XP FAX AND BROADBAND COMPATIBILITY

[Guest]

ALWAYS FAXED VIA WINDOWS AND 56K MODEM WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. HAVE NOW
INSTALLED BROADBAND CONNECTION AND UNDERSTAND THAT I NEED TO PLUG IN MY OLD
MODEM TO SPLITTER IF I WANT TO FAX. PROBLEM IS ALL VOICE CALLS NOW
INTERPRETED AS FAX. IS THERE A WAY ROUND THIS TO AVOID HAVING TO GIVE
NOTICE THAT I AM READY TO RECEIVE A FAX (TO GIVE ME TIME TO
CONNECT/DISCONNECT OLD MODEM?) OR DO I HAVE TO BUY A DEDICATED FAX MACHINE ?

 

[Mike Hall]

Set the fax to 10 rings before it auto answers

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

ALWAYS FAXED VIA WINDOWS AND 56K MODEM WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. HAVE NOW
INSTALLED BROADBAND CONNECTION AND UNDERSTAND THAT I NEED TO PLUG
IN MY OLD MODEM TO SPLITTER IF I WANT TO FAX. PROBLEM IS ALL VOICE
CALLS NOW INTERPRETED AS FAX. IS THERE A WAY ROUND THIS TO AVOID
HAVING TO GIVE NOTICE THAT I AM READY TO RECEIVE A FAX (TO GIVE ME
TIME TO CONNECT/DISCONNECT OLD MODEM?) OR DO I HAVE TO BUY A
DEDICATED FAX MACHINE ?

Why don't you just yell at everyone the way you're doing at us - save you a
helluva lot of money on fax calls!

 

[Archan Das [MSFT]]

Alternatively, you can configure manual receive which will receive the fax
only when you explicitly want to receive the fax. To configure manual
recieve use the Fax Configuration Wizard from the Fax Console and select
"Manual answer" in "selct Device for Sending or Receiving Faxes" page.

--
Archan Das

Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Fax Team

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