2nd question...can I use my sanyo for fax via computer?

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John-Charleston - 11 Feb 2007 14:29 GMT

I just asked a question about cabling my sanyo 4930 to my computer so
as to transfer ring tones. In trying to look up an answer I came
across the idea of using my phone as a modem to fax with. Is this
possible? I've shut down my Bell south land line and now only use
the sprint cell. Fax is the only thing I miss about not having a
land line.

Thanks again,
John

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mikeyhsd - 11 Feb 2007 15:24 GMT

do not see any reason why not.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

I just asked a question about cabling my sanyo 4930 to my computer so
as to transfer ring tones. In trying to look up an answer I came
across the idea of using my phone as a modem to fax with. Is this
possible? I've shut down my Bell south land line and now only use
the sprint cell. Fax is the only thing I miss about not having a
land line.

Thanks again,
John

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Todd Allcock - 11 Feb 2007 17:46 GMT

> In trying to look up an answer I came
> across the idea of using my phone as a modem to fax with. Is this
> possible?

Depends on the carrier. T-Mobile, my carrier, allows modem calls over a
celphone, but blocks fax unless you pay a $10/month fee for "Business
CSD" service whixh includes a separate incoming fax number.

Fax tones don't transfer over digital cellular well, so the provider has
to tie special equipment in at their end to connect the call (namely, a
faxmodem!) it's all done seamlessly, but that's why it doesn't work if
they don't allow it.

> I've shut down my Bell south land line and now only use
> the sprint cell. Fax is the only thing I miss about not having a
> land line.

Try it- if it works, great. If not, call and ask what it costs to add
faxing. If that's too much, use an e-mail to fax service like fax1.com.
You e-mail them the documents you want to fax and they charge $0.12/page,
and no monthly fee for outgoing faxing. I rarely need to fax more than a
few pages a month, so they work great for me.

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SMS - 12 Feb 2007 23:31 GMT

> I just asked a question about cabling my sanyo 4930 to my computer so
> as to transfer ring tones. In trying to look up an answer I came
> across the idea of using my phone as a modem to fax with. Is this
> possible?

No.

> I've shut down my Bell south land line and now only use
> the sprint cell. Fax is the only thing I miss about not having a
> land line.

Look into Faxaway.

"http://www.faxaway.com/"

It's $1 per month, plus 10-11¢ per minute for the U.S. (lower 48). You
use e-mail, with PDF or Word attachments.

I've been using it for a couple of years. It's better than eFAX. Not
only is it cheaper for light users, I used to have trouble with eFAX not
being able to open received documents. I e-mailed them about it, but
they have no support for their free receiving service, so I was
concerned about signing up for a paid account.

There is often a substantial delay of up to an hour between when the
e-mail is sent and when the FAX is sent. If you can live with this, it's
a great service.

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Notan - 12 Feb 2007 23:48 GMT

>> I just asked a question about cabling my sanyo 4930 to my computer so
>> as to transfer ring tones. In trying to look up an answer I came
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> e-mail is sent and when the FAX is sent. If you can live with this, it's
> a great service.

Also, check out http://www.maxemail.com.

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John-Charleston - 13 Feb 2007 02:17 GMT

>>> I just asked a question about cabling my sanyo 4930 to my computer so
>>> as to transfer ring tones. In trying to look up an answer I came
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>
>Also, check out http://www.maxemail.com.

Thanks folks,
I've looked into the options and I think I'll try Faxaway. Maxemail
and fax1 would be a good bit more expensive for a very lite user like
myself.

Thanks for the answers,
John

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SMS - 14 Feb 2007 22:52 GMT

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> Thanks folks,
> I've looked into the options and I think I'll try Faxaway. Maxemail
> and fax1 would be a good bit more expensive for a very lite user like
> myself.

Just don't panic when you send a FAX and it doesn't show up for a while
in their system. I thought it should only take a couple of minutes, but
for some reason their server queues up the faxes and sends them much
later. It's not good if someone is sitting there waiting for a FAX to
arrive right away.

Even though I have a landline, I have no long distance carrier, I use
TalkLoop. I soon found that I could not send faxes outside my intra-LATA
area without having a long distance carrier.

The number of faxes I send per year is probably less than ten. Most
places will now accept a scanned PDF attached to an e-mail. I did two
refinancings using only e-mail attachments.

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