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Why do callers receive a faxing noise when calling my home phone, when we don’t own a fax machine?
Posted by in Fax Free on January 24, 2012
Fax Service: Why do callers receive a faxing noise when calling my home phone, when we don’t own a fax machine?
Maybe once a week or so, friends and family calling our house phone receive a fax noise.My husband & I have heard it ourselves when calling the house.We don’t even own a fax machine!There are also times that we hear our voices echo back when on a call, and clicking sounds.All the phones in the house a cordless and are pretty much the best you can buy, not cheap phones, (I don’t thnk that has much to do w/ anything anyway).It seems nobody knows what this could be, not even the phone company.The phone company said that IT IS NOT somebody trying to fax us simutaneously as the person that is calling us.So, we would like to know if there are any other reasons for this to happen?Is our phone being tapped, and our conversations being recorded for some odd reason?Please, somebody tell us what’s going on?
RE: Awesome…..If you read my question, you would have noticed that I did in fact call the phone company (AT&T) and they could not give me an answer.So you’re the Tard Monkey, little boy.Everyone else, thank you for your time and giving me your respectful feedback.By the way, I do not have dial-up, but I do have a network of computers, so that very well might be the problem.Thank you.
your phone line is crossed with someone elses . Call ATT for repair.
Dont you think that your phone provider would be better suited to answer this question tard monkey?
if you have dial up and you only have one line it will do that when people call
Your lines are crossed up. Contact your telephone service provider to have this fixed.
Do you have a PC or laptop connected to the land line?… some modems/software interdict incoming calls as fax transmissions. Try calling with the computer connected and any fax software running and then try without. Hope that it works for you. Best regards.
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Q&A: had a seperate phone line installed for my fax machine but when machine turned on phone won’t work?
Posted by in Fax Driver on January 17, 2012
My Question: had a seperate phone line installed for my fax machine but when machine turned on phone won’t work?
I take it you have dsl guessing of course if you do then your phone needs a dsl filter on it. Or is that second phone line a SECOND PHONE LINE? is it hooked to the fax line somewhere and they said ok it is fixed and ripped you? you can check that out put a phone on both lines then try to call the other line see if it rings or busy
if it does then hmm replace the dsl filter that is cheap! if thatis used then it could be a loose phone service? from the pole to the house that might run you upto to get checked but when the phone wire runs in your house you check it!ifit looks ok then unplug everything else but phones and fax and have someone fax and phone you on the other line see if it works if it does start plugging things in one by one until it stops working then you will find the bugger. if it is down to the phones and the fax try a phone to phone first then phone to fax it might be the Fax
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had a seperate phone line installed for my fax machine but when machine turned on phone won’t work?
Posted by in Fax Driver on January 17, 2012
Fax Service: had a seperate phone line installed for my fax machine but when machine turned on phone won’t work?
I take it you have dsl guessing of course if you do then your phone needs a dsl filter on it. Or is that second phone line a SECOND PHONE LINE? is it hooked to the fax line somewhere and they said ok it is fixed and ripped you? you can check that out put a phone on both lines then try to call the other line see if it rings or busy
if it does then hmm replace the dsl filter that is cheap! if thatis used then it could be a loose phone service? from the pole to the house that might run you upto to get checked but when the phone wire runs in your house you check it!ifit looks ok then unplug everything else but phones and fax and have someone fax and phone you on the other line see if it works if it does start plugging things in one by one until it stops working then you will find the bugger. if it is down to the phones and the fax try a phone to phone first then phone to fax it might be the Fax
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FAQ: had a seperate phone line installed for my fax machine but when machine turned on phone won’t work?
Posted by in Fax Driver on January 17, 2012
Fax Service: had a seperate phone line installed for my fax machine but when machine turned on phone won’t work?
I take it you have dsl guessing of course if you do then your phone needs a dsl filter on it. Or is that second phone line a SECOND PHONE LINE? is it hooked to the fax line somewhere and they said ok it is fixed and ripped you? you can check that out put a phone on both lines then try to call the other line see if it rings or busy
if it does then hmm replace the dsl filter that is cheap! if thatis used then it could be a loose phone service? from the pole to the house that might run you upto to get checked but when the phone wire runs in your house you check it!ifit looks ok then unplug everything else but phones and fax and have someone fax and phone you on the other line see if it works if it does start plugging things in one by one until it stops working then you will find the bugger. if it is down to the phones and the fax try a phone to phone first then phone to fax it might be the Fax
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Is there a cheap home phone provider? We ONLY NEED FOR FAXING.?
Posted by in Fax Free on January 13, 2012
Question: Is there a cheap home phone provider? We ONLY NEED FOR FAXING.?
Looking for something around $ 10/month. Just to have for the few faxes per month we need to send. Our cell phones are our primary phones.
If you already have internet then I suggest you try online faxing, you will save tons of money 
There is no need for adding an extra phone line or complicated installations. All you need is a computer and internet.
At http://faxfromyourcomputer.com/ you will find the best online faxing service which all offer a FREE 30 day trial, give em a test run and see first hand how easy online faxing is.
Also, when you sign up you get a free local or toll free number plus tons of other features that can only happen with online faxing.
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I just installed a new printer and the fax keeps showing ‘phone off hook’ error?
Posted by in Fax Driver on January 5, 2012
Fax Service: I just installed a new printer and the fax keeps showing ‘phone off hook’ error?
The printer is an HP all in one J6480 and we also have multiple lines. right now the fax is hooked to the same line as one of our overflow phone lines using an old US West splitter. I have tried all the recommended tasks to get the fax to work, and I have also checked the phone cord by bypassing the splitter and it works. Is there anyone who has had this problem or one like it? I think I need to get a newer connector for the splitter? Any ideas would be great!
Either that, or there are too many items on the phone line. Each splitter takes away a little current. If you have too many, there’s not enough current to pass a signal, thus “off hook”.
Hi there, I have been recommending that printer.
It has fax to pc feature so you wouldn’t have to print out all the fax you receive. Downside is you can only save it in black and white.
A “Phone Off Hook” message is not an error. It’s possible that splitter is broken. Run fax test off of printer. Press setup> tools> run fax test to determine the problem.
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Do you have to plug to a phone line using “PC Fax” on a multi-purpose machine? – Fax Driver
Posted by in Fax Driver on January 3, 2012
My Question: Do you have to plug to a phone line using “PC Fax” on a multi-purpose machine?
I have a brother multipurpose machine, fax,scan,copy,printer. I have in installed on my laptop for “PC Fax”, do i still need to have an active phone line to send/receive fax’s?
I think you need a service to send or receive a FAX on your computer. for a separate machine to S/R a FAX you definitely need a land-line.
The Brother PC Fax feature is a way to use the fax modem in the Brother machine to send a digital fax from your PC. It’s done using software that comes with the machine. But yes, you do need a phone line to use the service (same as if you were sending a paper fax).
I used this feature before I got my FaxLogic account, which lets me fax without a phone line. Since then, I’m paying /month for regular faxing plus computer faxing (fax-to-email, email-to-fax, web fax) vs. about /month for my analog business line.
My particular Brother (MFC-9840) also supports a different feature called “iFax”, that kind of works in the opposite way (it lets my Brother send and receive paper faxes without a phone line, but it also requires a service, and FaxLogic was the only provider I could find that supports the Brother iFax feature). But, even if your machine doesn’t support the iFax feature, you can still use it with FaxLogic using one of their Internet Fax Adapters (a little box that connects your machine to your Internet service); I’m using one of those for an HP all-in-one that I have.
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what is the best virtual phone system, 800 number and fax?
Posted by in Fax Free on December 24, 2011
Question: what is the best virtual phone system, 800 number and fax?
best clarity and price
i don’t know what the best system is, but two that I have used and that work well are http://www.virtualpbx.com and http://www.ringcentral.com
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OOMA VOIP Phone Adapter
Posted by in Fax Troubleshoot on December 14, 2011
OOMA is an award-winning product that gives you free home phone service. Quite simply, no more nickel and dime fees and no more monthly phone bills. Acclaimed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Business Week, and featured as one of the year’s hottest products in Parade and In Style magazines, ooma offers premium home phone service as it was meant to be. Your one-time purchase of the ooma Hub device partners with your high-speed Internet and your existing home phones to deliver.
How can I get a land line phone number just for fax only and cheaper or free?
Posted by in Fax Free on December 10, 2011
Q&A: How can I get a land line phone number just for fax only and cheaper or free?
No need for land lines for personal and business calls, I use cell phone for incoming and outgoing calls.
not going to get a land line for free… cheaper is going to be the metered or message rate service, where you pay per minute for all calls… should be around per month plus any usage, taxes and fees…
i would consider looking into an efax provider if i was you – your incoming faxes will be sent to your email as a PDF file (usually) and you can scan then email your outgoing faxes – and they will be sent to the fax machine of who ever you are faxing..
FaxLogic has exactly what you’re looking for. Their “Classic 100″ service is a /month plan that connects your fax machine (or all-in-one) to your Internet connection by way of a small device they call an Internet Fax Adapter. The adapter gives you a low-cost fax line that works anywhere you have Internet access. They can move your existing fax number or assign you a new one anywhere in the US (or even a toll-free fax number).
I use their more advanced service with my Brother MFC all-in-one (my particular model–an MFC-9840CDW–is actually supported “natively”, so it works with FaxLogic without an adapter). The plan I have (“Private 500 Pro”) adds support for fax-to-email, email-to-fax, and web-fax through their web portal. It also archives everything I send or receive, even paper faxes I send through my Brother MFC, into online folders that look and work pretty much like Outlook. I signed up earlier this year and I’ve had no problems, so I have no problem recommending this service.
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