Archive for July, 2008

What’s up with FaxDigits?

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

I’ve been using the FaxDigits service to receive faxes, but I haven’t gotten any lately and I’m having trouble getting in touch with their technical support and billing people. Do you know what’s going on?

Fax Machine as Scanner

Friday, July 18th, 2008

I don’t have a scanner and rarely need one. But I do have a fax machine. Can I somehow use that to scan, or is it time to invest in a flatbed scanner?

Blank Fax Pages

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Why did I get a fax with blank pages?

Fax Feeding In Multiple Sheets At Once

Monday, July 14th, 2008

My company’s main fax machine has started sucking in more then one sheet of paper at a time. It’s really annoying. Do you know what could be going on? I’m trying to avoid paying for a service call, because we’ve had the fax for a couple of years and the service contract just expired.

Send a Fax from Camera Phone or Digital Camera

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Can I use my digital camera or camera phone to send a fax?


Can I Connect My iPhone to a Fax Machine?

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

I know that I can set my iPhone up to send faxes via email, just as I would with any PDA, but can I hook it up to a fax machine? I have a client who, for some complex legal or security reasons, doesn’t want PDFs and instead is insisting on old-school paper faxes sent […]

Sending faxes at night

Monday, July 7th, 2008

All my boss can talk about is the “economic downturn” and how it’s affecting her small business. She’s in full penny-pincher mode and wants me to figure out how to send faxes after-hours when long-distance phone rates are down. How do I do this?

Is repairing a fax machine worth it?

Friday, July 4th, 2008

My fax machine quit working. I don’t know what’s wrong with it, whether it can be repaired or how much it would cost to fix it. I called a repair shop, but they want $100 just to have a technician look at it. Is it worth it, or should I just buy a new machine?

Fax with Calling Card

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I have a pre-paid calling card and was trying to use it to send a fax long-distance, but it won’t go through. What’s going on?