GoaskAlice said:
When I send get message "no dial tone" or "busy". Consistantly. Also, if I
wanted to fax myself from work, what number would I use? i am confused, sorry
Most fax modems have two telephone jacks, one to connect to the wall and
one to connect to a regular telephone. At least one of the fax-modems I
have breaks the connection between the two jacks when the modem gets the
command to take the phone line "off the hook". Connecting the wrong
modem jack (the one intended for the telephone) to the wall will result
in the modem's internal switching disconnecting itself from the phone
network, thus preventing it from detecting a dial tone. Your problem
might have a different cause, but if you haven't looked for it already,
that's something you could look for.
The number you would fax to from your work would be the same as would be
required to p;ace a voice call to a telephone plugged into the same
modular wall jack. Note that fax capabilities are a common feature
accompanying modems intended for dial up connections. Cable and DSL
modems serve different purposes. Even if you have DSL on the same wire
pair as your telephone you need the separate dial up (fax)modem
connected to the modular wall jack with the same filter you would need
for a regular telephone. Where area codes, long distance "1" prefix
and/or toll charges would apply to voice charges they would also apply
to fax transmissions. If you have access to a scanner or Multi-function
Peripheral (combined scanner-printer) and a broadband connection at work
you may want to consider email or an online file storage service to send
page images home.
