Hi,

Need a tip on a fax modem of all things.

I didn't order an internal fax modem when I bought my MacbookPro because I never thought I'd need it. I've just been informed that I do.

We need to send out price adjustments and new product announcements to a boatload of clients on a monthly basis. Since postal rates are up again and e-mail open rates are abysmal, I'm being asked to fax them.

I see a good app for this, Page Sender, but I have no idea on what is out there for Mac modems, and which is best. I remember that we ran through numerous modems back in the day, because they were generally full of problems.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Doesn't Apple make one?
I'd go with that.

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Why not use an electronic fax service instead?

From the "Print" command, I believe you can change a drop down box to "Fax". There are online fax services or, you can buy the Apple USB modem and then connect to a standard RJ11 phone jack.

Just saw something on OWC, Zoom Model 3095 V.92 USB Mini External Modem. Anybody know if it's good?

The Mac modem is listed at $159, but it's nowhere to be found at the Apple Store. Search keeps leading me to the Airport Extreme base station, which has nothing to do with faxing.

Thanks.

The Apple modem is getting harder to find.

If you have an All-in-One printer/Fax, you can Print>Fax through that.....but then that is why you are asking for a modem.

You could by a cheap stand alone fax for what you would pay for the Apple modem if you found one.

You could also use internet faxing for a fee.

Here is one of the Apple USB Modems
[www.dvwarehouse.com]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2010 11:43AM by Ken Sp..

I would go with internet faxing as well. those apple modems are kind of flaky.

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Apple doesn't make the USB modem anymore.

But, there's a very good alternative - USRobotics high performance v.92 FAX Modem, model 5637

[www.google.com]

I have one, and it works great, under Tiger with PageSender FAX anyway.

Jeff

I didn't know that Apple doesn't make a USB modem any more! There are a bunch on eBay.
[shop.ebay.com]

I use an Apple USB modem in conjunction with PageSender, as my business clients require it. No problems, works well.

Great response. Thanks.

I didn't know they had stopped making them. Guess I'll have to find out if they'll work under Leopard.

Yep, Apple gave up on their modem a couple of years back. I've been looking into one for quite a while now because my parents' place does not have high speed Internet.

Look on Amazon and check out the Zoom external USB modem, that's the one I would most likely get because a buyer there used it under 10.6.

So what is this 'fax modem' of which you speak?
I vaguely recall some such thing in the late 1980's; any relation?

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Went to Best Buy and they had a Zoom fax modem for $49. Read about 40 online reviews for it and people generally say it works. I'll post the results in case anyone else has the same need.

Thanks for the help.