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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 298 reviews

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91%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers highly value the 1740 Digital Answering Machine for its ease of use and clear sound quality. The machine is also appreciated for its compact size, affordable price, and straightforward setup. Additional features like caller ID and time stamp are also seen as beneficial.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    easy to set up

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works as promised, and does everything I need it to.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good one for everyone

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i have had this model before,and it seems to last a good lengh of time

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Keep it old school

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Can’t mess with a classic. It does it’s job and demos it well

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    The volume does not down

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The volume does not go all the way down. Turn it down, and when it receives a call, the volume automatically turns up. How can a person sleep when the volume goes up?

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good recorder

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good value. Did what I wanted........................,.,,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great answering machine for the money.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it as a gift for my girlfriend and she loved it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent answering machine

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Machine was easy to setup and does all things well

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Disappointed after great expectations

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was disappointed with this answering machine. I had read a few dozen reviews which stated it was a great value but the sound quality from both my recorded outgoing message and the recorded incoming calls was awful, and it's no exaggeration to say I couldn't understand a word of either when I played-back. It was so bad that the outgoing message sounded like I recorded it with my head in an empty 5-gallon bucket. Not what I was looking for at all. The good news is that BB took it back and refunded my money on the spot, no questions asked. As it should be.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    problematic system

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    if you get a call that oscillates at all it blows the prosser

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Price equals quality

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product is easy to use but sound quality is poor.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Answering machine with some annoyances

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    answering machine has some annoyances such as caller phone number being played too fast to recognize and being requested to program with current year but date isn’t provided on message playback

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Answer

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good product will use for awhile.....,,,,,,,,,.....

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not as good as earlier model.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Good: Smaller foot print than older model. The bad: Poor speaker quality making it hard to understand messages. Can't see from a distance if you have messages because blinking light is inset into case. Would have been better if red on/off button also blinked so you could see it from across the room. Had to put felt pads on feet because rubber used marred our soapstone counter. Disappointed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Weak features

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to announce business changes due to Covid-19. No way to just play an announcement. It MUST take a message, assuming there's enough space. It there isn't it just quits answering. The "messages" it recorded were all hangups, but when it reaches a certain number it just quits. You have to play EVERY SINGLE MESSAGE before it can be erased. No "erase all messages" function. Stupid design.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I have not hooked it up yet however

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I will see how it works when I finally hook it up soon

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good machine

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed a new answering machine....this is not quite like the old one I had but it is a good one.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    not happy

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    not happy with product . returned product to store

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Stopped working after one week.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Stopped working after one week. Couldn’t get any of the buttons to work, although on switch was lit up. Tried unplugging it several times to see if I could reboot. Nothing worked. I do not recommend this answering machine!!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Third time charm? Two failures in a year

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Two of these have stopped working. They have been on protected power. Attempts to reset to factory don’t help. Power seems to on but no response to any input. 3 strikes and you’re out.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    CAN NOT USE ANSWERING PHONE

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought answering machine and it is not working.best buy would not help me set it up.i am almost blind.there is static on phone and no one can leave message.i am on fixed income.cannot pay 99.00 for help from best buy,just six miles from store.YOU ARE NOT BEST BUY.CATHERINE BLANKENSHIP

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend