Fax Answers

Q: Is there any point in buying a single-purpose cheap fax machine?

I want to fax someone a thank you letter. Is that acceptable, or do I have to mail it?

I am blind and plan to purchase a fax machine for personal and business purposes, and to use with the ReadThisToMe.org free reading service. Is there a model you recommend that would best serve the unique needs of people who are visually impaired

I am looking for a fax cover that is a white sheet of paper with a plastic cover to fax small items. I have an HP, and one came with my machine years ago.

When one receives a fax transmission, the pages printed from the fax machine have a line printed at the very top which indicates the source of the fax (name and/or fax number), the date, and the page number of the page within the fax. What is this information line called? Is there a technical name […]

I own a small business and we fax documents and receive documents by fax fairly often. However, I have a nagging worry that not all of the faxes are coming through—even though we haven’t had any complaints. I’d hate to miss out on a business deal, or inconvenience a client. But how would I know?

Why did I get a fax with blank pages?

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.

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

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 […]