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fax over adsl line?
donut - 15/6/05 at 03:36 PM

Is it possible to fax over adsl or do i need to plug the modem in?

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tks - 15/6/05 at 03:42 PM

there are two ways of installing an adsl package one

using inline filters.. for every device..

2 splitting from the beginnen of the house entrance and there you put one filter..

with one input (line) and 2 outputs adsl and phones/faxes..

adsl is buil whit the line sharing filosofy sow you should do what ever you want..

TKs


nick205 - 15/6/05 at 03:50 PM

send an email?


splitrivet - 15/6/05 at 04:17 PM

You need to plug the modem line in but make sure its through a filter.
Cheers,
Bob


need4speed - 15/6/05 at 04:48 PM

You should be able to plug the fax in, so long as you use a filter. Not all faxes are compatible with ADSL.


Tim 45 - 15/6/05 at 05:29 PM

I looked into this a while ago. So that someone can make money, you must be connected to a modem, through a phone line (with a filter). You can use microsoft outlook i think to send the fax.

Or you can use an internet based company, but they charge more than the price via the modem.

Hope this helps

PS is this is asking about using the pc to send a fax over adsl, or using a fax machine with an adsl line?

[Edited on 15/6/05 by Tim 45]


donut - 15/6/05 at 06:14 PM

Sorry yes it about sending a fax from my PC, not a seperate machine...........should have said earlier


britishtrident - 15/6/05 at 06:28 PM

Use a old fashioned pots fax-modem through a filter, fax software installs so it looks to windows like a printer, which is fine as long as anybody who uses it is savvy enough with windows to select which to print to.

Sending faxes works fine recieving really requires better software than windows built in.

The other big disadvantage is it opens your computer up to dialer trojans.