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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / September 2007dial-up modem for faxing
Hello! These days new computers do not come with a dial-up modem as these modems are becoming obsolete soon. Such being the case, how can I fax a document from my pc?? Are there any software to replace the dial-up modem? Thanks. zhj23 >Hello! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >zhj23 Nope Unless you use a web based service, you need an external modem. The usb modems are pretty slick. Sorry! What is a USB Modem? Are they the same as the DSL modem used to connect broad band internet? > >Hello! > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > The usb modems are pretty slick. As far as I am concerned they are the best: http://www.usr.com/products/analog/p-56k-menu.asp If you have a PCI slot use this: http://www.usr.com/products/home/home-product.asp?sku=USR5610c The USR5610 is the only internal PCI modem that I can recommend. If you cannot use this modem explore their external solutions. John > Sorry! > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >>The usb modems are pretty slick. USB modems are dialup modems (56k). They plug into a USB port on your computer, as opposed to older modems that plugged into a serial port. > Sorry! > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> The usb modems are pretty slick. > Hello! > > These days new computers do not come with a dial-up modem as these modems > are becoming obsolete soon. Such being the case, how can I fax a document > from my pc?? They aren't obsolete yet, and are still available, and inexpensive. Even if your computer didn't come with one, you can buy an internal fax modem for $10 US or a little more. They are very easy to install. > Are there any software to replace the dial-up modem? No, you can't replace a modem with software. Your only choices are to buy one, as I suggested above (or even an external USB modem, although they typically cost more), use a web-based fax service, or buy a stand-alone fax machine. Personally, I prefer the last choice. I use an inexpensive stand-alone fax machine, which I bought on sale for $20.  SignatureKen Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> Hello! >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Personally, I prefer the last choice. I use an inexpensive stand-alone > fax machine, which I bought on sale for $20. My PC came with an Agere Systems PCI-SV92PP Soft Modem, which is supposed to be a FAX/modem. I've never felt the need for fax capabilities, until this past week......so I never bothered to learn about the proceedure. I've been to the Help files & can read how to set it up.....I think. The problem is that I have moved to cable & have dropped the slow ISP service. We have just 1 phone line. My question is this......if I set the FAX up to print thru 1 of my printers, will it work on Just the phone line....without ISP service? Are there any forseeable problems that I should be aware of? Carol2 > >> Hello! > >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > will it work on Just the phone line....without ISP service? Are there any > forseeable problems that I should be aware of? If you have a fax modem, and it's connected to the phone line, yes, you should be able to make it work for both sending and receiving faxes. Whether or not you have ISP service is completely irrelevant, since it isn't used for fax. SignatureKen Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> >> Hello! >> >> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > faxes. Whether or not you have ISP service is completely irrelevant, > since it isn't used for fax. Thanks for the reply, Ken. I'll give it a go. 8^) Please forgive my slow return to the group....it's been a wild week. Carol2 FAXing has nothing to do with the Internet; it's more like phone service. You need dial tone like a phone. Rather than using the FAX capabilities built into Windows I suggest you get and use Mighty FAX, a very good FAXing tool. http://www.rkssoftware.com/mightyfax/overview.html In order to have the FAXing capability and your phone service available at the same time, that is both connected you will need an auto switch to identify what kind of call is coming in, FAX or voice. The auto switch that has been giving me excellent service for over 15 years is the brand CommShare. They are known as Commswitch located at http://www.commandcommunications.com/index.php If you need a FAX number to call for testing feel free to transmit to 360 573-2054, my FAX number. Of course it'll probably be a toll call for you. Good luck, SignatureDon Vancouver, USA >>> Hello! >>> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Carol2 > FAXing has nothing to do with the Internet; it's more like phone service. > You need dial tone like a phone. [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] >> >> Carol2 Sorry for being absent so long, & thanks for the info. I'll be looking into these things, Don. I know a number of people, locally, who have fax capabilities. I appreciate your kind offer, tho. 8^) Carol2 |
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