Vista - Zonet Fax Modem

I bought a Zonet ZFM5621MT fax modem for $10 because I need to send faxes via my computer. My old fax machine finally broke.

However, I cannot figure out how to send faxes through this damn thing.

I thought I would just send the document to a fax/printer driver using the "Print" command, but there's no fax modem device under "Printers".

When I looked in the Control Panel under "Phone and Modem Options", the computer does not detect a modem.

When I powered up my computer after installing the modem into a PCI slot, Vista reports that it had successfully installed the driver for the hardware (it didn't specify what kind of hardware though, but I figure it must be the fax modem since it was the only new thing that I installed).

I also manually downloaded the fax modem driver from Zonet (the manufacturer), and I installed it. It also reports that the driver had been successfully installed.

However, I still don't see any modem under Device Manager or in the Control Panel.

What the heck is going on here? Contacting Zonet support is a failure, because I just got a voice mail. No one has gotten back to me after many hours of waiting.

Does anyone have any idea?

By the way, the packaging of this modem specifically advertises that this device is 100% compatible with Vista.

I suspect it's a bunch of lies.

I had to remove the modem from inside my computer because it prevents my computer from booting up again.

I think Zonet is just a front for a criminal organization. It's a money-laundering front.

satchmo satchmo satchmo, you bought a dial up card. you can send faxes through email, no additional hardware needed.

My mortgage broker is too stupid to print out the faxes I sent her via email.

She wants the stuff coming out directly from her fax machine.

i think its time for a new mortgage advisor, but if you want to send faxes, you can do through eFax - Internet Fax to Email Services