In one of the newest wrinkles in telephone technology, computers are helping companies answer the phone when employees are busy. These voice message systems do more than answering machines do. The ...

Telephone answering machines were almost a fad. They were hindered for years by not being allowed to connect to the phone lines. Then a mix of cell phones and the phone company offering voicemail made ...

There should be a special place in heaven for people who do not have telephone answering devices, one of the most annoying mechanisms to be brought forth out of modern technology. Americans will buy ...

In this day and age, you could be forgiven for not knowing that landline phones are even still being made. They are, though, and their designers are attempting to keep them just as high-tech-looking ...

I dunno what happened, but I've been positively inundated with automated telemarketing calls over the last couple of months. <BR><BR>I was going to order a Telebouncer from amazon, essentially a ...

Small retail- or service-based businesses often spend time–or money–fielding mundane phone calls. Where is the store? How do I get there? When does it close? Are there any current promotions? If this ...

Phones are such a large part of our lives that we may not think of them as having any role, one way or another, in our efforts to make ourselves safer from crime. Your telephone is a major conduit of ...