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FAX Software for XP?
Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far.
I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T U-Verse and they (and the software vendor) tell me they can't be made to work together. That's not the only 'feature' I lost by going to a system with higher speed (which I did not need). Can someone suggest a FAXing package I can install in XP/Home that will work with U-Verse? Thanks. |
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FAX Software for XP?
I have a Windows XP computer and am very satisfied with Essential Fax.
http://www.essentialfax.com/index.html It is setup to run in the background and ready to receive a FAX at anytime the phone is not busy. The phone is connected to a CommShare switch that automatically determines if a voice or FAX call is coming in and routes the circuit to either the phone or the computer (Essential Fax). -- Don Vancouver, USA "William Lurie" wrote in message ... Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far. I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T U-Verse and they (and the software vendor) tell me they can't be made to work together. That's not the only 'feature' I lost by going to a system with higher speed (which I did not need). Can someone suggest a FAXing package I can install in XP/Home that will work with U-Verse? Thanks. |
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FAX Software for XP?
William Lurie wrote:
Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far. I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T U-Verse and they (and the software vendor) tell me they can't be made to work together. That's not the only 'feature' I lost by going to a system with higher speed (which I did not need). Can someone suggest a FAXing package I can install in XP/Home that will work with U-Verse? Thanks. When you had DSL, you had both the old POTS lines (for voice) and filters to separate the data traffic at higher frequencies. So how did going to AT&T U-verse make you lose your phone line (that you can use with your analog data/fax modem)? Did you actually choose to terminate your telco service and switch over to a digital phone service? |
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FAX Software for XP?
VanguardLH wrote:
William Lurie wrote: Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far. I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T U-Verse and they (and the software vendor) tell me they can't be made to work together. That's not the only 'feature' I lost by going to a system with higher speed (which I did not need). Can someone suggest a FAXing package I can install in XP/Home that will work with U-Verse? Thanks. When you had DSL, you had both the old POTS lines (for voice) and filters to separate the data traffic at higher frequencies. So how did going to AT&T U-verse make you lose your phone line (that you can use with your analog data/fax modem)? Did you actually choose to terminate your telco service and switch over to a digital phone service? The mechanism is that AT&T ran fiber optics in and it had everything including TV (which I didn't take). I don't think any of the old copper that came up to the house is being used, but it's still there and I may yet make them put me back. I don't know how AT&T gets into the phone traffic lines. I thought the same as you, that 4 KHz of bandwidth is still there and I should be able to use it the same way.....but the modem "doesn't find the line". I checked with the Hot Fax software guys and they said "It's old, we don't make FAX gear any more, and we don't support it". That's why I'm in the market for software to install which carries a claim that it works with U-Verse. Last response up was to a supplier who says "Try it for free for 30 days". This is the reply I was unable to send yesterday. |
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FAX Software for XP?
William Lurie wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: William Lurie wrote: Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far. I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T U-Verse and they (and the software vendor) tell me they can't be made to work together. That's not the only 'feature' I lost by going to a system with higher speed (which I did not need). Can someone suggest a FAXing package I can install in XP/Home that will work with U-Verse? Thanks. When you had DSL, you had both the old POTS lines (for voice) and filters to separate the data traffic at higher frequencies. So how did going to AT&T U-verse make you lose your phone line (that you can use with your analog data/fax modem)? Did you actually choose to terminate your telco service and switch over to a digital phone service? The mechanism is that AT&T ran fiber optics in and it had everything including TV (which I didn't take). I don't think any of the old copper that came up to the house is being used, but it's still there and I may yet make them put me back. I don't know how AT&T gets into the phone traffic lines. I thought the same as you, that 4 KHz of bandwidth is still there and I should be able to use it the same way.....but the modem "doesn't find the line". I checked with the Hot Fax software guys and they said "It's old, we don't make FAX gear any more, and we don't support it". That's why I'm in the market for software to install which carries a claim that it works with U-Verse. Last response up was to a supplier who says "Try it for free for 30 days". This is the reply I was unable to send yesterday. Sometimes but not always (and perhaps not even often) the analog data/fax modem will not work with a VOIP (Voice Over IP) service. It is typical to lose fax capabilities when you discard the POTS service and go with VOIP. So you had to discontinue your old POTS service with whomever was your telco and switch over to using VOIP with your new ISP. Of course, you could discontinue the VOIP service and resume the POTS service to get back the fax functionality. Or you could drop using the analog data/fax modem altogether and go with using an online eFax service (some are free, some are paid, and there are security issues with your data going or coming through their service but then fax isn't a secure protocol, anyway, along with anyone seeing your fax at the other end if you connected to the correct other end). Instead of my ISP's (Comcast's) VOIP service, I went with the far cheaper MagicJack VOIP service. My analog data/fax modem won't work with VOIP. Some MJ users say their fax modem works okay but that doesn't help me. So I solved the issue by using online fax services for both sending and receiving faxes. I use GotMyFax or FaxZero to send faxes and a free eFax to receive faxes via e-mail. If you need to use your analog fax/data modem or a fax machine to send or receive your faxes, especially for business use, then you'll have to go back to using the POTS service from your telco or get a 2nd line using POTS (and use the VOIP service as another phone line). If you're doing a lot of faxing, you'll want a dedicated POTS line for your fax modem/machine, anyway, to keep your primary line from getting tied up with faxing (receive or send) and your voice calls from getting picked up by the fax modem/machine (which has your callers hearing the fax tones); else, you'll have to get a fax switch that listens for fax tones and, if present, switches the call to your fax modem/machine and, if not, switches the call to your telephone. Your hardware setup won't let you fax using VOIP. You'll need a POTS line from your telco to fax (unsubscribe from VOIP and resume POTS service or use them both to have separate "phone" lines) or start looking into using online fax services. |
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William Lurie wrote:Sometimes but not always (and perhaps not evenoften) the
I use vonage with at&t and it works but you can try this software http://www.sipvoipsdk.com this may help you with your problem.
On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:16 AM William Lurie wrote: Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far. I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T U-Verse and they (and the software vendor) tell me they cannot be made to work together. That's not the only 'feature' I lost by going to a system with higher speed (which I did not need). Can someone suggest a FAXing package I can install in XP/Home that will work with U-Verse? Thanks. On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:40 PM Don Schmidt wrote: I have a Windows XP computer and am very satisfied with Essential Fax. http://www.essentialfax.com/index.html It is setup to run in the background and ready to receive a FAX at anytime the phone is not busy. The phone is connected to a CommShare switch that automatically determines if a voice or FAX call is coming in and routes the circuit to either the phone or the computer (Essential Fax). -- Don Vancouver, USA On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 1:40 PM VanguardLH wrote: William Lurie wrote: When you had DSL, you had both the old POTS lines (for voice) and filters to separate the data traffic at higher frequencies. So how did going to AT&T U-verse make you lose your phone line (that you can use with your analog data/fax modem)? Did you actually choose to terminate your telco service and switch over to a digital phone service? On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:53 AM William Lurie wrote: VanguardLH wrote: The mechanism is that AT&T ran fiber optics in and it had everything including TV (which I did not take). I do not think any of the old copper that came up to the house is being used, but it is still there and I may yet make them put me back. I do not know how AT&T gets into the phone traffic lines. I thought the same as you, that 4 KHz of bandwidth is still there and I should be able to use it the same way.....but the modem "does not find the line". I checked with the Hot Fax software guys and they said "it is old, we do not make FAX gear any more, and we do not support it". That's why I am in the market for software to install which carries a claim that it works with U-Verse. Last response up was to a supplier who says "Try it for free for 30 days". This is the reply I was unable to send yesterday. On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 3:04 PM VanguardLH wrote: William Lurie wrote: Sometimes but not always (and perhaps not even often) the analog data/fax modem will not work with a VOIP (Voice Over IP) service. It is typical to lose fax capabilities when you discard the POTS service and go with VOIP. So you had to discontinue your old POTS service with whomever was your telco and switch over to using VOIP with your new ISP. Of course, you could discontinue the VOIP service and resume the POTS service to get back the fax functionality. Or you could drop using the analog data/fax modem altogether and go with using an online eFax service (some are free, some are paid, and there are security issues with your data going or coming through their service but then fax is not a secure protocol, anyway, along with anyone seeing your fax at the other end if you connected to the correct other end). Instead of my ISP's (Comcast's) VOIP service, I went with the far cheaper MagicJack VOIP service. My analog data/fax modem will not work with VOIP. Some MJ users say their fax modem works okay but that does not help me. So I solved the issue by using online fax services for both sending and receiving faxes. I use GotMyFax or FaxZero to send faxes and a free eFax to receive faxes via e-mail. If you need to use your analog fax/data modem or a fax machine to send or receive your faxes, especially for business use, then you will have to go back to using the POTS service from your telco or get a 2nd line using POTS (and use the VOIP service as another phone line). If you are doing a lot of faxing, you will want a dedicated POTS line for your fax modem/machine, anyway, to keep your primary line from getting tied up with faxing (receive or send) and your voice calls from getting picked up by the fax modem/machine (which has your callers hearing the fax tones); else, you will have to get a fax switch that listens for fax tones and, if present, switches the call to your fax modem/machine and, if not, switches the call to your telephone. Your hardware setup will not let you fax using VOIP. You'll need a POTS line from your telco to fax (unsubscribe from VOIP and resume POTS service or use them both to have separate "phone" lines) or start looking into using online fax services. Submitted via EggHeadCafe Microsoft ASP.NET For Beginners http://www.eggheadcafe.com/training-...NET/7/ASP.aspx |
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William Lurie wrote:Sometimes but not always (and perhaps not evenoften) the
I use vonage with at&t and can fax ok- but try this software this should work http://www.sipvoipsdk.com
On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:16 AM William Lurie wrote: Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far. I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T U-Verse and they (and the software vendor) tell me they cannot be made to work together. That's not the only 'feature' I lost by going to a system with higher speed (which I did not need). Can someone suggest a FAXing package I can install in XP/Home that will work with U-Verse? Thanks. On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:40 PM Don Schmidt wrote: I have a Windows XP computer and am very satisfied with Essential Fax. http://www.essentialfax.com/index.html It is setup to run in the background and ready to receive a FAX at anytime the phone is not busy. The phone is connected to a CommShare switch that automatically determines if a voice or FAX call is coming in and routes the circuit to either the phone or the computer (Essential Fax). -- Don Vancouver, USA On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 1:40 PM VanguardLH wrote: William Lurie wrote: When you had DSL, you had both the old POTS lines (for voice) and filters to separate the data traffic at higher frequencies. So how did going to AT&T U-verse make you lose your phone line (that you can use with your analog data/fax modem)? Did you actually choose to terminate your telco service and switch over to a digital phone service? On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:53 AM William Lurie wrote: VanguardLH wrote: The mechanism is that AT&T ran fiber optics in and it had everything including TV (which I did not take). I do not think any of the old copper that came up to the house is being used, but it is still there and I may yet make them put me back. I do not know how AT&T gets into the phone traffic lines. I thought the same as you, that 4 KHz of bandwidth is still there and I should be able to use it the same way.....but the modem "does not find the line". I checked with the Hot Fax software guys and they said "it is old, we do not make FAX gear any more, and we do not support it". That's why I am in the market for software to install which carries a claim that it works with U-Verse. Last response up was to a supplier who says "Try it for free for 30 days". This is the reply I was unable to send yesterday. On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 3:04 PM VanguardLH wrote: William Lurie wrote: Sometimes but not always (and perhaps not even often) the analog data/fax modem will not work with a VOIP (Voice Over IP) service. It is typical to lose fax capabilities when you discard the POTS service and go with VOIP. So you had to discontinue your old POTS service with whomever was your telco and switch over to using VOIP with your new ISP. Of course, you could discontinue the VOIP service and resume the POTS service to get back the fax functionality. Or you could drop using the analog data/fax modem altogether and go with using an online eFax service (some are free, some are paid, and there are security issues with your data going or coming through their service but then fax is not a secure protocol, anyway, along with anyone seeing your fax at the other end if you connected to the correct other end). Instead of my ISP's (Comcast's) VOIP service, I went with the far cheaper MagicJack VOIP service. My analog data/fax modem will not work with VOIP. Some MJ users say their fax modem works okay but that does not help me. So I solved the issue by using online fax services for both sending and receiving faxes. I use GotMyFax or FaxZero to send faxes and a free eFax to receive faxes via e-mail. If you need to use your analog fax/data modem or a fax machine to send or receive your faxes, especially for business use, then you will have to go back to using the POTS service from your telco or get a 2nd line using POTS (and use the VOIP service as another phone line). If you are doing a lot of faxing, you will want a dedicated POTS line for your fax modem/machine, anyway, to keep your primary line from getting tied up with faxing (receive or send) and your voice calls from getting picked up by the fax modem/machine (which has your callers hearing the fax tones); else, you will have to get a fax switch that listens for fax tones and, if present, switches the call to your fax modem/machine and, if not, switches the call to your telephone. Your hardware setup will not let you fax using VOIP. You'll need a POTS line from your telco to fax (unsubscribe from VOIP and resume POTS service or use them both to have separate "phone" lines) or start looking into using online fax services. On Saturday, December 04, 2010 8:38 PM Jackie Baumgartner wrote: I use vonage with at&t and it works but you can try this software http://www.sipvoipsdk.com this may help you with your problem. Submitted via EggHeadCafe Microsoft LINQ Query Samples For Beginners http://www.eggheadcafe.com/training-...Operators.aspx |
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