Zonet Fax Modem

[satchmo]

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?

 

[satchmo]

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.

 

[satchmo]

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.

 

[MrNeeds]

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?

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

 

[satchmo]

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.

 

[MrNeeds]

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