Broadband and Fax machines

[The Ben]

can they work together??

If the fax machine is plugged into the BB filter it wont work, but the broadband still will... which is a pain.... If the fax is plugged into the main wall socket without the BB it workds fine!! should I be doing something different??

[Racefan_uk]

My printer is a fax machine and it's plugged into the BB filter and works absolutely fine.

[The Ben]

hmmmmm, even bought a more expensive BB filter as I thought the standard ones might have been crap!

[Dogwatch]

We used dial-up and BB at the same time quite happily (despite being told it wouldn't work).

It is possible you have a duff filter so worth trying another, maybe a different make. 'Tis possible though that your fax just doesn't like BB filters.

[The Ben]

Dogwatch said:

We used dial-up and BB at the same time quite happily (despite being told it wouldn't work).

It is possible you have a duff filter so worth trying another, maybe a different make. 'Tis possible though that your fax just doesn't like BB filters.

Well I thought it may be the fax, it is not the most up to date jobbie, but didnt want to buy a new fax to find out that fax's and BB are not compatible!

[bimsb6]

no problem using them together you can even throw redcare in the mix as well as long as its filtered .

[catso]

Dogwatch said:

We used dial-up and BB at the same time quite happily.

I do it all the time, PC on-line and then use either fax software to send fax (dialup) from PC or send/receive on stand alone fax machine.

[The Ben]

whats redcare??

well I was starting to think that Efax or something similar will be better that a new fax

[ChristianZS]

The Ben said:

whats redcare??

well I was starting to think that Efax or something similar will be better that a new fax

Its your Alarm systems "Phone for Help" .. If you have redcare bunged up to it.

[K50 DEL]

Each of our offices at my old company used to have ADSL installed on the fax line and used it for redcare as well - we never had any issues.

[bimsb6]

The Ben said:

whats redcare??

well I was starting to think that Efax or something similar will be better that a new fax

redcare is a monitored alarm line ,you break in the alarm cenre are notified even if you cut the phone lines the monitoring centre are alerted .