The switched off answering machine. Why ?

[nugnug]

i asume it must of been switched off or his fathers call would of gone to the answering machine.

[Adam]

Not according to Jeremy's Wit Stat.

His WS does not mention the answering machine.

[guest154]

You can say till you're blue in the face there were advantages to leaving it on but the fact remains that in those days people did not switch their answering machine on when at home.

Just because you didn't switch yours off and because you say that "everyone" else in the 80's didn't, means nothing. And certainly doesn't make it "fact".

You can only speak for yourself and the people you know.

I for one would have dialled 999 after getting the call Bamber claims he got, but he didn't. Now because I would have done that, and I believe MOST others would, does that make it fact? No.

[lookout]

 How many times have I heard that ? 
And because Jeremy didn't ring 999,he becomes the murderer 

[guest154]

Maybe he was living in hope that JM might call him.I don't think anyone in her company went to bed that early.
Nothing sinister in leaving an answerphone on.

EP took the tape away and nobody's heard about it since,so you can rest assured that no reference was made in blaming Jeremy for anything on that score. Why it's under wraps,I don't know.

Yesterday you claimed it was because it held THE conversation between Bamber and his Dad.

[lookout]

Yesterday you claimed it was because it held THE conversation between Bamber and his Dad.

Yes------and ? Why is it withheld if there's nothing on the tape ? You tell me.

[guest154]

Yes------and ? Why is it withheld if there's nothing on the tape ? You tell me.

Witheld?
You clearly don't even know what an answer phone is - they DON'T tape your conversations!!  So WHY would it contain the conversation between Bamber and his Dad.

[lookout]

Witheld?
You clearly don't even know what an answer phone is - they DON'T tape your conversations!!  So WHY would it contain the conversation between Bamber and his Dad.

Answer machines then had tapes,there was no voice-mail. They DID use tapes.

[guest154]

Answer machines then had tapes,there was no voice-mail. They DID use tapes.

I am not saying they didn't, Lookout. 
They didn't record conversations. Why would they? They were there for when you weren't home and for someone to leave a message. NOT to record you having a conversation on the phone with someone!! 

You're making it up as you go along AGAIN!!

[lookout]

I am not saying they didn't, Lookout. 
They didn't record conversations. Why would they? They were there for when you weren't home and for someone to leave a message. NOT to record you having a conversation on the phone with someone!! 

You're making it up as you go along AGAIN!!

I'm NOT making anything up at all !

[nugnug]

jeremys statements say nothing about his fathers call going on to the answering machine he never tried to use the answer machine in his defence so from that im assuming it must of been switced off.

[SaraT]

Just because you didn't switch yours off and because you say that "everyone" else in the 80's didn't, means nothing. And certainly doesn't make it "fact".

You can only speak for yourself and the people you know.

I for one would have dialled 999 after getting the call Bamber claims he got, but he didn't. Now because I would have done that, and I believe MOST others would, does that make it fact? No.

That's completely different. The 999 thing is an opinion the answering machine was not switched on when you were in the house at that time. Some people may have kept it on, but the vast majority did not.

[maggie]

Have you got a source ?

It is pointless to switch it off and on. There is no point.

If you are at home, you can leave it on and just pick up the phone when it rings. Or if you are in the shower, with friends, under the sun bed, asleep, in the garden, hoovering etc you can either choose not to answer it,  or may not hear it.

But appreciate Jeremy's answering machine had to have been switched off. Otherwise there was no call.

You are wrong Adam, most people did turn off their answer machines when they were home back in the 70s.  It was a real nuisance if you forgot because unless you were next to the phone it would go onto answer before you got to it and more often than not you missed the call.  Some would put the answer phone on at night, maybe but again many people would have it off at night. 

[maggie]

Answer machines then had tapes,there was no voice-mail. They DID use tapes.

Yes, all answer phone messages were recorded on tapes but it didn't tape a conversation, just a message.

[maggie]

I am not saying they didn't, Lookout. 
They didn't record conversations. Why would they? They were there for when you weren't home and for someone to leave a message. NOT to record you having a conversation on the phone with someone!! 

You're making it up as you go along AGAIN!!

I don't believe lookout is making anything up, think that is a bit harsh mat. 
As far as I know there weren't answer phones which recorded conversations but lookout may know differently.