$400 is cheap compared to a dual T1/PRI digital fax board @ $9,000! Everything is relative.
I will agree that you'll possibly have better success with a traditional fax board than a generic or OEM fax modem. However, (In addition to our ridiculously expensive fax server) we are also using a US Robotics USB Fax Modem with one specific application (it is what the vendor recommends) and it seems to work great sending very high resolution faxes - the end result looks like a document printed off of an HP LaserJet. So, as with anything, it all depends. I would try a USR Fax Modem and see if the hardware makes the difference for you. $50 is hard to beat as a trial Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA jra...@eaglemds.com www.eaglemds.com -----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: best windows fax app? A couple ideas: A) Use a real fax board instead of some random piece of s$&* modem. Common cards are: Mainpine IQ Express (http://www.mainpine.com/products_IQE.html) Dialogic (formerly Eicon) DIVA analog boards: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2wq9g3o Brooktrout TRUFAX, made by the current Dialogic: http://preview.tinyurl.com/36g7cme None of them are cheap, though - typically $400+ for a single-port fax board. B) Most MFP devices have faxing abilities and some can integrate with Windows Fax for sending & receiving. I know Brother MFP printers can, it's likely others can too. On 5/11/2010 2:14 PM, Greg Farber wrote: > Hello. Sort of a low-tech question here... > > We have a need to deliver pdf documents to some of our customers' fax > machines. > > We are testing Windows Fax on a Dell Optiplex with an OEM fax board: > > Broadcom BCMv.92 56k modem > > the drivers have been updated recently. > > The problem is that when we fax a pdf of an invoice, only the company > logo (a graphic) gets faxed through, and not the text content. So we get > a big white page with only the graphic showing. > > I am thinking that there might be a better fax app out there..? Any > suggestions? -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
