Sharp UX-B800SE Broadband Fax Machine

List Price: $159.99 Discount Price: $55.99

Features:

• Connect to cable or DSL Modem, can also connect to existing high speed internet provider.
• Has Auto fax/telphone switch.
• You can fax to an email address without using a PC, can also forward received faxes to your email.
• Copier functions - enlarge/reduce and 99 page multi-copy.
• Fast Scanning Speed, 14.4 Kbps Modem/6 sex TX

Customer Reviews:

SLICK! [Posted on 2007-09-21]
This is one slick piece of kit. Quite easy to to setup with a bit of network basics under your belt. Plug in phone line to a spare jack and then a CAT5 cable to a spare router port. I then manually entered static IP information into FAX machine (even easier if you use DHDP) and then setup options on FAX how I wanted it. To add, edit or delete email addresses, etc I then went to internet explorer, typed http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, which is the FAX machine's IP and used the internet based configuration page. Up and running in less than 10 minutes. I use PDF as the format and get pretty darn good quality documents. I used PDF because every computer should have adobe reader installed these days. Admittedly a bit more effort is involved to setup options specific to how you want to use it but I found it very, very easy to install and setup. No harder than any other FAX machine really.

I only FAX a few pages once or twice a week. For large business usage you may need to think twice on a larger more expensive make/model.

Pro : cheap price, duplexing, scans quickly, good scan memory size, relatively easy setup (maybe not so for a novice but instructions are clear and concise), don't have to use the somewhat expensive ink cartridges on the fax but have them go straight to email and then I print them on my laser printer ... the list of good points goes on and on and on ...

Cons : None so far

Worthless! [Posted on 2007-09-22]
I could not configure the fax to work with an answering machine. When I called tech support they were rude and unhelpful. Every question I asked was followed by, "Could you hold on for a minute?" while he read an answer from the manual I had already read before the call. I was told that it would not work in conjunction with an answering machine and the solution was to wait by the fax and receive it manually whenever I was to receive a fax.
I will NEVER buy another Sharp product or recommend their products to anyone.

Excellent Fax Machine Once Get It Working [Posted on 2007-09-28]
It works like wonder. Operation of sending to email address could not be simpler. Fax is fast, smooth, and clear. The advantages of getting fax in email are numerous. Green to earth, no need to speed money on ink cartridge, eliminates clusters, etc.

The only catch is that you have to get it working, which needs a work around if email provider requires authentication.

After a few hours of goggling and a few lines of python, I got it working with my yahoo mail. The solution is to run a SMTP relay as listener for the fax machine, which then sends out the fax (email) out to email provider after adding SMTP AUTH.

It is very convenient once it is working. Besides, it is just cool.

Broadband fax [Posted on 2007-11-26]
Switched to a VOIP provider, after they assured me that my fax would work--it didn't. Saw this broadband fax-perfect. I've spoken to people whose regular fax works over the internet-others whose fax machines don't.
This Sharp Broadband fax works flawlessly with Optimum Voice.
Cablevision sales dept. just lied. Do a google search before you switch to VOIP-many people have fax issues.

I was skeptical, but..... [Posted on 2008-08-15]
My son did some research to find a product to meet our business needs as our printer was not scanning easily for sending documents to our clients. When he suggested we buy this machine that faxes normally and can also send a fax by e-mail, I said we would give it a try but was skeptical as to whether it would work and if I could work it. With a short typed instruction sheet from my son for faxing alone and another for e-faxing, I was on my way to the perfect and easy way to do either one. I am so happy with this machine! Wish I (or he) had found it months ago. I highly recommend it to anyone (especially persons who are not that tech knowledgeable).

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