Bought this...very easy to set up..thought good deal.It worked one week.The other messages stopped playing and died after the person said, "Hello this is.." Frustrated the callers! So I purchased another one. It at least works, but if someone is not speaking clearly, it may not have good playback quality. Also, you may hear other parties if your phone (landline) is plugged into the unit and you make a call..it isn't your phone..it is the unti. But for the price, and for needing a cheap answering machine, it works.