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.
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.
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 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.
Lawyers, courts, and insurance companies still do for various legal reasons. It’s deeply irritating.
I’m from Germany. German bureaucrats love fax machines
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.
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…