FW: FAX2PDF with OpenMoko?

[Martin]

Someone wrote:

>>> Never ever will a GSM module be a G3 Fax. (IMHO)
>>> And everything else is just hell. Fax and software don't go well 
together.

>>> I don't thing this idea has potential. Out source the problem to any 
fax 
>>> provider and let others feel the pain.
>>> Fax is dead.

and someone wrote:

>>> Sending analog FAX over a GSM line will not offer good results if it 
>>> works at all. GSM codec is optimized for transmitting voice. The 
>>> characteristics of GSM and the characteristics required by FAX is 
>>> completely different.


It appears quite common for GSM modems to support fax over CSD at speeds 
up to 9.6kbps.

When I had a Sony p800 a good few years ago, it came with a fully fledged 
fax send and receive service.

Normally, you need a separate "fax" mobile number (see 
http://support.rfsolutions.co.uk/faq/content/8/56/en/gsm-modem-dial-in-csd-fax_data-call.html 
)

See previous posts from a year ago that discuss this and seem indicate 
that this is feasible.

http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/002654.html
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/002660.html
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/002708.html

This functionality would be useful in the UK because not all companies 
even use email yet, and some still require written communication.

regards

Martin