
something it doesn't like and stops or if the recorder doesn't like the Cell
Phone , any thoughts would be appreciated .
Phil

 

Can you make more of these


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No kidding. The old tape machines were great. Easy to rewind a couple
seconds to replay a portion of a message you couldn't quite get. Now,
with digital, someone leaves you a 5 minute long message and then blabs
the phone number so fast at the end that you can't understand it, you
have to replay the entire message over, and over, and over........
Hmmmm, reminds me of the VCR/DVD discussion...
JR

 

This is a "voice control" problem. Old answering machines were designed to
stop after about 8 seconds of silence or hum (dial tone). The machine would
have to be modified, or the signal improved. A few machines had this feature
defeatable with a switch.

Mark Z.

 

I had one of these years ago and it would do what you describe
occasionally even from wired phones. I belive it confused the tone of
some woman voices with those indicating call termination. It had a
switch on the back to defeat that but enabling would not stop
recording until tape end which was worse.

 

Try using a cell phone to call your machine and see if your call is
dropped. That will determine if the problem is on the cell end or the
machine end. If cell phone stays connected then its a machine
problem. Then try talking REALLY loud into the cell phone to see if
maybe the machine just doesn't "hear" the incoming message. If that's
the case you could leave an appropriate outgoing message informing the
caller to shout if on a cell phone.

I love those old machines. Mine quit a couple years ago and I miss
it. Perhaps I'll get around to fixing it one day. ;<) Guy

 

That's what the world needs more of, dickheads shouting on their
yuppie-yappers.