Using one phone line for answering machine and Fax

[Guest]

Since I only have one telephone line into my home, is it possible to connect an answering machine at one outlet to receive voice messages and my computer at another outlet in order to receive faxes via Microsoft Fax? In other words, if I set up Fax to auto-receive is the system capable of recognizing and receiving data calls and ignoring voice calls, which can then be handled by my answering machine. Am I asking for too much?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

XP's fax will answer all the calls. Yes, I'm afraid you're asking too much
of it!

Cari
www.coribright.com

 

[Guest]

Too bad. Thanks for the advice. By the way, in another posting, I noticed that someone made reference to an external switching device. Do you know if something like that would divert the voice calls to my answering machine?

----- Cari (MS-MVP) wrote: -----

XP's fax will answer all the calls. Yes, I'm afraid you're asking too much
of it!

Cari
www.coribright.com

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

www.connectacall.com

It should do.

Cari
www.coribright.com

 

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Too bad. Thanks for the advice. By the way, in another posting, I noticed that someone made

reference to an external switching device. Do you know if something like that would divert the
voice calls to my answering machine?

 

[Thomas Ferguson]

http://www.glr.com/phone/Fax-Data-Switch.html
http://faxswitch.com/sr_next.html
http://www.ablecomm.com/autfaxswit.html

Just a few of those "out there". You need "distinctive ring" feature from
your Telco, by whatever name they call it., to use the device.
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Tom
MSMVP PS-D

Too bad. Thanks for the advice. By the way, in another posting, I

noticed that someone made reference to an external switching device. Do you
know if something like that would divert the voice calls to my answering
machine?

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]]

Some third party hardware devices can provide a work-around:

http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
Emerson Switchboard
http://www.command-comm.com/phone_line_products.html
ComSwitch®

Hal
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Too bad. Thanks for the advice. By the way, in another posting, I

noticed that someone made reference to an external switching device. Do you
know if something like that would divert the voice calls to my answering
machine?