Ok , I have this old Dell Dimension 8100 System from around 2003.
It has a modem card in it BCM V.92 I believe this is a soft modem that would be used for dialup back in the day. But I have Windows XP professional running on it and I just realized that their is fax software that I have just installed using the windows install components with the OS CD.
What I want to know is if I run a telephone line from the BCM V.92 modem to one of my telephone jacks and use the software to send a fax will it work without any additional hardware? In theory it should unless their is a special modem you need to send the fax down the telephone line?
I am aware that you cann't use the phone when sending a fax unless you get a second line and dedicate the fax to that line seperately.
The software say's it allows you to send and recieve fax thru your computer. The only thing that I am shake on is if I need a different modem or hardware addons to make it send the data modulated correctly on the wire. I hope not because I am not willing to buy it.
Seems that it should work
here is the link to how to use the software it is pretty straight forward.
http://www.geckoandfly.com/2009/03/...-send-free-fax-online-via-computer-and-email/
I want to be positive all this will work before I start string telephone wire thru the walls ...etc etc.
Not any good info is on the net that talks about how these modems work do they modulate analog or digitally like PWM or analog FM or analog AM , what carry frequency ,...etc etc
Also just curious what the protocal for sending fax data down a phone line would be??
I know caller id info is send between the first/second 90volts ac 20 hz ring superimpose digitally onto the analog 20 hz wave using PWM.
I am assuming something similar with fax but maybe a little more complicated.
Realistically I am think dialup modems are just faxing the internet data over to you.
Maybe
Thanks for the help.
I will stop rambleing.
this link is almost convincing me that it will work "it say's V.92 data/fax/ on the page half way down.
http://www.modemsite.com/56k/bcm.asp
It has a modem card in it BCM V.92 I believe this is a soft modem that would be used for dialup back in the day. But I have Windows XP professional running on it and I just realized that their is fax software that I have just installed using the windows install components with the OS CD.
What I want to know is if I run a telephone line from the BCM V.92 modem to one of my telephone jacks and use the software to send a fax will it work without any additional hardware? In theory it should unless their is a special modem you need to send the fax down the telephone line?
I am aware that you cann't use the phone when sending a fax unless you get a second line and dedicate the fax to that line seperately.
The software say's it allows you to send and recieve fax thru your computer. The only thing that I am shake on is if I need a different modem or hardware addons to make it send the data modulated correctly on the wire. I hope not because I am not willing to buy it.
Seems that it should work
here is the link to how to use the software it is pretty straight forward.
http://www.geckoandfly.com/2009/03/...-send-free-fax-online-via-computer-and-email/
I want to be positive all this will work before I start string telephone wire thru the walls ...etc etc.
Not any good info is on the net that talks about how these modems work do they modulate analog or digitally like PWM or analog FM or analog AM , what carry frequency ,...etc etc
Also just curious what the protocal for sending fax data down a phone line would be??
I know caller id info is send between the first/second 90volts ac 20 hz ring superimpose digitally onto the analog 20 hz wave using PWM.
I am assuming something similar with fax but maybe a little more complicated.
Realistically I am think dialup modems are just faxing the internet data over to you.
Maybe
Thanks for the help.
I will stop rambleing.
this link is almost convincing me that it will work "it say's V.92 data/fax/ on the page half way down.
http://www.modemsite.com/56k/bcm.asp
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