Hello-

Since I only receive and/or send faxes 4-5 times a year I opted not to sign
up and pay for the internet fax services available on the web.  I can send
faxes from my PC via the WinXP installed fax software, but I've forgotten
what happens when you receive a fax and you're using the same phone line for
internet and voice calls (until a few months ago I had 2 phone lines but
disconnected one of them to upgrade to DSL from dialup).  If I forget to
answer the phone before the fax monitor picks it up can I still retreive the
fax the next time I log on to my PC?  Also, if I enable the WinXP fax monitor
to receive faxes, does that mean all unanswered phone calls from my cordless
phone will default to the fax monitor instead of being answered by the
cordless phone built in answering service?  Thanks for any response.

janastarr wrote:
This isn't a wireless issue - just an XP one.  A fax is only available
when someone is sending it - they don't sit there waiting to be
downloaded (unless you've set up a fax-to-email facility!).  If the
sending fax doesn't hear the correct "handshake" tones back, the fax
isn't sent.  If the answering service cuts in first, you'll hear a few
beeps as the sending fax tries to set up a fax-conversation before
giving up.  Some integrated fax-machines/answering-machines can pick up
a call and accept a fax if they hear the right tones.

I was in the same situation you are, and decided to leave the answering
machine to pick up unattended calls.  If someone wanted to send a fax,
they had to contact me first so I could press the "answer" button on the
fax monitor.  Now I have an ISP which provides fax-to-email as part of
the package.  I send a test fax every few weeks to make sure it doesn't
get mothballed.

Phil, London

Hi Philip-
Thanks for the response, I figured it wasn't going to be simple solution. 
I've googled the web and there are a couple of websites that claim to have
'free' fax to email service as long as you meet their criteria, so I'll check
those out.

janastarr wrote:
The ones I've seen like this charge the sender a (modest) premium, but
often require a certain minimum of traffic, so when you need it, it may
have been "retired".

Phil

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