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Fax Machine - Need Help

  • 22-03-2005 7:42pm
    #1
    The One
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭


    I need to setup my computer to recieve faxs rather then a fax machine printing them out.

    I already have a fax machine line, i think i have to plug it into the pc modem? or is there a way to recieve the fax via my broadband?

    Either way what software would be best to use? I've tried WinFax but found it very anoying so im looking for something better


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  • #2
    Reyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Reyman


    I'm not sure that you can receive a fax via broadband. The fax has to be sent to a phone number. Your broadband connection does not constitute a number.

    I suspect, though i'm not sure that you'll have to use a dial up connection


  • #3
    darraghrogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭darraghrogan


    The One wrote:
    I need to setup my computer to recieve faxs rather then a fax machine printing them out.

    I already have a fax machine line, i think i have to plug it into the pc modem? or is there a way to recieve the fax via my broadband?

    Either way what software would be best to use? I've tried WinFax but found it very anoying so im looking for something better

    I take you're using windows?

    It has a very proficient FAX setup before you even need to go fluteing about with win fax. Start>Control Panel>Printers>Fax and the wizard should take you through it then.

    Darragh


  • #4
    The One
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭The One


    yea its got win xp but it doesnt have any fax thing on it even though it should, im not sure why its not there :confused:


  • #5
    darraghrogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭darraghrogan


    Can you add/remove programs and add it as a wimdows component. I think that's roughly the terminology - I'm using a mac so i'm working from memory.

    Darragh


  • #6
    Bodan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭Bodan


    I would like to recommend MightyFax , i used it alot a few months back . Nice piece of software


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  • #7
    The One
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭The One


    theres a phone line connected into my wireless broadband modem, so would i be able to recieve fax's through that phone line?

    In windows fax machine, in the setup, it only detects the modem on the computer so i cant find a way of making it detect the phoneline connected to my broadband modem.. is it possible?


  • #8
    rsynnott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭rsynnott


    To use your phoneline, you'll needto use a real modem. Alternatively, there are fax-thru-internet things around, not sure how expensive tho.


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