On Saturday 26 August 2006 18:36, John Andersen wrote:
On Saturday 26 August 2006 14:25, Peter Van Lone wrote:
The trouble is, I don't have a modem .... so, I guess the question at this point would be:
"how would one setup the "fax" to which that option refers "send to fax"?
Peter
A phone line and a modem (or an internet account with one of 100 different Efax services) is sort of a requirement for sending faxes. The OP had two modems. My laptop has one. I have sent faxes with the laptop using this method since suse 8.1.
All you need is an internet connection and there are many services, free or not that can be used. Here is a nice price comparison page where you type in your requirements: http://www.faxprices.com/
If you can find a free-fax service using the internet, go for it. For the price of a bluetooth dongle you might be able to fax thru your cell phone after a lot of dicking around with kbluetoothd.
But realistically, if you need to fax, get a modem. It will be cheaper than the time and money you will spend getting any other solution other than mailing PDFs around.
Don't think I'll use my modem again.... too much trouble to set up Hylafax. The price page above says for my usage (and I said I would use more than I would) the price would be $1.11US. And if I don't use it at all... (likely) the price would be ZERO.
Or treat yourself to one of those All-In-One HP printers that do printing, scanning, faxing, and have a built in can opener and cigarette lighter.
And the phone charges.
Mailing PDFs is fast becoming the standard. My company does a lot of business with mailed PDFs of purchase orders etc. Faxes are so 1985. ;-)
Tell that to people out in the boonies.... of which there are a lot of us...