can i use ooma for fax & credit card mechine
1123124
Credit card machine I'd say no. Fax, perhaps. But I haven't had luck with fax either. They do have a fax service with Ooma Office which MIGHT be an option. I had it for a while. It worked for a very short time and then stopped.I swapped out my old land line credit card machine for an internet based machine (First Data FD100) and the new machine works GREAT. You might want to try that angle for the credit card machine. It will eliminate the need for another line.
1123125
You can use it for a fax. Add a dedicated line to the ooma office, hook it up through an Ooma Linx. Make sure that particular line is set as a fax.
607622
I know of no reason why it shouldn't work with a fax machine, just like I don't know why it didn't work for me in my attempt to connect my satellite receiver to my phone line. It just didn't, so I can't recommend this product for any use other than paper weight.
1384360
Ooma customer support says it "might" work and that many customers use it for faxes with success, but they do not guarantee it. In any case expect to spend some time on tweaking your setup to find the settings that work.
1329492
yes, i use an older fax with a handset and it works just the same as it did when I had a regular phone. Just make sure you have it plugged in to the magicjack.
226991
If you have the modem connected to a phone line, it should work if you follow the instructions for connection and setup. I have this modem as a backup and it works great for me but I have not used it for faxing as I have a dedicated fax. Alternatively, you could call (toll free) or e-mail USRobotics and speak with one of their pre-sales or technical support technicians; and if your questions are answered satisfactorily about the modem, you could then order the modem from your vendor of choice. Good luck!
1936176
Your comment is inaccurate. Although it is not possible to use this phone with a fax machine, it is very possible to use VOIP service to send and receive faxes. There are lots of VOIP compatible fax machines on the market, just not yet to consumers, mostly the small to large business market.
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Old thread, but found this suggestion. It requires you have a *long* telephone line: "try plugging that line cord into the "Telephone" jack on the old machine. That is, there will be a single line cord from the wall jack to the "Line" jack on the old (receiving) fax machine, and a long line cord from the "Telephone" jack of the old machine to the "Line" jack of the new machine."
41896
Hello, yes this does require a phone line hooked up to it to use the fax functions. If you don't want to invest in a perm line I use vonyage. Hope that helps. Also works well on windows 8.1 Pro.
4176
I have been able to fax using a Magic Jack connected to the machine, as long as I was only sending or receiving 1 or 2 pages at a time. 3 pages and up seem to fail. There are tweaks on line to allow the user to set the router for magic jack for faxing. I have not tried them.
479539
If you have a good internet connection and an American style phone connector (RJ-45), it should be fine. I didn't try it, however. Vonage has an "optimized" fax line option, for which you pay an additional charge beyond just your voice line. But, they admit this: "NOTE: Your Vonage voice line is not optimized for fax service, however, you can send and receive an occasional fax on this line. To do so, unplug the telephone cord from the port on the Vonage adapter and plug the cord from your fax machine into that same port." In other words, if your network connection is good, you should be fine.
1384362
Good Q! I can't say with any certainty, however I'd guess so. Best to check the Ooma support site.
1870120
Yes, on both. I have had no problem faxing from it, or make copies with the document feeder or manually.
611719
Yes I am able to fax from my computer as well as receive faxes from other fax senders. Have tried other usb fax plug-in (from walk in store) but only this particular US Robotics model is consistently able to hang up at the end of all transmissions.
651471
ANswer is no. Wouldn't recommend this machine to anyone and the only reason I bought it was because I neededa fax/answering machine combo....only was I could find. Works okay, but not great........
647837
You will need a phone line input in order to use the FAX function. The line can be shared for sending with your home line. Receiving on a shared line is more difficult. There are services on the internet that you can use your PC TO send and receive Fax messages they give you a separate phone number for this. Monthly charges come with this.
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I've used mine a few times with my fax machine and it usually works. You just want to use uncompressed codecs in the settings and you should be fine. It's a very good adapter. Been using mine for a year now and no complaints.
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Hi Stella, Short answer is "Yes". You will need to purchase a phone jack "Y" connector and enough phone wire to get to your fax machine from the base. The closer the better! Unplug the phone wire going to the Panasonic Base. Plug that phone wire into one of the "Y" inputs. Plug the "Y" connector back into the Panasonic Base. Use the purchased phone wire to come from the other "Y" input into your fax machine and you're good to go. No phone calls while you're using the fax. Steve