Darren Nickerson wrote:
I spent half an hour looking around the web, and it seems we are both wrong. The truth lies somewhere between our statements. :-)The last time I checked on a big FAX server, only a few percent of the
calls used anything but basic 9600bps non-ECM operation. When I look in
the shops, hardly any of the FAX machines - other than the low selling
high end laser models - support anything fancy. If you are dealing
purely with FAXes between big companies, most of the machines you
encounter probably support the fancy features. In the general case, they
don't.
What can I say? That's not our reality. Every little HP OfficeJet el-cheapo
multifunction inkjet device does ECM, MMR and V.34 (up to 33.6) speed faxing
these days. That's reflected in a large number of greater than 14,400 speed
connections (typically 28.8). They're not considered bells and whistles ..
they're just standard.
The last info I got from a large FAX server is about a year old. It seems after several years of nothing much changing, FAX has suddenly taken a step up - kind of sad it should improve now it is obsolete :-)
The low end fax machines from the biggest supplier of all - Sharp - are 9600 non-correcting machines. Some other makers - Canon, HP, etc - start at 14,400 now. The low end monochrome OfficeJets are only 14400, but do appear to have error correction (the web site info is not entirely clear about the error correction part). However, you don't need to go far up the range to get a 33.6k modem. The 33.6k feature has certainly spread considerably in the last year or two.
Regards, Steve
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