That’s usually because regulations were made that you have to use a fax, so that’s what they still do. I heard that this was because you can correlate phone records to the date and time on the fax to prove who sent it.
I see them in medical environments sometimes. Occasionally simpler than finding some compatible network method that complies with all the privacy requirements to just send screaming screeches direct point to point.
I always thought more that it sounded musical somehow.
But then again, I am a huge fan of things like Progressive Industrial Death Metal, so maybe this doesn’t amount for much…
Please tell me I’m not the only 90’s kid that air guitars to the 52k dialup.
52k modems where cool but fax machines… fuck fax machines. If you ever dialed one by accident you know what I mean.
Does anyone still use fax machines?
I’m from Germany. German bureaucrats love fax machines
Yeah. I guess that checks out.
I bet you could make lots of money introducing them to the copy machines that can also automatically scan and email documents…
That’s usually because regulations were made that you have to use a fax, so that’s what they still do. I heard that this was because you can correlate phone records to the date and time on the fax to prove who sent it.
Lawyers, courts, and insurance companies still do for various legal reasons. It’s deeply irritating.
I see them in medical environments sometimes. Occasionally simpler than finding some compatible network method that complies with all the privacy requirements to just send screaming screeches direct point to point.