Answer Machine to replace BT8600

RET2 — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:58:27 GMT

I am shortly moving house and switching from Plusnet to EE. I want to keep a landline. Currently I have a BT8600 answer machine/base station with two wireless connected extension phones. As I have been having technical problems recently - a handset rings, but one can't answer and have to try another handset - I should like to switch to a new system. I looked on the EE website and found "BT Premium Phone Two Handsets" [I need only two handsets in my new place] which looks the sort of kit I need. But what I can't see in the product details are:

1. will it work with digital phone connection?

2. does it definitely have an answer machine/voice mail? [Other products do say 'no answer machine' but I'd like to see something positive.]

3. when I have a message waiting does the phone bleep/flash clearly so I know that I have a message and can press one button to hear the message(s), i.e. I don't have to dial something, e..g. 901 to get my messages?

This information is not on the website. I even rang EE Sales and the person who answered did not know, he just surmised his answers by looking at the same (lack of) information that I look at on the web site. Very frustrating and I've spent over 30 mins getting nowhere.

Re: Answer Machine to replace BT8600

XRaySpeX — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:26:56 GMT

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

Have a look at it on Argos: BT Premium Cordless Telephone & Answering Machine - Twin

It does say on the EE Site "Recording Capacity 60 mins".

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Answer Machine to replace BT8600

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