My Apple USB fax-modem wont work with Lion, i liked the ability to fax from my Mac
If I buy an AIO printer with integrated fax will this work to counter this shortcoming??
Yes, it should, but you won't be able to fax directly from the computer without some sort of modem connected to the computer. AIOs have their own separate fax modem.
I jave an Epson AIO and can fax fine with it - it needs to be connected to a phone landline and you have to fax manually by using the touch control panel on the front of the printer. Not as handy as using the Mac, but it works.
The Apple USB Fax modem is a modem. This is what I was using under Snow Leopard and it was working fine. Now it's not supported under Lion so it's not about not having a modem connected. I, as well as the original poster, Yvan Caya, do have modems... Apple modems... that Apple doesn't support anymoer. What the heck, Apple, come on! Bad kitty, bad!
Yvan, I'm having the same exact issue under Lion with my Apple USB Modem! Lame! I searched the Apple Store, and I don't even see it as listed for sale any more. ***!?
Apple hasn't offered the modem for some time (at least one or two years) - about a year ago, someone asked and actually found one on ebay for an absurd price.
Solved my problem, bought myself an Epson Workforce 633
its got fax,scan, wireless N, double sided printing and everything works great!
even the fax utility downloaded from their site works with Lion (wirelessly or cabled) :-))
I have to get on the soap box and agree with La Corte Jester. The tech community has a huge disconnect with the real world of business. We have so many companies we deal with that still communicate first and foremost by FAX. When I bought my iMac it was the first Mac I had bought in many years that didn't have a modem built in. "No problem!", I thought, and bought the external modem thinking this would be the solution for years to come. Two years later I'm forced to run Snow Leopard in 32bit mode to keep Fax functionality? Not to mention I can just kiss Lion goodbye if I need to keep faxing.
One of my big selling points to friends considering Apple products USED to be their long life cycle. Now I'm finding my machines and/or software becoming obsolete sooner than ever.
I understand what your saying, I'm kinda disappointed that my 3 year old Imac won't do Airdrop but I can still
transfer files easily via AFP, My 5 year old laptop can still run Lion and Windows 7 well.
Had to find an alternative to faxing, a bummer at first but now I've got a brand new printer that does just that (and a lot more) for $129.00 Can.
Technology is fast paced these days, but your Imac is far from obsolete. :-)
Prob solved!
With the Zoom 3095 my iMac 2011 faxes perfectly under Lion... I even can use the AppleModem's cord connecting the Zoom to my fritzbox.
Nevertheless, Apple's arrogance ignoring the needs for a 64bit-driver for Apple's own modem is pretty annoying!
Best,
Rabendoktor
User "davidfromla mesa" posted an $11.49 solution already in a different post:
It does the same thing as the Zoom 3095 $45.99. Of course you can use the same cord that came with the Apple modem, it's just a generic phone cord. It will work with any modem or analog phone. Finally, when the problem is that we can't use an Apple modem, the problem isn't solved by NOT using an Apple modem, that's just accepting you can't solve the problem and using something else.
This is the best explanation I've seen so far for the deficiences of the Apple USB modem. Keep in mind that Apple discontinued the sale of the modem a couple of years ago, so their discontinuing support for it is not a total surprise.
See the section about the Apple USB Modem: http://www.sustworks.com/pa_guide/compatibleModems.html
Excuse my pragmatic approach, but the theme of this thread was the desire to fax and the question if even a new printer should be bought... Thus, I still find the Zoom an appropriate proposal...
The prob is You can't fax under Lion and this prob is solved by using this modem...
Keep in mind that Apple discontinued the sale of the modem a couple of years ago, so their discontinuing support for it is not a total surprise.
First, it wasn't MORE than two years ago because that's right when I bought it.
Second, the fact that they stopped supporting it in less than two years (no 64 bit driver for Snow Leopard) is the crux of the matter! Since when does Apple drop support for a piece of hardware in less than two years? Even with iPhones they go about 3 years. My iPhone 3G is just now not able to load the latest iOS update. But guess what! It still dials out! More than I can say for my fax modem!
How hard could it be to translate the driver to 64bit? Don't they want to garner more of the business market? Hello!!! "Business" and "Fax" go hand in hand.
Rabendoktor wrote:
Excuse my pragmatic approach, but the theme of this thread was the desire to fax and the question if even a new printer should be bought... Thus, I still find the Zoom an appropriate proposal...
The prob is You can't fax under Lion and this prob is solved by using this modem...
Well, that's what the linked article recommends too:
Which Do I Prefer?
The Zoom is more compact, doesn't need you to install a driver, and is often available used at alower price. Both have worked well for me. My intuition says the USR might be more compatiblein more countries, but for domestic Mac users, the Zoom is a nicer package. If your phone line ismarginal or you've had trouble with other modems, I would try the USR.
marginal or you've had trouble with
I had no problems with the $11.49 solution. I plugged it in, went to my Fax preferences and it was right there waiting to be added without additional drivers or anything.
Sorry if I came off as kind of sharp with my last post. You're right, the goal is to fax, is it not? I guess as a computer tech I'm looking at it as "This piece of hardware isn't working... it needs to work" since most of the time when a user comes to me with a problem, me telling them to use something is usually not an answer they want to hear.
I'm sorry people are having an issue installing the other USB modem. I had no issues on my late 2006 Mac Pro at all.
Cheers,
Jack
Apple USB fax modem
