Faxing from my PC and DSL?

Hello,

From my previous PC (Windows 98) I used a little program called MightyFAX to send faxes from my PC. It saves on trees, and I am disabled so it is much easier.

DSL finally became available in our area, so we rushed to it.

Now it seems that there are problems in continuing to FAX from my PC (now Windows XP Pro.). It appears that the problem is the DSL? Can someone explain this to me, since next to my PC is the Fax Machine connected to the same DSL line. The Fax Machine works fine.

Is there something I can do to still fax from my PC over my great DSL line?

Thank You.

Jeff Turner

Gates Mills, Ohio, USA

Hello,

From my previous PC (Windows 98) I used a little program called MightyFAX to
send faxes from my PC. It saves on trees, and I am disabled so it is much
easier.

DSL finally became available in our area, so we rushed to it.

Now it seems that there are problems in continuing to FAX from my PC (now
Windows XP Pro.). It appears that the problem is the DSL? Can someone
explain this to me, since next to my PC is the Fax Machine connected to the
same DSL line. The Fax Machine works fine.

Is there something I can do to still fax from my PC over my great DSL line?

Thank You.

Jeff Turner

Gates Mills, Ohio, USA

>
>
Hi Jeff,
Welcome to broadband.
Even though you are now on DSL, in order to send or receive fax, you need
to use the old analogue modem that you used for dialup. It may well be built
into the computer. Is the cord from the old modem still connected to the
phone
line? It shouldn't be connected to the same point as the DSL, rather it
should go where you plug in a telephone. The difference is the phone
jacks are wired through a filter to stop the phones affecting the DSL.

I like Mighty Fax, it's much better than Microsoft Fax bundled with XP.

I think you guys do it with a central filter where the line enters the
buildng
(This is primarily a UK group)

Just a couple of other things:
It's a very good idea to keep your anti-virus up to date, there are viruses
around
that hijack the dialup modem and make premium-rate calls on your phone-line.

And second, could I ask you to turn off HTML, it's not needed on Usenet
Outlook Express v6 - tools - options - send tab - news sending format =
plain text

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

"JEFF TURNER" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Hello,

From my previous PC (Windows 98) I used a little program called MightyFAX to
send faxes from my PC. It saves on trees, and I am disabled so it is much
easier.

DSL finally became available in our area, so we rushed to it.

Now it seems that there are problems in continuing to FAX from my PC (now
Windows XP Pro.). It appears that the problem is the DSL? Can someone
explain this to me, since next to my PC is the Fax Machine connected to the
same DSL line. The Fax Machine works fine.

Is there something I can do to still fax from my PC over my great DSL line?

Thank You.

Jeff Turner

Gates Mills, Ohio, USA

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And this is a reply:

Your old PC would have had a modem, either installed in it or connected to
it. This would have been used to send faxes. It might also have been used
to connect to the internet.

In order to send faxes from your new PC that also will need a modem. You
might be able to use your existing modem, but this will depend on a lot of
facts we don't know. It might be better to get a new modem installed or
connected by somebody who knows what they are doing.

How does this new PC connect to the internet? Does it use an ethernet
connection to a router? Or does it use a some sort of modem? Whatever, the
DSL connection has nothing to do with the use of fax (as you can see,
because the stan-alone fax machine works correctly). You can send faxes and
use the internet simultaneously.

Having said all that, fax is very old-fashioned. It would be much better to
use email ...

--
Graham J

To fax you need a normal phone modem plugged in to the phone line. The program and documents and a search on the Internet will reveal this.
"JEFF TURNER" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9vKal.280976$Mh5.236709@bgtnsc04-

Ato,

Thank you for your comments.

Jeff Turner

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"Ato_Zee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>> Can someone explain this to me, since next to my PC is the Fax Machine
>> connected to the same DSL line. The Fax Machine works fine.
>
> Fax machines use the dialed public telephone service, if your
> phone works, then your fax should, unless you have a
> terrible phone line, in which case ADSL probably wouldn't work.
> Your DSL connection is a totally different technology which
> uses binary signals, not analog signals like the phone, so
> fax programs don't work over the DSL connection.
> You could put an analog modem on your PC, or a
> dialup modem card, connected to a splitter on the phone
> (not DSL connection) and use a fax program to send
> via the modem, OR, use a web to fax service, some
> are just outgoing, others paid for, bi directional.
> Fax outgoing, fax to email incoming.
> As you have an incoming fax number and machine
> fax outgoing from web is probably all you need.
> Downside return call via caller id may not work
> unless the fax originates from you home fax machined.

Graham,

Thank You.

Jeff Turner

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"Graham." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> From my previous PC (Windows 98) I used a little program called MightyFAX
> to send faxes from my PC. It saves on trees, and I am disabled so it is
> much easier.
>
> DSL finally became available in our area, so we rushed to it.
>
> Now it seems that there are problems in continuing to FAX from my PC (now
> Windows XP Pro.). It appears that the problem is the DSL? Can someone
> explain this to me, since next to my PC is the Fax Machine connected to
> the same DSL line. The Fax Machine works fine.
>
> Is there something I can do to still fax from my PC over my great DSL
> line?
>
> Thank You.
>
> Jeff Turner
>
> Gates Mills, Ohio, USA
>
>>
>>
> Hi Jeff,
> Welcome to broadband.
> Even though you are now on DSL, in order to send or receive fax, you need
> to use the old analogue modem that you used for dialup. It may well be
> built
> into the computer. Is the cord from the old modem still connected to the
> phone
> line? It shouldn't be connected to the same point as the DSL, rather it
> should go where you plug in a telephone. The difference is the phone
> jacks are wired through a filter to stop the phones affecting the DSL.
>
> I like Mighty Fax, it's much better than Microsoft Fax bundled with XP.
>
> I think you guys do it with a central filter where the line enters the
> buildng
> (This is primarily a UK group)
>
> Just a couple of other things:
> It's a very good idea to keep your anti-virus up to date, there are
> viruses around
> that hijack the dialup modem and make premium-rate calls on your
> phone-line.
>
> And second, could I ask you to turn off HTML, it's not needed on Usenet
> Outlook Express v6 - tools - options - send tab - news sending format =
> plain text
>
> --
> Graham.
>
> %Profound_observation%
>

Graham J,

Thank You.

Jeff Turner

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"Graham J" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "JEFF TURNER" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9vKal.280976$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> From my previous PC (Windows 98) I used a little program called MightyFAX
> to send faxes from my PC. It saves on trees, and I am disabled so it is
> much easier.
>
> DSL finally became available in our area, so we rushed to it.
>
> Now it seems that there are problems in continuing to FAX from my PC (now
> Windows XP Pro.). It appears that the problem is the DSL? Can someone
> explain this to me, since next to my PC is the Fax Machine connected to
> the same DSL line. The Fax Machine works fine.
>
> Is there something I can do to still fax from my PC over my great DSL
> line?
>
> Thank You.
>
> Jeff Turner
>
> Gates Mills, Ohio, USA
>
> ---------------------------
>
> And this is a reply:
>
> Your old PC would have had a modem, either installed in it or connected to
> it. This would have been used to send faxes. It might also have been used
> to connect to the internet.
>
> In order to send faxes from your new PC that also will need a modem. You
> might be able to use your existing modem, but this will depend on a lot of
> facts we don't know. It might be better to get a new modem installed or
> connected by somebody who knows what they are doing.
>
> How does this new PC connect to the internet? Does it use an ethernet
> connection to a router? Or does it use a some sort of modem? Whatever,
> the DSL connection has nothing to do with the use of fax (as you can see,
> because the stan-alone fax machine works correctly). You can send faxes
> and use the internet simultaneously.
>
> Having said all that, fax is very old-fashioned. It would be much better
> to use email ...
>
> --
> Graham J
>
>

Mark,

Thank You.

Jeff Turner

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"Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JEFF TURNER wrote:
>
>> *Now it seems that there are problems in continuing to FAX from my PC
>> (now Windows XP Pro.).
>
> Did you disable or remove your dialup modem when you upgraded to DSL? If
> so, reinstall it but don't enable it for networking. Then let XP install a
> fax printer.
>
>> *Is there something I can do to still fax from my PC over my great DSL
>> line?*
>
> You can't fax /over/ DSL, but you can fax via the plain old phone line,
> just like before. Just make sure your faxmodem is plugged into a filtered
> socket.

James R.,

Thank You.

Jeff Turner

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"James R" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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To fax you need a normal phone modem plugged in to the phone line. The
program and documents and a search on the Internet will reveal this.
"JEFF TURNER" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9vKal.280976$Mh5.236709@bgtnsc04-

JEFF TURNER wrote:
>
> Is there something I can do to still fax from my PC over my great DSL
> line?

There are online Fax services, usually subscription, you send and recieve
faxes using your fax machine without dial-up. It may work out cheaper for
you than the cost of dial-up calls.