Fax on DSL Line

[WRH]

Can I send a fax being connected to the internet via a
DSL line? Can I even operate a modem?

[Thomas Ferguson]

Neither a DSL nor a cable "modem" has the necessary functionality to send
faxes unless you subscribe to a fax service. In that case, you actually send
the fax information to the service and they send the fax for you. The
service is not free.

You can install a fax/modem in your computer and use that together with
appropriate software, to send faxes.
--

Tom
MSMVP PS-D


"WRH" > wrote in message
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> Can I send a fax being connected to the internet via a
> DSL line? Can I even operate a modem?

[Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]]

Sending a fax by DSL requires one of two methods:

1. You obtain a DSL line filter suitable for connecting a standard voice
telephone to the DSL line, then connect an analog fax modem to the line
through the line filter.

2. You hire an Internet E-faxing service:

http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/fax.htm#internetfax
Personal Fax Services - Internet Fax
http://www.savetz.com/fax/
FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet?

If you're dealing with a Cable modem and not DSL, only option 2, Internet
E-Faxing services, is available to you

Hal
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"WRH" > wrote in message
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> Can I send a fax being connected to the internet via a
> DSL line? Can I even operate a modem?