Hi walt,
I hit the deleet key before I got a chance to respond to your previous 
message so that is why the subject line doesn't agree with my message.  but 
the phone I have by panasonic  answering machine is easy to use.  it has 
only a few buttons and it all so has speach.  the phone all so lets you know 
when the battery needs charging if you have left it off the charger like I 
some times do.
Bill Deatherage