Fax Machines..........

[Zacs-Master]

For those of you in gainful employment, or education, when was the last time you used a fax machine. Must have been about 10 years ago for me.

[alavahalf]

They are not as outdated as you may think ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/world/asia/in-japan-the-fax-machine-is-anything-but-a-relic.html?_r=0

[Sharingan]

No it's not an email attachment Hopkirk, that's different, it's an E-Fax- you fax to someone's Fax machine.

[Hopkirk]

Oh, OK.

[Barmaid]

2006 - I chucked it out when I moved into my new house as being more trouble than it was worth. Most stuff is scanned and emailed to me anyway.

[boxtops]

Yesterday.

[Prudie]

Tuesday, used all the time at my place of work - what is the modern replacement then?

[Hopkirk]

E mail attachment Prudie

[Prudie]

I probably send 10 attachments to e-mails a day. No good for docs requiring signatures and scanning is a pain.

[FredPuli43]

A few days ago Auctioneers still have them; they like you to sent bids by fax because they can see the signature and they can file the paper straight away, which is easier than having the thing on a screen. And solicitors still have them, perhaps for security (and I wish they'd use them more often rather than sending attachments without any mailed hard copy. Grrr)

[1ndex]

Fax is more reliable than snail mail and gives proof of posting. Ofcourse the recepient needs there fax switched on

[emmie]

last year, from an internet cafe, as i had to get a document to a government dept quickly, and it cost me over 8 quid, never again..