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tony bond
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I have a Packard Bell Easy note laptop (7" screen) running Windows XP SP2. It is wifi-enabled and has 2 USB 2 ports. According to Device Manager, it has a built in modem, but it does not have a phone line input socket (only ethernet). Does anyone know what gadget I need to enable me to connect to a phone socket either by wire or wirelessly to enable me to use the fax function? Thanks for any thoughts. Tony

Gavin Gration
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USB fax modem is probably simplest option - likely cost will be under £20.00

We use an old US Robotics modem with standalone fax capability - it's serial only though.

BTW I looked at those little laptops - very neat - can't decide between one like that and the little Asus EEE PC (should stock ever materialise).

How is it?

harlequin
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Gavin Gration wrote:
the little Asus EEE PC (should stock ever materialise).

I have two , or rather my nieces have the first one a 701 ( webcam 4gb drive 512meg memory ) and i have the baby brother version ( 2gb drive 512m ram )

they are great fun.

nieces use it to access the internet via tiscali broadband ......
i use mine at work to replay videos and as a wireless connection to the network ....
the linux can be left in ''kiddy mode'' or ''full mode'' or install xp.

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tony bond
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Gavin, thanks for the reply. Before hearing from you, I'd answered my own question and found the same solution, well almost. I got a BT wireless analogue modem -the dongle goes into the USB slot in the laptop and the base plugs into the BT socket, so it's a perfect wireless way to send and receive faxes. But thanks again for your advices.

In case you were asking about my experience with the Packard Bell Easy Note, I am very pleased with it. I was waiting for Asus to bring out the much touted Windows version but, in the meantime, chanced upon the Packard Bell in PC World, where it was being sold at a much discounted price of £350. That's still a bit more expensive than the Asus but, for me, the main advantage it has over the Asus apart from running Windows XP instead of Linux, is that it has Bluetooth built-in, so you can get on-line anywhere using a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone in modem mode without having to rely on finding WiFi hotspots as with the eee. The other big advantage the Packard Bell has over the Asus is a 30 Gb hard drive (not solid state like the Asus, unfortunately). Neither the EEE nor the Packard Bell have a built-in optical drive drive. I am very pleased with this purchase and would not hesitate recommending it to anyone over the eee. By the way, the screen is really crisp and brilliant.