Sobephish is right. According to the internal memos released on HOFO, you cannot send faxes or use a modem with this thing.The paperwork says it would require a separate land line for these services. I have AT&T's Callvantage voip service for my home phone and it sends faxes and is able to use modems just fine. I'm not advertising for AT&T, but they do have better Voip service than anyone out there. I use T-Mobile for my wireless and have no problem using two different companies for my phones services. If AT&T had reasonable prices for wireless plans then I'd use them, but alas they don't.
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Sobephish is right. According to the internal memos released on HOFO, you cannot send faxes or use a modem with this thing.The paperwork says it would require a separate land line for these services. I have AT&T's Callvantage voip service for my home phone and it sends faxes and is able to use modems just fine. I'm not advertising for AT&T, but they do have better Voip service than anyone out there. I use T-Mobile for my wireless and have no problem using two different companies for my phones services. If AT&T had reasonable prices for wireless plans then I'd use them, but alas they don't.
The fax I can understand, and that's a serious drawback, but modem? If you have broadband why would you need dialup?
Why would you want to use a modem with the @home system since you must have a broadband connection in order to use it to begin with.