Re: [Nolug] cell phones and fax machines

Call it a hunch. I remember playing around with trying to hook up a cellular-compatible PCMCIA analog modem in a laptop that connected to a dual mode TDMA/AMPS phone. In order to do data, you had to
switch the phone to analog mode. It was sloooow -- 9600 baud theoretical maximum, I think. Once you're past the modem, it was all analog.

This is different than the cell phones (usually GSM) that, with the appropriate card and cable, look to the computer like another modem. It's also different than some of the newer PC to cellular connections. With
these, there's not really (at least as I understand it) a digital to analog conversion like you get with a modem.

You could try the fax via a digital connection. I'm just not sure it would survive the digital-analog-digital-analog-digital conversion.

-----Original Message-----
On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 13:43, mrobinso@fpkc.com wrote:
> Take a look at this:
> Cellular Phone Fax Machine Adapter
> MECI Part Number: 550-0492
> http://www.meci.com/default.asp?mode=getitems&category=107
>
> It may only work if you have AMPS (analog) cellular service or have a dual mode phone
> that you can force to fall back to AMPS, but it's only $4.

Many thanks. Where do you see that the cell phone needs analog service?
Or is it just understood, since fax transmissions are analog?

> Every time I look at some of the stuff on MECI's site, all I can think is that it must be run by
> Jawas.
>
> Mark Robinson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net]On
> Behalf Of Ron Johnson
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 4:56 PM
> To: NOLUG ML
> Subject: [Nolug] cell phones and fax machines
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've heard of plugging special modems into cell phones.
>
> Anyone heard of plugging standard fax machines (through some
> sort of adapter maybe) into cell phones?

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