How to Fax without a Landline???

"Dan Jensen" wrote in message
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Great question... the truth of the matter is that I recently switched to
high-speed cable. I come to realize that 90% of our calling is now done
through our cell phones and we are paying $25+ a month for the landline.
This surfaced the question, why not save $300 a year. I started to talk
to others who have already gone down this path. It sounds the only major
problem with getting rid of the landline is how to fax.


You may also want to review why you use a fax and if there is some reason to
keep using it. In my case it was because of the "fax it to me" requests. I
would politely ask if they had email and if I could email it to them. That
was usually greeted with "you can do that!, I wish we could get rid of our
fax machine too..." Or when asking if the sender could email something I
would get a happy "yes, I wish more people would ask for that..." So after a
while I was able to simply unplug the fax machine and cancel the landline..


It looks like the leading possibility is using an online service. I am
still very hopeful that there might be a way to get either the computer or
all-in-one to the cell phone.

It may not happen soon, but with the advent of VOIP and internet phones
there is talk of the possibility of faxing over cable. The technology is
there and my cable provider, for one, is already leaking snippets to the
local media regarding this.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"George" wrote in message
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"Dan Jensen" wrote in message
...


Great question... the truth of the matter is that I recently switched to
high-speed cable. I come to realize that 90% of our calling is now done
through our cell phones and we are paying $25+ a month for the landline.
This surfaced the question, why not save $300 a year. I started to
talk
to others who have already gone down this path. It sounds the only
major
problem with getting rid of the landline is how to fax.


You may also want to review why you use a fax and if there is some reason
to
keep using it. In my case it was because of the "fax it to me" requests. I
would politely ask if they had email and if I could email it to them. That
was usually greeted with "you can do that!, I wish we could get rid of our
fax machine too..." Or when asking if the sender could email something I
would get a happy "yes, I wish more people would ask for that..." So after
a
while I was able to simply unplug the fax machine and cancel the
landline..


It looks like the leading possibility is using an online service. I am
still very hopeful that there might be a way to get either the computer
or
all-in-one to the cell phone.

"Peter" wrote in message
...
It may not happen soon, but with the advent of VOIP and internet phones
there is talk of the possibility of faxing over cable. The technology is
there and my cable provider, for one, is already leaking snippets to the
local media regarding this.


Yes, but my point is why in 2005 do we need to "fax" anything? As I
described most of it simply seems to be because that is what was done in the
past.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"George" wrote in message
...

"Dan Jensen" wrote in message
...


Great question... the truth of the matter is that I recently switched
to
high-speed cable. I come to realize that 90% of our calling is now
done
through our cell phones and we are paying $25+ a month for the
landline.
This surfaced the question, why not save $300 a year. I started to
talk
to others who have already gone down this path. It sounds the only
major
problem with getting rid of the landline is how to fax.


You may also want to review why you use a fax and if there is some
reason
to
keep using it. In my case it was because of the "fax it to me" requests.
I
would politely ask if they had email and if I could email it to them.
That
was usually greeted with "you can do that!, I wish we could get rid of
our
fax machine too..." Or when asking if the sender could email something
I
would get a happy "yes, I wish more people would ask for that..." So
after
a
while I was able to simply unplug the fax machine and cancel the
landline..


It looks like the leading possibility is using an online service. I am
still very hopeful that there might be a way to get either the computer
or
all-in-one to the cell phone.

"George" wrote in message
...

"Peter" wrote in message
...
It may not happen soon, but with the advent of VOIP and internet phones
there is talk of the possibility of faxing over cable. The technology
is
there and my cable provider, for one, is already leaking snippets to the
local media regarding this.


Yes, but my point is why in 2005 do we need to "fax" anything? As I
described most of it simply seems to be because that is what was done in
the
past.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"George" wrote in message
...

"Dan Jensen" wrote in message
...


Great question... the truth of the matter is that I recently switched
to
high-speed cable. I come to realize that 90% of our calling is now
done
through our cell phones and we are paying $25+ a month for the
landline.
This surfaced the question, why not save $300 a year. I started to
talk
to others who have already gone down this path. It sounds the only
major
problem with getting rid of the landline is how to fax.


You may also want to review why you use a fax and if there is some
reason
to
keep using it. In my case it was because of the "fax it to me"
requests.
I
would politely ask if they had email and if I could email it to them.
That
was usually greeted with "you can do that!, I wish we could get rid of
our
fax machine too..." Or when asking if the sender could email
something
I
would get a happy "yes, I wish more people would ask for that..." So
after
a
while I was able to simply unplug the fax machine and cancel the
landline..


It looks like the leading possibility is using an online service. I
am
still very hopeful that there might be a way to get either the
computer
or
all-in-one to the cell phone.

Sometimes, email just won't do. The recipient requires a specific document
or filled form. Recently, we had the need due to time pressure, to fax an
application to the insurer. Although I have fax capability on my computer,
I have disabled the phone modem as a safety precaution. I do not own a
scanner, so it was off to Staples, anyway. Cost a buck for the one page
document--not a high price to pay, nor was it inconvenient (5 minutes away).

If you really need to fax, and only have a cell phone, it is possible to do
so. I have seen 'road warriors' whose cars were equiped with laptop,
printer, scanner, and fax. The computer and fax were connected via cell
phone.

HankG