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Author Topic: Recording Device went Kaputz Rick Hartmann Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Jackson, NJ, USA Registered: May 2008 posted 07-28-2008 12:42 PM                     Hey all, My recording has been down for about a month now. The machine is probably about 20 years older than me so I wasn't that surprised when it stopped working. Does anyone know where I could get myself a new one? What do they go for? Are there any fancy ones out there where you can program the times and it speaks for you? That would be awesome. -Rick  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 07-29-2008 02:24 AM                     There are none that can "speak for you" that I have ever heard of, but there have been some chains dropping their recording devices (and the resulting phone lines that the recording device played on) to enroll Fandango's 1-800 service. There should be plenty of used recording devices of various vintages available out there.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-29-2008 07:49 AM                        Have you considered voicemail service from the telephone company? I don't know how it works on business lines, but it costs about $5/month on a residential line and avoids any maintenance issues with a loop machine. Be sure to check to see if they allow a long outgoing message and also if it can be configured to not accept incoming messages.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-29-2008 08:33 AM                     SMARTs "Movietimes" is one of the things they ARE continuing to distribute! Steve  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-29-2008 11:06 AM                        quote: Scott Norwood Have you considered voicemail service from the telephone company? That's exactly what we did here. After wearing out about 4 or 5 answermachines over the years (including one "digital" one that made my voice sound like it was under water) it is definitely a cost-effective thing for a small theatre.  |  IP: Logged

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