Does the job!

I've had this machine for several years without the first problem. I came back to Epinions because I'm buying another for my mother.

I'm own a real estate brokerage and receive 5 - 10 messages per day. This machine allows me to delete messages after hearing or save. I have had as many as 20 saved messages stored at one time without problem, thanks to the 40 minute recording time. I also have frequent power outages but with the battery backup, I've never lost an incoming message or my outgoing message. The machine is routed through my fax machine and causes no problems.

I give the rating 4 stars because it is a cheap, plastic machine and the sound isn't music quality; however, in relation to the price, I consider the machine excellent.

Overall, it does the job well which is why I'm ordering another.