Hi Ray, John, Gigi, Chris, and Others I find it hard to believe you need to spend that kind of money ($595) to Fax from your Mac. A quick check of the Apple Support forums brought up a references to Mountain Lion users using this USRobotics USR5637 USB modem for about $45 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013FDLM0/ and also this Zoom 3095 USB Mini External Modem also for about $45 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FCIOSW
Granted these work via a simple phone line connection to the device connector, and the Print dialog window to send the Fax. You may not have a working phone line any more if you've gone over completely to your iPhone *grin*. The issue is that in Lion, Apple didn't update the USB modem driver support to handle 64-bit systems, so software service solutions like PageSender by SmileOnMyMac were discontinued. Analog devices like the two listed above continue to work on the later operating systems, and services run on Macs with earlier operating systems still work. So if you use Fax services from an all-in-one printer in Mountain Lion, for example, the manufacturer has to provide updated drivers that will support 64-bit operating systems. But there should be options around that don't cost that much. There were rumors that a driver update from Apple with 64-bit support might be in the works, but it probably isn't high priority. Apple discontinued sales of their own USB modem back in 2009, and most people who continued to use this function seemed to move over to the Zoom USB modem at the time. While the PageSender service was still operating, they had a full page listing alternate options. This isn't something I ever used myself, but I remember reading up on this to reply to questions on the mac-access list. HTH. Cheers, Esther On 2 Apr 2013, at 08:36, John Panarese wrote: > For an all in one unit? I didnt' spend that kind of money on mine. At > least half of that at least. You can get all in-ones for $150 or so I think, > depending on the model. I have an 8500 because I got a deal on it and it has > the wireless capabilities built in. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > > > > On Apr 2, 2013, at 2:30 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote: > >> Never mind. They want too much: $595.00 or so. Nope. Ain't gonna happen. >> >> >> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >> built-in! >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray >> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! >> >> On Apr 2, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote: >> >>> Ah, so, this is not one of those all in one jobs that you have to use a >>> touch screen for then? I'm sure you know exactly what I mean. Better see >>> how much for one then. Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >>> built-in! >>> Sincerely, >>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray >>> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! >>> >>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 1:00 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, exactly. Connect a phone line to the RJ11 port and you should be >>>> good to go if the device has faxing capabilities. YOu can even configure >>>> receiving fax preferences in System Preferences in the Print and Scan >>>> preferences for the device. >>>> >>>> >>>> Take Care >>>> >>>> John D. Panarese >>>> Director >>>> Mac for the Blind >>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>> >>>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 1:50 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So, this is a printer/scanner/faxer you're talking about? When you say >>>>> the phone port, I assume, quite naturally, that you mean the RJ11 jack on >>>>> the HP? Assuming that's how it's configured? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >>>>> built-in! >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray >>>>> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 12:14 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, you need either a UsB modem or you can use something like, >>>>>> fax.com. If you have an all in-one printer/scanner/fax, you need to >>>>>> connect the device via the phone port. Then, when you want to fax, you >>>>>> will pick the fax device from the popup button instead of the printer. >>>>>> You can customize the destination number, cover page, etc from the >>>>>> dialog. I do this all of the time with my HP8500, so it works fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Take Care >>>>>> >>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>> Director >>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I thought you would need a modem to connect your mac to a phone line or >>>>>>> subscribe to an online faxing service. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> CB >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 4/2/13 9:29 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi y'all >>>>>>>> How do you fax from a MacBook Pro? Do you use Pages or TextEdit? Do >>>>>>>> you use the print option? Do you have to have any special devices >>>>>>>> hooked up to your Mac to do it? And, last but not least, do you need >>>>>>>> special software other than TextEdit or Pages? >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Gigi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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