[asterisk-users] Foip solution

[David Backeberg]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Mike Diehl <mdiehl at diehlnet.com> wrote:
> On Monday 29 March 2010 10:15:50 am jon pounder wrote:
>> Mike Diehl wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I've cross-posted this to the -users and -biz groups.  Hope that's OK.
>> >
>> > I have a customer who REALLY needs to be able to send/receive faxes
>> > reliably. I could probably get hylafax configured, but I'm not sure how
>> > reliable it is.
>> >
>> > If it is considered reliable, would someone let me know?
>> >
>> > Otherwise, is there a product/service they can buy that will allow them
>> > to fax to/from their computers?
>> >
>> > TIA,
>>
>> hylafax is "the standard" never had a problem with it.
>>
>> used to have the odd issue with a faxmodem on a fxs port from a channel
>> bank, now have it on a virtual iaxmodem, no problems at all. In fact we
>> have a whole bank of virtual modems and they work just fine.
>
> From what I'm hearing, I could experiment with hylafax, or I can try Fax for
> Asterisk.  If I use Fax for Asterisk, I'll need a T.38 provider since I am
> strictly using SIP trunks.  Any recommendations there?

The easiest recommendation:
* call the local phone provider, get a few analog lines, install a fax machine

Done.