Special Answering Machine Needed!

July 13, 2010 11:52 AM

Multiple voice mailboxes on a single land line answering machine?

I am looking for either a single land line phone/answering machine combo or a stand alone answering machine offering multiple voicemail boxes. I don't care whether it's a corded phone/answerer, a cordless unit, or a regular answering machine.

I just want something that will answer with, "To leave a message for imjustsaying, press 1. For Mrs. imjustsaying, press 2. For imjustsaying jr., press 3."

I am not interested in computer or internet-based alternatives, although I'm sure they exist. I've had no luck searching the web for this kind of product, and any help would be appreciated.

posted by imjustsaying to Technology (4 answers total)

Here's one. There seemed to be a lot of options after an amazon search of "answering machine mailboxes", though some aren't made anymore.
posted by brainmouse at 11:58 AM on July 13, 2010

These Two are both available from "additional sellers"
posted by brainmouse at 12:00 PM on July 13, 2010

Here is one from Best Buy with 4 mailboxes; this sort of thing seems to be generally sold to offices/small businesses so there might be more options somewhere that caters to that demographic.
posted by TedW at 1:41 PM on July 13, 2010

If you can find one, the (discontinued) Bogen FR1000 / FR2000 "Friday" does this and more, with support for up to 9 mailboxes, and supports remote access. I had one for years until I dropped my landline.
posted by xedrik at 3:59 PM on July 13, 2010