How to send a fax from an Android phone (beehaw.org)

submitted 6 months ago by Sinfaen@beehaw.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I put in a credit card application for Bilt and they want address and id verification via fax. They really want me to send a fax apparently

Most of my documents are virtual now, and I don't have a fax machine. I see that on Google play there are a variety of apps for sending faxes. Is this a good option to go through? Or should I print stuff and find a library with a fax machine

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[-] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 months ago

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Digging into it further it looks like modern phone technology has become incompatible with fax and modem technologies. Seems to be something to do with how voice over IP (VOIP) compresses the voice line which damages any digital signal sent over it. It looks like this affects both cell phones and modern landlines as well.

The only real options in 2024 seem to be to use a fax service, or to purchase a landline that explicitly supports fax and use a fax machine or a computer with a modem to send the fax. A fax service would probably be cheaper for a one off fax. Thanks again for the rabbit hole. That was interesting!

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/can-i-hook-up-a-fax-machine-to-my-iphone.485116/

https://superuser.com/questions/748154/use-a-smartphone-as-a-dial-up-modem#748163

this post was submitted on 29 May 2024

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