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netTalk VoIP subscribers in Canada lose incoming phone service due to dispute

Iristel, a licensed telecommunications company in Canada that provides the Canadian phone numbers to Florida based VoIP provider netTalk, has suspended service due to non-payment of services. According to Iristel, nearly $2 Million in fees for the past two years is outstanding. Iristel claims that it has been requesting payment from netTalk for several months. […]

Fake eFax message from “POTS modem 2 ” – 1 page(s), Caller-ID: 1-630-226-2563

A Trojan e-mail spoofed as a “fax message” is going around with the subject eFax message from “POTS modem 2 – 1 page(s), Caller-ID: 1-630-226-2563”. This is especially disturbing if you have an eFax account, as this e-mail message does look like a real eFax message. The tell-tale sign of a Trojan is the attached […]

Dialing settings for FaxTalk fax software

Dialing settings in FaxTalk fax software FaxTalk uses Windows Dialing Properties by default to manage the rules for dialing fax numbers. FaxTalk can utilize the multiple dialing configurations set up in Windows when sending faxes from different physical locations. You can change the dialing method used by FaxTalk to bypass the Windows Dialing Properties if […]

Before you recycle your fax machine

Recycle your fax machine While its common practice to format or erase memory on electronic devices before you dispose, recycle or sell it.  It is really an uncommon practice that is done with older fax machines.  Even so, if you do erase the contents of a fax machine are you actually erasing everything? The answer […]

Problems sending or receiving faxes with FaxTalk

Faxes can fail during sending or receiving for a variety of reasons. The following are some possible causes for failure to transmit or receive faxes. NOTE: The following suggestions are for issues where faxes attempt to be sent or received but fail during transmission. Reliability issues with the modem hardware or modem drivers Many of […]