shan52 wrote:Hi, I would like to know if is possible to receive and send fax with a physical fax machine. Do I need to purchase two key to get two line, one for the home and one for the fax. The fax number is the same as my home number. Is it possible to use the voicemail on my integrate cordless phone. I would like to port my phone number too. I have an Obihai202. I don't have set the device yet. What's the way to set this up properly. Thank you
VOIP and faxes don't really go hand in hand and can be a little trickier than it should be. You need to make sure that your ATA supports T38 protocol for a start, I don't know if the 202 does. I know the PAP2T I use does, but that ATA is getting on in years now and I am sure there is much better ones out there.
If you can get it working then you will only need one phone number, just like a normal land line.
Receiving faxes is easy, just let them go to your Fongo voicemail and their system will turn it into a PDF for you. For a while I had a second number I kept just for incoming faxes. Sending faxes can be ok, but keep them simple (no full sheet pictures). There is a thread here somewhere for tips when sending faxes. It might be worth doing a search for it if you are getting trouble.
If you are only sending the odd fax now and again, I would suggest using the answerphone to receive the faxes, and use an online fax service to send them. If you are sending a lot of faxes, then I would be careful of using voip as it doesn't seem very suited to it.
Sorry these might not be the answers you were hoping for.