Is it possible to send fax from ADSL line at home??

surchit
By surchit

Hi,

Is it possible to (send/receive) fax (to/from) international numbers thro qtel adsl line at home..do we need any special approval from qtel.

Any additional software required or windows fax will work??

Please advice

By DesertRogue• 26 Jul 2008 18:56
Rating: 3/5
DesertRogue

To clear some things up for everyone

There are 2 ways to send/receive a fax

A) THE OLD FASHION WAY

This way, you must have a 56K Dial up modem built into your PC, if you have a laptop more than likley you will have one, if its a new desktop then the chances are slim, but they are cheap to buy and install.

You plug the phone line into the phone socket, and into the back of the modem on your computer.

You then must have fax software installed. However Windows provides fax software you just need to install it.

HOWEVER to install the microsoft fax software you WILL need the windows installation CD so that it can get the relavent installation files off the disk.

To install it you go to start> settings > control panel> add remove programs and select windows components, and then it will be in a tick list, tick it and select ok. And then it will start to install, and ask for the disk.

B) THE MODERN WAY

The modern way is you can send/receive faxes through the internet, you have to sign up to an internet faxing account, and you have to pay for it, by adding credit in order to send a fax.

E.g

http://www.rapidfax.com/homepage/

However there are many free services out there, you just have to google them, and research the good from the bad.

Hope this helps

By force1• 25 Jul 2008 12:58
force1

Well you can download Softwares which allow you to send fax over the internet just like VoIP when you cann from the internet.

You should already have windows Fax in your PC, go to Start,Programs, Accessories,Communications,Fax

By qatman• 25 Jul 2008 12:57
Rating: 2/5
qatman

ADSL line does not support fax. You need a dial-up-modem and software on your system or you can use fax services provided by service providers like efax.

By anonymous• 25 Jul 2008 12:42
anonymous

So, in other words it is not possible to send and receive faxes with an ASDL line unless you have an old fashioned modem in your computer?

By Muhammed12• 25 Jul 2008 12:25
Muhammed12

U must have dial-up Modem and use Windows Fax,

To get SP3, download from Microsoft.

By anonymous• 25 Jul 2008 11:58
anonymous

Where should you plug your phoneline into the PC if you have ASDL? There is no modem in the PC?

By surchit• 25 Jul 2008 10:58
surchit

hi thanks for the reply...now i am struggling to install windows fax....some files missing..and asking for ser pack 3..

any advice.

I have genuine windows pack 2 and 3 downloaded automatically..

By force1• 25 Jul 2008 10:45
Rating: 4/5
force1

You can u Windows fax, you do not need to Have ADSL.

Just plug your phone line into your PC.

Run Windows fax.

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