Your pc would have to have a phone connection jack, either on the motherboard or a separate modem card.  The hole is a little smaller than the one where you plug in your cable from your dsl or cable box and a wire from your telephone jack would plug into it.  If you currently don't have either, you would have to purchase an internal or external modem.  
Paul Hachmeyer


-----Original Message-----
From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Computer9f
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] FAX Software for XP Pro

This sounds great!  But it says it requires a "dial-up-modem" and I don't know if I have that or not.  I have used both CABLE and DSL (currently cable), and I have a phone jack nearby, but I don't know if I have a dial-up modem and if so, I don't know how to access it.

AnnaSummers


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Maurice J. Reid 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] FAX Software for XP Pro


Gregg,
I used WinFax for years (from windows 95) until it gave up on me in XP. Then 
tried the freebees, all of which I found lacking. I stumbled upon a little, 
but powerful, fax application called Essential Fax at www.essentialfax. It 
is an east set-up, with  a number of bells and whistles, including auto 
phone card dialing capability, attachment capabilities and more, and is 
quite inexpensive at $19.95. Best of all you can try it free for 30 days. 
You don't like it, you don't buy it. I have no interest or association with 
this product or the company, but seeing what is out there at much higher 
prices, I am still very impressed with it after over a year of use.
Maurice Reid

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