Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Fax modems

[rockhopper]

Now when i was on good old dial up i could also use my modem to send faxes. Am i right in thinking that now i'm on broadband i can no longer send faxes?

Sorry, i'm not at home at the moment so i cant try it out. Its just that i have re inherited my old PC which had a modem with it so if i can use it for something i might keep it.

[JPM]

You know I have asked myself the same question, I wanted to send several faxes and now with BB and no dial up I'm stumped, I'm guessing there must be a fax to BB piece of software out there...

[antonye]

No reason why you can't - as long as you have a modem and phone line you can send and receive faxes.

You will need to install the fax software, or use the built-in Microsoft fax manager software. You may need to install MS Fax Manager if it's not already. If you goto the Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs and finally Windows Setup, it's in there.

[antonye]

Boys - nothing has changed. You don't need a dial up account to send /receive faxes!

You're just not using your modem for internet connection anymore, but keeping it for faxing.

[rockhopper]

I understand about the account thing. I was wondering if i can use the broadband modem to send faxes or do i have to keep using the old steam 56k modem?

[Edited on 3-3-2005 by rockhopper]

[Rob B]

No, the broadband modem is going direct to the internet in WWWland via a seperate route. Your modem should still be seperatly connected to your telephone line (the old double socket thingumyjig) and when you send a fax, it's connetcting to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)

Rgds, Rob

[JPM]

Ahhhh... but for me, I never needed to fax until I went BB, so never had a fax/modem.

So I would either need to buy an old fax/modem PCI card or get some rinky dink s/w that can do it via BB/on-line service

[TP]

I've been waiting for the ideal opportunity to use this because I nearly wet myself when I found it.

[JPM]

That's about the funniest thing, and the only sensible thing I think I've ever heard you say!

[TP]

Originally posted by jpmercer
That's about the funniest thing, and the only sensible thing I think I've ever heard you say!