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quattromike - 4/11/05 at 08:01 PM

My oldman has just moved into a new office and wants to have a phone, a fax and internet on the computer, Is there anyway you can do this on one line? without having to answer the phone to recive a fax. idealy have a seperate fax number but still only have one line in the office?
Any sugestions

ReMan - 4/11/05 at 08:10 PM

Most fax machines can be set to only pick up the line after so many rings, or if it determines its an incoming fax, so its no problem to have the same phone/fax line and number. get broadband internet access and that will sit on the same line to without interfering with the phone or fax plus you really need broadband for business. Done.

phoenix70 - 4/11/05 at 08:37 PM

The best option would be to have a Business Highway line installed. This gives you two analog lines and a digital line for your internet (you can only use 2 of the 3 lines at once though). Downside is its about double the price of a standard line.

GaryM - 4/11/05 at 08:51 PM

You could get a BT phone line, upgrade it to Broadband using an ISP that provides a virtual fax number service which converts incoming faxes to emails.

Hellfire - 4/11/05 at 10:49 PM

I have a phone/fax and internet... the fax will not work with the PC internet attached, even through the ISDN filter.

quattromike - 4/11/05 at 10:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by GaryM
You could get a BT phone line, upgrade it to Broadband using an ISP that provides a virtual fax number service which converts incoming faxes to emails.


So does that mean the computer would have to be on all the time to recive faxes? not really ideal but would be better than the isdn he has just now.

Reman he already has a phone fax machine but he works out in the work shop and he used to have to run back to the office when the phone rang and used to get peeved when it was only a fax and if he put's it on auto answer he misses important calls that he needs for work and doesn't get them until he's back in the office some time later which is no good if it's a important client or a breakdown.

I think he's just going to have to bite the bullet and pay for a second line
Mike

[Edited on 4/11/05 by quattromike]

Hellfire - 5/11/05 at 12:18 AM

That is what I have ended up doing... Fax (silent ring) on one line Phone/Internet (email) on other.