Can I fax from my wireless connection through U-verse?

@seeker_jae - Google for internet FAX services to allow you to FAX using your current equipment.

Original fax uses a multifunction "printer" to copy pages and transmits them via a telephone modem over a telephone line.

Hello aviewer,

Thank you for the suggestion. I should have been more clear. My desire was not to buy any more equipment AND not to sign up for a fax service figuring that my existing U-verse bill was sufficient to allow me the occasional faxing with the software which is already included with Windows 10.

Perhaps it is not possible.

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@seeker_jae wrote:

Hello aviewer,

 

Thank you for the suggestion. I should have been more clear. My desire was not to buy any more equipment AND not to sign up for a fax service figuring that my existing U-verse bill was sufficient to allow me the occasional faxing with the software which is already included with Windows 10.

 

Perhaps it is not possible.

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What Fax software do you think is included in Windows 10 that would allow you to do this?

Thank you for the clarification.

You sort of can, but it is a two step pricess. You scan your documents, saved in a facimilie document format. It is saved as a file, and can be sent by e-mail file attachement,

The advantage to that is, the recipient can open the documents withouth even needing to print it on paper.

Cell phone signals are still phone connections, so as long as the phone connected to the fax machine can make cell phone calls, and the receiving fax machine can anser the phone, I don't see why one could not make a cell phone based fax call.

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@Tigereyze209 wrote:

 

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Cell phone signals are still phone connections, so as long as the phone connected to the fax machine can make cell phone calls, and the receiving fax machine can anser the phone, I don't see why one could not make a cell phone based fax call.

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Well, no.  I've had issues with faxing over carrier-grade VOIP connections when signals that have tight timing constraints went awry because of the VOIP signalling (fun phone calls with Windstream local, Windstream long distance and their equipment provider Nortel).  With a cell phone, the voice networking requirements are even more different and even if your cell phone suddenly sprouted an RJ11 jack, your fax machine wouldn't be able to establish a successful connection over it.  Likewise, there are no apps that accept a document and deliver it to a fax machine using your phone's voice line capabilities, though a lot of fax services have an app to allow you to give it to them for transmission via their fax lines.

As I said, or at least implyed in my previous post, whenever I need to send scanned documents other than a regualr phone connection, I make them into a data file (fax format) then e-mail it to the recipient, and let them reproduce them as they see fit.

Got to admit however, it was an interesting question, even for just a I wonder if.. etc.

And now we know. (meaning, no, does not work.)

So, origional question answered, thanks for playing!

You can also use an internet fax bridge service such as HelloFax.com. You upload a PDF via this web site (not sure what other formats are supported), provide the phone number and the service converts your PDF into an actual fax so that it arrives at its destination as a true fax. Generally, these services allow you some # of free faxes per month, but of course, you can also choose to pay for a monthly service.

This is but one example of this type of service. I like it because it is easy, and free as I rarely need it so I never have exceeded the free maximum.