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Message: [QUOTE="JohnF, post: 10282441"] If the same telephone number is to be used for both fax and voice, the central office will have to send ringing voltage to the subscriber to get the attention of the fax machine. Yes, some machines can detect the ringing voltage and allow the fax machine to answer immediately. If no fax signals are received from the calling party, the fax machine can then create a local ringing signal alerting the called party to answer the telephone. This is not very practical when the fax macines is used with several extension phones and perhaps an answering machine. The better solution is to pay the telco for an additional number (not an additional line) which will be used for fax only. The fax machines then answers only those calls which use the distinctive ringing pattern assigned to the fax number. [/QUOTE]