Fax Machine won’t Receive

Fax machine A can not receive a fax from fax machine B. All fax A does is ring. I can however send to fax B from fax A. Fax machine A can receive and send faxes from everywhere else. There are no blocked numbers on fax A. When we brought the unit to another location, it worked just fine.

What could be stopping fax reception from just one fax number?

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Display Multi-page Faxes on MacOS X

I sent a test fax from FaxZero (the free send fax service) to my account at K7 (the free receive fax service), but I only received the fax cover page, not the Page 2 with the text I’d typed in! Is something broken with FaxZero or K7? I’m using MacOS X.

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Sent Fax To Wrong Number

I sent a fax with personal information on it to to an unintended number. Is there a way for me to find out where exactly this fax is located? I know the area code is New York City.

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Send Faxes From PC, Receive at Fax Machine

We are a small law office and have a fax machine and a local fax number. I would like to SEND faxes from our individual computers but keep the same phone number and have the incoming faxes go to the fax machine. Can that be done?

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Intenet Fax for Rural Locations

I currently receive my Internet via satellite (rural location). Do I need to keep my land line to send/receive faxes? Our local phone service is raking us over the coals. I pay $55 a month for the land line. Between my wife and I , we have three cell phones. I’m looking at ways to get away from our local phone service and still have fax service for my home business. Any suggestions?

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PDF or TIF for Fax?

As I started to sign up for the Metro Hi Speed fax service, it asked which file format I’d like my faxes delivered in: PDF or TIF. What are the advantages of each?

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How to Receive Faxes with Fax Console

I have just faxed someone to their fax machine through my computer. How do they send one back to me, do they use my email address or my fax number

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Reset Lexmark X8350 to Factory Defaults

I have a Lexmark X8350 fax machine, and managed to mess up its settings pretty well. How can I reset it to the factory defaults?

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800 Number with Fax Service

Thank you for the informative Internet fax services comparisons web site. I signed up for one then came to the realization that they — and also the rest I’ve checked so far — keep ownership of your 800 number! So if you ever decide to go elsewhere, or the company folds, you must start over with a different fax number. I find this unacceptable for any sort of business use. Do you know of any of the services which let you keep your toll-free number? This portability is standard when getting voice service and I believe required by law. Any info or comments?

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USB Fax Modem

I travel with my laptop quite a bit and typically have two problems when I’m on the road. First, not everywhere I go has wireless Internet access, so I need to be able to dial in with a modem to check my e-mail. Second, I sometimes need to send faxes while I’m out of town. A colleague recommended that I get a USB fax modem for my laptop. Is this the best solution?

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