Lizard
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Is it possible to send faxes, using the fax feature of Windows XP, with a Huawei mobile 3G modem? Does anyone know?
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I've been told by Huawei that their modems support faxing and XP detects the modem as a fax capable device, but when I've tried to send a fax it always fails. Maybe something needs to be set up on the network operator side? I haven't been able to find this out.
Lizard
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Fax with Huawei
Thanks for your response. You have obviously gone into this. When I had dial-up I used to send faxes with my internal fax modem. I still have that modem in my computer but for some strange reason whenever I try to send a fax with it now I get a message "No answer". After doing that I am unable to connect to the Internet with my Huawei modem and have to do a System Restore to get back to a point before I tried to fax. It's all very frustrating.
Thanks for your response. You have obviously gone into this. When I had dial-up I used to send faxes with my internal fax modem. I still have that modem in my computer but for some strange reason whenever I try to send a fax with it now I get a message "No answer". After doing that I am unable to connect to the Internet with my Huawei modem and have to do a System Restore to get back to a point before I tried to fax. It's all very frustrating.
vodacom3g
Vodacom Representative
Strange, I was told they do not support fax. Apparently the 3GPP (?) spec does not require fax support anymore.
Will ask again.
Ugh, its all messed up.
http://www.vodacom.co.za/services/mailbox_plus_cost.jsp
Maybe they stopped being able to send. I guess your best bet is to sign up for fax-to-email solutions with someone like mweb.
They have quite a nice tutorial document you get when you signup on what attachments, how to use, etc.
So while youre strictly not using your modem to send the fax, your modem connects your internet, which enables your email, which allows you to send/receive faxes.
http://www.vodacom.co.za/services/mailbox_plus_cost.jsp
Maybe they stopped being able to send. I guess your best bet is to sign up for fax-to-email solutions with someone like mweb.
They have quite a nice tutorial document you get when you signup on what attachments, how to use, etc.
So while youre strictly not using your modem to send the fax, your modem connects your internet, which enables your email, which allows you to send/receive faxes.
Lizard
Well-Known Member
Oh, I have fax-to-email that I use to receive faxes. Did not realise that I can use it to send as well.
vodacom3g
Vodacom Representative
OK, but that's the E620 which came out in 1872, just after the French Revolution.
The early data cards were pretty much phones in a card format. I used to plug a headset into them to make phone calls.
I think , in the quest for real estate and power, the newer cards dropped a lot of the features to rather focus on getting 14.4/5.6 in.
psc
Well-Known Member
vodacom3g
Vodacom Representative
When ?
Some of the newer modems are already 'ready' for these speeds.
When will the networks be ready? When the kit arrives from the vendors. I suspect that 5.6 UPA will be available before 14.4 DPA though.
Or at least in SA where the constant back-haul problem will delay 'real-end-user' 14.4 for a very long time still.
psc
Well-Known Member
Just worried that Vodacom was going to anounce 14.4/5.6 (soon) and render my B970 obsolete overnight 
Think the E180 and E230 support 5.6UPA
Think the E180 and E230 support 5.6UPA
And in all that time I've never been able to send a fax with it, despite the manufacturer's claims and Windows XP detecting it as fax device.
vodacom3g
Vodacom Representative
You think it's a network thing? I can ask, but I think it's nowadays a non-issue as the modems don't support it anymore, in any case.
I remember the E620 went through a fair number of firmware releases. Might also be a factor.