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Can I send a FAX now that I have ADSL?
Yes! With a standard "dial-up" connection, the modem is used to dial and connect to your ISP. The modem can also be used to dial a FAX machine directly, then send the FAX. This is how sending a FAX with a dial-up modem is commonly achieved.
With ADSL, the ADSL connection is a completely seperate fixed connection to the Internet. Using an ADSL modem to directly "dial" a FAX machine directly is not possible.
However, there are two ways to send a FAX...
Option 1
You can retain your old "dial-up" modem on your PC. Though you will not be using it to connect to the Internet - you will be using your ADSL, of course - you CAN use it to dial a FAX machine directly, and then send a FAX.
Option 2
As you have a connection to the Internet, it is worthwhile to look at the many Internet-to-FAX gateways that are available. These gateways take the information that you want to FAX (via the Internet), and dial (from THEIR server) the destination FAX machine to send your FAX. The advantage of this is that the cost of the FAX call is often billed to them, not you - a major advantage for international FAXes! The disadvantage is that the free gateways commonly append an advertisment for them (or their sponsor), to the beginning or end of the FAX. The free gateways may also have a limit on the number of FAXes you can send, over a given period of time.
Probably the best example of an Internet-to-FAX gateway is www.tcp.int (note... Check first to make sure that the phone No. that you want to send the FAX to is covered by the gateway.) For more details on how to use Internet-to-FAX gateways, plus a comprehensive listing of free and commercial gateway addresses, take a look at www.savetz.com
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