Do you need to have phone service for it to work? Or can I just plug it into the wall? All I want to do is send and recive faxes.
2084517
You would need to connect the modem to a telephone line. So telephone service would be necessary.
2084518
Further to the last response, you have to have a "land line" for the modem to work. If you want to send faxes long distance, you have to have long distance available from your provider and set the pre-dial number (i.e. 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx) or whatever its called. The system does work. Dave
2084519
Yes. This is a modem for dialup internet service connection to computer. Faxing is controlled by computer via modem to internet.
1329496
I fax with it all the time. Your biggest issue is going to be internet connection quality. If you have cable should be fine, radio internet, DSL, or shared connections, all bets are off.
1107353
Same way you used to receive faxes before. I would think you plug the fax machine in between the obi and the phone. You should specify who is providing your phone/voip service, then you can get clearer help.
605502
You need to have some kind of service for it to work. Or am I not understanding your question?
755520
Yes will probably work with a fax. I tryed to run a phone off of it and could not get a clear connection.
2212413
First you need to have a phone line plugged into the machine. Then you need to set up the machine per the manual to receive the faxes. This can be done automatically or manually and many things factor into how you set it up ie do you have a dedicated line for the fax or is it you landline for other uses. Do have answering machine on same line? Will you be there to receive the fax ? There are lots of variables.
1655386
To use the fax feature you have to make sure the printer is hooked up to a dedicated telephone landline. Fax does not work over the wifi feature.
1983035
My Ooma works fine with faxes - not the handset though - through the Ooma base unit. Works best if you dial *99 and then the fax number.
2149385
The phone plugs in the wall using a regular phone jack. But, you'll need to attach a separate included module to your home network. This module will talk to the phone using it's own WiFi signal to provide captioning. Once this is all hooked up, online registration needs to be done before it will begin to work. I managed to get all this done with my Dad doing the work while I, reading the online dicumentation, talked to him over a cell phone. I was in Virginia, he was in Florida.
107083
You just connect this Phone to the wall and pay your phone bill.....You just connect this phone to the wall outlet...It works great...It sounds great...It has an answering machine.....Famous manufacturer..
2115278
This needs a wall phone jack to plug into. You don't need to connect it to a telephone, just plugged into a jack.
226993
Can you be just a bit more specific? This device is a modem... and requires dial tone to operate... connecting it directly to the fax's line port will not provide dial tone, and thus will not operate the fax. doesn't the fax have a usb port to connect to your computer with via a usb cable? You need a telephone line connected directly to the fax on it's line port. let me know if this answers your question...
1936176
Your comment is inaccurate. Although it is not possible to use this phone with a fax machine, it is very possible to use VOIP service to send and receive faxes. There are lots of VOIP compatible fax machines on the market, just not yet to consumers, mostly the small to large business market.
1969705
You can fax from this unit (you only need to plug it into a phone cord); however, this would be one of the worst things you could do. Why? Doing so would mean that you've actually purchased this printer. If you send me $300, I'd be happy to burn it for you - you'll be much more satisfied with the result.
1974659
Does it have to be connected to a Computor? For I only want to fax in and out, and to make copies.. Thanxs
601283
I own this printer. I never used the fax function but I do not believe it is designed to work with VOIP. I welcome any corrections.
2042019
You have to attach a standard phone cable to the wall jack. You can buy a splitter so that the phone and the unit uses the same wall jack; very cheap. The phone has no part in the process since the unit dials out to any number(s) you select. I have a portable phone for my house phone but as I said, it plays no role in the call out process. The unit works well after you understand the instructions.