Faxing with cable modem

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I've just learned that XP has fax capabilities. I'd like to use my home phone
number to receive & send faxes. My isp is cable (& wireless.) Is it possible
to send/receive faxes sent to/from my current home phone number using my
cable modem? Do I have to plug my laptop into a wall jack/phone line? If the
laptop isn't connected to a phone line while someone is sending me a fax,
will I be able to receive the fax later on when I plug the computer into a
phone line again? Is there anyone out there from "planet xp fax" that knows
what I'm talking about?
Thanks!! Joan
 
I've just learned that XP has fax capabilities. I'd like to use my
home phone number to receive & send faxes. My isp is cable (&
wireless.) Is it possible to send/receive faxes sent to/from my
current home phone number using my cable modem? Do I have to plug my
laptop into a wall jack/phone line?
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That's what I do to send faxes. The phone cord goes from the wall to the
PC and then to the phone. (The PC has a phone-in plug and a phone-out
plug. It's a desktop, not a laptop.) In fact, I just sent a fax using
"Windows Fax."

It's possible to receive faxes the same way. When I had two phone lines,
that's what I did. If you have only one phone line, the problem is: who
answers, the fax modem or a person? You'd have to tell people "phone me
before faxing and I'll set up fax receiving" or something like that. It's
a nuisance unless only real close friends send you faxes.

So for receiving I use eFax (www.efax.com). It's a free service that
provides your own fax number (probably in a remote area code) and
forwards the incoming faxes to your email account. [No law says you have
to use the same number for receiving as sending. ;-) ]

... If the laptop isn't connected to a
phone line while someone is sending me a fax, will I be able to
receive the fax later on when I plug the computer into a phone line
again?
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No. But if you use eFax (or a similar service) you'll get the fax when
you read email.
 
What is an analogue modem? So I have to a cable connection and a telephone
connection to use the cable modem for faxes on XP?

Beth
 
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