Can I fax with freephoneline?

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flyingking
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Can I fax with freephoneline?

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desperately need fax function now. Thanks
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Re: Can I fax with freephoneline?

Post by FONGO_steve »

It's possible through our SIP server, ATA and fax machine permitting, but it is not a supported feature. Ie. we will provide no direct assistance, troubleshooting or support for it.
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Re: Can I fax with freephoneline?

Post by grmoro »

Hello. It works but you may have to adjust the speed of your fax machine and set it slower. Some machines are auto-sensing and try to run at 33K, but some machines can be manually set to operate at up to a specific speed. 9600baud is fine for faxing. Also, some machines have line sensitivity and/or line noise/error correction modes that you'll have to play with to get it to fax out properly. Faxing in should be okay until the call-waiting kicks-in and then the incoming fax goes to your voicemail.
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Re: Can I fax with freephoneline?

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FYI, the fax to email no longer works. From what they mentioned FPL removed this feature.
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Re: Can I fax with freephoneline?

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Pirate wrote:From what they mentioned FPL removed this feature.
We've never mentioned removing it ;)
But since it was never a supported feature of the service, we've also never officially mentioned having it either.
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Re: Can I fax with freephoneline?

Post by koreyb »

I can tell you freephoneline supports fax.. I've used it with my fax machine/all in one for a while without issues.
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