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254474 2004-07-24 23:30:00 Beetle, if you already have a fax machine, why complicate your very busy life with trying to get your PC to send/receive faxes.
And being in the motel industry, I would have thought you would want the reliability of a fax machine "working" at all times, maybe to receive bookings etc.
Baldy (26)
254475 2004-07-25 00:02:00 I agree with Baldy.

Fax machines are so much more reliable, and your business is likely to be quite dependent on faxes.

When was the last time you needed to fix the software in a fax machine?
Has your fax machine ever been hit with any viruses or trojans?
... if you get the point.
godfather (25)
254476 2004-07-25 00:42:00 I know a guy who installs and teaches people in using fax software for large businesses where they may have ten or more dedicated lines coming in to a fax server. The amount of paper saved would be enormous. The only problem with using a PC for faxing is when you don't have a dedicated line for it and having to reboot Windows after every patch. :D mikebartnz (21)
254477 2004-07-25 02:52:00 Maybe Beetle wants to have the occasional option of being able to fax a page or document straight from the computer instead of having to print it out then feed it thru the fax machine? That would be a rather convenient option but you don't get a receipt, if that is an important consideration. In fact you might not always be 100% sure the fax actually got sent. ;-) Fire-and-Ice (3910)
254478 2004-07-25 04:29:00 I have just set up outlook to send faxes as I find it convenient to beable to save the outgoing fax without havng to punch holes in a piece of paper. however i will continue to receive faxes by way of my fax machine and then bin them when I have dealt with the inquiry.
I feel this arrangement gives me the best of both worlds.
Also with my little fax machine I don't know whether the fax has gone where I intended anyway until I get a reply to it. Have faith brothers.
---- (5916)
254479 2004-07-26 00:33:00 :_| :_|

i didnt mean i wanted to do anything with it.............
just asking.
i just wanted to know my options, my fax is dying, my printer is running like crap and nearly out of ink.....and dont know whether i should get new ink or wait for me multifunction.....

and as you know round here, all my electric devices end up working like crap, so why not stuff it all up and only have to replace one thing then???

its Monday, the week has started off like....... and it can only get worse cant it?
so make the most of it..... add fuel to the fire make life bearable :D
keep us warm....

sigh.


beetle
beetle (243)
254480 2004-07-28 02:10:00 My dear Beetle,you know your uncle Tom will put you right.

Get a new fax machine.
Having tried compu faxing,it is amusing but none the less a pain,so in your game do stay dedicated.;)
Old Tom (5871)
254481 2004-07-28 02:16:00 LOL (HWMO )has gone off to pick up the multifunction we ordered today.

i am in no hurry to learn how to pc fax, but as long as all fax's are sent ok and received ok and it prints fine, thats all im worried about at the moment.....:D

just be prepared for the next influx of beetle questions on what the multifunction is not doing i guess.......

before i RTFM ???? :p

thanxs all.

time will tell how this one goes.

beetle
beetle (243)
254482 2004-07-28 02:22:00 If I was you beetle I would not get anything multifunction for as you say
> and as you know round here, all my electric devices end up working like crap, so why not stuff it all up and only have to replace one thing then???
If one thing broke you would be without printer, fax, scanner and copier;\
Rob99 (151)
254483 2004-07-28 02:26:00 when all else fails put the old ones back in the meantime while waiting for new fix it one....

anyway im getting quite good at this hard line tactics down the phone about replacement items.

and this time all have been brought in the same town i live in...


by the way how does this effect my oven cos its on its way out the door too, stuffed a few baking sesions with the stupid machine......

i hate machines, and they hate me it seems.
?:|

beetle
beetle (243)
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