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Author:  leashyourkids [ Fri May 26, 2017 10:55 am ]
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I've had to fax three documents this week for various reasons because the person or company I was communicating with only gave out a fax number.

With things like email and scanning and these apps out there, I'm curious as to why people still use fax. Do any of you still use faxes frequently?
Author:  Douchebag [ Fri May 26, 2017 10:59 am ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
I've had to fax three documents this week for various reasons because the person or company I was communicating with only gave out a fax number.

With things like email and scanning and these apps out there, I'm curious as to why people still use fax. Do any of you still use faxes frequently?

Eeeeee-yahhhhhhh!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ikHdcIjNmM
Author:  IMU [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:00 am ]
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I have have to fax some i/o's and stuff to some of our vendors. Couple times a week.
Author:  veganfan21 [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:06 am ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
I've had to fax three documents this week for various reasons because the person or company I was communicating with only gave out a fax number.

With things like email and scanning and these apps out there, I'm curious as to why people still use fax. Do any of you still use faxes frequently?


I hate being forced to use fax to communicate with someone, or being forced to only correspond through snail mail.
Author:  Bagels [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:08 am ]
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i think Les still uses the Barrets Home Theater fax machine
Author:  Don Tiny [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:10 am ]
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Bagels wrote:
i think Les still uses the Barrets Home Theater fax machine

Looks to be sunnily-accessible at the moment.

We use the fax very frequently ... MANY banks and lenders prefer it. Now, said faxes come in thru our email, so I don't know if that's a disqualifying hybrid.
Author:  Kirkwood [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:19 am ]
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I still use a sack machine.
Author:  SpiralStairs [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:20 am ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
I've had to fax three documents this week for various reasons because the person or company I was communicating with only gave out a fax number.

With things like email and scanning and these apps out there, I'm curious as to why people still use fax. Do any of you still use faxes frequently?


Yes
Author:  leashyourkids [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:23 am ]
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Well, this was boring.
Author:  billypootons [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:36 am ]
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i took the fax machine number off my business card and email signature. i also enjoy dialing fax numbers by accident
Author:  Don Tiny [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:43 am ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
Well, this was boring.

We presumed you just wanted the fax.
Author:  KDdidit [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:53 am ]
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It's for when there's a Battlestar Galactica scale computer virus that cripples the internet, you can still fax.
Author:  jimmypasta [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:53 am ]
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I have had many docs to fax the past few years but I use efax.
You scan the docs on your printer than send them like an email
through an EFAX account. It works great.
Author:  RFDC [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:58 am ]
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Douchebag wrote:
leashyourkids wrote:
I've had to fax three documents this week for various reasons because the person or company I was communicating with only gave out a fax number.

With things like email and scanning and these apps out there, I'm curious as to why people still use fax. Do any of you still use faxes frequently?

Eeeeee-yahhhhhhh!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ikHdcIjNmM

:lol:
Author:  ChiefWampum [ Fri May 26, 2017 12:06 pm ]
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I need to fax test results to other providers who do not access our electronic medical records.
Author:  Furious Styles [ Fri May 26, 2017 12:07 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote:
leashyourkids wrote:
Well, this was boring.

We presumed you just wanted the fax.

Or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
Author:  America [ Fri May 26, 2017 12:10 pm ]
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Aren't they more popular than email in Japan?
Author:  leashyourkids [ Fri May 26, 2017 12:26 pm ]
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I don't have a fax machine at home, so it's a pain in the ass. I have to go into the office to use one.

We have eFax numbers where the faxes scan into our email, but I don't know that I've ever given the number out. Seems easier just to take a picture and email it.

Edit: what jimmy said
Author:  veganfan21 [ Fri May 26, 2017 12:56 pm ]
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Generally I think if you've got other options and are still using a classic fax machine (not e-fax) then you're either in your late 90s or you're method acting in preparation for a play set in the 1980s.
Author:  Chus [ Fri May 26, 2017 1:07 pm ]
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Kirkwood wrote:
I still use a sack machine.


Image
Author:  K Effective [ Fri May 26, 2017 1:18 pm ]
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We in the nuclear power industry still have fax machines as part of the Emergency Plan, we contact NRC, State and local Emergency groups in case of a declared accident, first by phone, then with data transmitted by fax. One machine in every Control Room, we found out recently that one page form, hit a "Blast" button to send to multiple recipients, took like 6 minutes to transmit...

Our emergency group "war rooms" used to have a white board on the wall that had fax capabilities- a dedicated board writer wrote notes and conditions on the board, then used a sliding optical reader to scan it into a fax, pretty cutting edge for 1974!
Author:  leashyourkids [ Fri May 26, 2017 1:21 pm ]
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K Effective wrote:
We in the nuclear power industry still have fax machines as part of the Emergency Plan, we contact NRC, State and local Emergency groups in case of a declared accident, first by phone, then with data transmitted by fax. One machine in every Control Room, we found out recently that one page form, hit a "Blast" button to send to multiple recipients, took like 6 minutes to transmit...

Our emergency group "war rooms" used to have a white board on the wall that had fax capabilities- a dedicated board writer wrote notes and conditions on the board, then used a sliding optical reader to scan it into a fax, pretty cutting edge for 1974!


Given your insider info, what are the odds of a nuclear meltdown in our lifetimes? Is everything sharply run there or is it just a matter of time?
Author:  Hank Scorpio [ Fri May 26, 2017 1:32 pm ]
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leashyourkids wrote:
K Effective wrote:
We in the nuclear power industry still have fax machines as part of the Emergency Plan, we contact NRC, State and local Emergency groups in case of a declared accident, first by phone, then with data transmitted by fax. One machine in every Control Room, we found out recently that one page form, hit a "Blast" button to send to multiple recipients, took like 6 minutes to transmit...

Our emergency group "war rooms" used to have a white board on the wall that had fax capabilities- a dedicated board writer wrote notes and conditions on the board, then used a sliding optical reader to scan it into a fax, pretty cutting edge for 1974!


Given your insider info, what are the odds of a nuclear meltdown in our lifetimes? Is everything sharply run there or is it just a matter of time?


Congratulations Homer, You took a possible Chernobyl and managed to turn it into a simple Three Mile Island.
Author:  newper [ Fri May 26, 2017 3:05 pm ]
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Kirkwood wrote:
I still use a sack machine.

That's exactly how I read the headline.

I use the Fax machine to receive great offers on all inclusive travel!
Author:  conns7901 [ Fri May 26, 2017 4:38 pm ]
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wsjroVlu8
Author:  One Post [ Fri May 26, 2017 8:43 pm ]
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You really can't e-mail anything to the IRS, so your options are snail mail, or fax.

Surprisingly they are pretty adept and responsive when you fax them stuff.

I'm the only person who uses the fax machine at the office.
Author:  Panther pislA [ Fri May 26, 2017 9:21 pm ]
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Fax is a much more secure method of transmitting sensitive documents than email.

Especially for bank info and wire instructions.
Author:  Baby McNown [ Fri May 26, 2017 9:27 pm ]
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Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?
Author:  Darkside [ Fri May 26, 2017 11:02 pm ]
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Baby McNown wrote:
Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?

Pc load letter?
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