I don’t even remember getting my first fax machine, but I may now own my last one. No, not because it’s so good – because it’s obsolete.
Fax machines have their place, I guess – such as faxing a signed copy of something or returning a form that was easier to go ahead and fax rather than scan and email. However, I don’t remember the last time I actually did this.
In recent weeks, the only incoming faxes I’ve received have been spam.
And don’t bother calling those numbers that say you’ll be removed because you won’t. You’ll just get the same thing from a different (sometimes) originating number with a different number to call for removal. The only reason those numbers are printed on there at all is to comply with the “opt-out” provision of law, but they have no intention of letting you off that easy.
So my solution is simply. I have unplugged my fax machine. If you really need to send me a fax, call me and I’ll connect it long enough to receive your message. Then it’s off again.
Funny how we thought faxes were so neat – especially after we got past the thermal paper ones with the disappearing images.
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