Fax modem doesn't work under Lion

Question

Under Snow Leopard I was using without any problem an Apple Modem to snd the occasional fax.
Whilst the Print function in Lion stll allows to "Fax a PDF" the modem is not been recognized anymore.
I am getting the error message:
     Unsupported
      You cannot use an Apple USB MOdem with this computer
Any ideas ?

Answer 1

I bought the Zoom 3095 modem as I need to use fax for legal correspondence. Also, if I have to make hotel booking confirmations, I think it is more secure sending my credit card details on a fax rather than an email. An email can end up in a hotel PC, which may or may not have a proper firewall, instrusion protection, keylogger protection etc etc.
Fax works OK but on the main program I fax from, Word 2011, in Lion you cannot no longer use Fax PDF, where you now get an error message. You have to set the fax modem as your print device and then enter the fax number in the third pull down menu under "Fax Information".
Finally, although the Zoom modem faxes and you get the information on the icon on the screen header rail, you no longer hear dial tone and fax sending like you did with the Apple modem. I contacted Zoom and got this back - not very good!
Unfortunately, the Zoom 3095 doesn't have an on-board speaker, and we do not provide drivers (with sound support) for Mac OS X. The 3985 uses OS X's native USB CDC/ACM class driver. So you will not hear the dialing sounds, etc, when using the 3095 on a Mac. We have no plans at this to time release sound files for Mac.
All in all, a pretty poor effort from Apple. I bought a replacement just 15 months ago, after an earlier Apple Fax modem failed. 15 months is not a very long time to cut off software/driver support. I think the least Apple could do is offer us refunds for our non-functioning modems. OK it is not a lot of money to replace but a principle is at stake.
Wilson