Why is there no Fax MODEM software for Mac OS X Mountain Lion? I want to be able to have more than basic sending capabilities. Like a fancy cover page and fax confirmation log and printout, etc.

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Since there is nothing in your long winded question that we as user can help you with maybe you should send it to Apple, who is not here.

apple.com/feedback/

Allan

Apple DISCUSSIONS forum is to find out if someone knows of any software that I have not been able to find...

Know one here knows what you have already found as you did not list the found software.

GaryMCook wrote:

I have found NO current fax modem software packages for Mac OS X Mountain Lion.

Google has 36,900,000 hits for what you are looking for.

The developer that creates a Mac fax package will have a monopoly. Please!? 🙂

Ahh, to be the sole supplier to the 39 people that still use a fax machine. It's what dreams are made of.

Have you checked the Mac software sites like MacUpdate or CNet?

GaryMCook wrote:

The developer that creates a Mac fax package will have a monopoly. Please!? 🙂

The fact that no fax software packages exist should tell you something. The market is not big enough to make any money. Simple law of supply and demand applies here. If the demand were big enough someone would write the software to take advantage of it.

Simplest solution for you then would be to run Windows on your Mac in a virtual machine or boot camp partition and use the plethora of fax software you claim exists. I'm trying to be snarky, just practical.

Gary,

I've run into the same problem. Faxes are still widely used, but not well supported on Apple.

I found this page helpful:

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/send-faxes-from-your-mac-with-mountain-lio n.html

Best regards,

-Cloy

Gary,

I also find that I still need to send faxes, directly from the computer. There are numerous times that I am asked to fax, not email, a document.

Per the link from Cloy, it seems that nowadays the software is built into multifunction printers. I found my printer had a driver that let me fax directly from the Mac. If you don't have a multifunction printer, consider one.

Hope this helps,
Les

I just used the free software, requiring no login or sign-up to send a fax today, from faxzero.com

The whole process took about 3 minutes and that includes the time it took for the fax to actually be sent and for me to receive confirmation.

Perhaps this is the answer to your problem?

Steve

skinz wrote:

I just used the free software, requiring no login or sign-up to send a fax today, from faxzero.com

The whole process took about 3 minutes and that includes the time it took for the fax to actually be sent and for me to receive confirmation.

Perhaps this is the answer to your problem?

Steve

First line of the first post

First, I should say I DO NOT want to use (and pay for) a internet fax service. I want MAC software for my FAX modem.

Cheers

Pete

I see so the workaround / solution is not necessarily what you are looking for at this point. By chance, is your question rhetorical?

If not rhetorical, have you checked out: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3509 or made sure you have the proper Mac drivers for US Robotics Modem Model#5637 which can be found at: http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=5637.

If the above links do not help, and your question was not rhetorical, then please be more specific as to what you desire from the software. You mention that there are plenty of software solutions that operate within the Windows operating system. Would you provide a little more information (e.g. the name of the software package)? I find your issue and perhaps your stipulations pertaining to the solution interesting.

Steve

Cloy

About your solution (http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/send-faxes-from-your-mac-with-mountain-lio n.html) Apple USB modem DOES NOT WORK with Lion or Mountain Lion, for lack of a 64-bit driver. Also to confirm that the US Robotics USR5637 no longer support it. -see all of one star reviews!

Gary

I know your first lines ¨First, I should say I DO NOT want to use (and pay for) a Internet fax service. I want MAC software for my FAX modem¨ I had your same problem and also your same position, but unfortunately the only solution I found was join a web fax service 😠😟

Best Regards

Gary,

I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. Many businesses still use fax machines. In the old days of 20 years ago there used to be some good quality fax apps for the Mac and some were Global Village Fax Center, FAXSTF, HotFax Message Center to name a few. However these days if you want to fax you need a online service or a real fax machine. That said it would apear the market for the Mac is not big enough for faxing as it once was.

I feel your pain so I suggest to get a fax machine. I know it ***** but I have to run to fax centers to send faxes everyknow and then.