Comments on: The Answering Machine Culture

By: gita

gita — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:08:19 +0000

hi. i know this comment is a bit late, but i would just like to ask how your vtech fone is now, after 3 months. im thinking of getting one for the house too. is it worth the price?
i am so frustrated with the dual handset panasonic unit my bayaw bought for me in the states. it does work but the caller ID doesnt.
is the vtech any better?

By: J. Angelo Racoma

J. Angelo Racoma — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:18:01 +0000

Rustan’s Gateway, I recall. This model is a bit outdated, though.

By: noemi

noemi — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:16:24 +0000

where did you buy? I want one too.

By: Corsarius

Corsarius — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:25:07 +0000

I probably won’t get an answering machine for myself because I’m uncomfortable hearing my own voice. LOL.

By: benj

benj — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:33:53 +0000

Come to think of it, I only know one person who uses an answering – and she’s someone from highschool. We’ve never thought of getting one – someone’s always home at any given time anyway.

By: vince

vince — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:47:10 +0000

I still remember your weird “foreigner” accent with the mix of Japanese, Filipino, Iraqi (?) and some gibberish accent on the answering machine – which really freaked out my friends. hahaha. Also the one with your favorite Gundam W song at the background. And if I’m not mistaken there was also another one with Voltes V BGM.

By: J. Angelo Racoma

J. Angelo Racoma — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:25:30 +0000

@Jhay, I never get to change the recording much. That’s because I’m seldom satisfied with the way my voice sounds or with the message I leave.

@Mom, ah. So that was you. Anyway, if you’re calling right now, I’m not home. I’m enjoying some quiet time at a wifi place here in the city. Summer is coming and my home office needs air conditioning.

By: sexy mom

sexy mom — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:50:07 +0000

hey, Jangelo, nanay mo itong tumatawag…please answer the phone…please…please. why bother buying a phone if you do not answer just the same? why bother paying P300, just keep the dsl, don’t bother with the phone. anyway, it’s either you always misplace the handset in the mountain of kid stuff or the laundry, or plainly snob the call…and yes, you have the CID, so you know it’s me your nanay calling. alam din ito ng dad mo…

By: jhay

jhay — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:59:40 +0000

We only had an answering machine back when I was in highschool. It came pretty useful as our activities increased. My classmates and teachers whom I work with in my extra-curricular activities would leave messages if I’m still not home by the time I’m supposed to be and the same goes on for my siblings.

Of course my father enjoyed it because of work. The most enjoyable part of it was changing the recording every week or so.