1) From one fax machine to another through a phone line
2) From a computer with faxing software, with a dial-up fax/modem, to a fax machine somewhere else - through a phone line.
Note the key is the phone line - fax is a phone technology, not an internet technology. Modem is just a generic term for an interface between your computer and the internet - it could be for dial-up, or cable, or DSL, but the different kinds of modems aren't interchangeable. Most wireless modems refer to wireless broadband (cable or DSL) - not phone - and phone is what you need to fax.
The key question is - do you still have a phone line, or are you only using the Magic Jack? If you don't have a standard phone line anymore, then you MIGHT be able to hook either a fax machine or a computer with a fax/modem to the Magic Jack and use it that way, but I have no idea if it will work (I don't have one).
Another option that you might want to consider are the online FAX services (some are free). With these, you don't need a modem, FAX machine, or even a telephone line.
This article discusses a couple of these services. (Look near the end of the article for the section "Ditch Your FAX Machine.")
Just want to say thanks to those of you who responded. I'm thinking I'm probably going to have to buy a seperate modem... like it or not. Thanks again.
Alexandra_P
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December 31st, 2009 17:00
There are 2 traditional ways to send a fax:
1) From one fax machine to another through a phone line
2) From a computer with faxing software, with a dial-up fax/modem, to a fax machine somewhere else - through a phone line.
Note the key is the phone line - fax is a phone technology, not an internet technology. Modem is just a generic term for an interface between your computer and the internet - it could be for dial-up, or cable, or DSL, but the different kinds of modems aren't interchangeable. Most wireless modems refer to wireless broadband (cable or DSL) - not phone - and phone is what you need to fax.
The key question is - do you still have a phone line, or are you only using the Magic Jack? If you don't have a standard phone line anymore, then you MIGHT be able to hook either a fax machine or a computer with a fax/modem to the Magic Jack and use it that way, but I have no idea if it will work (I don't have one).
RChris
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December 31st, 2009 17:00
Another option that you might want to consider are the online FAX services (some are free). With these, you don't need a modem, FAX machine, or even a telephone line.
This article discusses a couple of these services. (Look near the end of the article for the section "Ditch Your FAX Machine.")
http://www.pcworld.com/article/161887/article.html?tk=nl_sbxhow
VikingSong9
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January 3rd, 2010 19:00
Just want to say thanks to those of you who responded. I'm thinking I'm probably going to have to buy a seperate modem... like it or not. Thanks again.