Fax using cell phone instead of landline

I've been all over the web trying to find out if this can be done. I did find a KBase doc that supports how to set up a bluetooth modem for faxing. But I could not get that to work. Anyone know how to set up a cell phone as a modem and use for sending faxes? I no longer have a land line and can't figure out why one wouldn't be able to use the cell for the analog line.
If anyone knows ANYTHING, please let me know. (3rd party software, tricks for Blackberry Pearl, T-Mobile restrictions, setting up to use the phone via USB and not bluetooth, etc)
Thank you so much! I'm sick of paying $20 a month for efax.com when I only need to send 1 or 2 pages per month.
Denise

See if there is any useful information in this article:
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Hi shea31,
Unfortunately, this printer doesn't have a fax function. You can also check the printer's product specifications.
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I am trying to use the bluetooth in my X230 to pair my laptop with my cell phone. I want to be able to use my cell phone as a personal hotspot, in case I am in an area with no secure wi-fi. I would have thought that this would be standard feature in a laptop that is touted as a business device, but apparently this is not the case.
I installed both the bluetooth driver and the latest system update, as suggested by Sarbin...
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http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS012808
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There is a key step missing from the prior post, but is shown on the link.
After the steps described in the prior post (e.g., disabling all services on the Bluetooth device except NAP), go to <Control Panel<, <Devices and Printers>, right click on the Bluetooth device (e.g., iPhone) that you want to connect to for your internet hotspot access point, and then click on <Connect Using> and then <Access Point>.
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Disconnecting requires going back into Control Panel and disconnecting from the Access Point.
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Hi All,
I just get an MacBook Pro the last week, I was happy with the UI of the OS at first sight, but when come to the setting of the network, I am really frustrated.
I get a SE P1i cell phone, I would like to use it as a usb modem for my MAC so that I can have 3G internet connection when on the road. But the problem is that, I can't connect it to my MAC at all!
Leopard can regonize my phone but it seems that none of the modem script(including the SONY ERICSSON script pre-installed) work for my phone. when I checked in the activity log, I see that the result of running every modem scripts are
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I have recently been messinga round with Netbeans 5.0 beta 2 with the MIDP pack. I am really enjoying it, but I am confused on something.
I have an idea for a program that I want to create, but I want to be able to use it in an actual operating system. For instance, cingular, verizon, etc. all have phones that have operating systems on them. I don't know if they are operating systems as much as user interfaces. I want to know how I would be able to program an application for these systems specifically. Is there a way that you can access the code for these or anything like that? I really don't know how to ask this because I do not know much about the cell phone systems. Could somebody please inform me. Thank you.

I hate that word only.
There is no "ONLY" in the world of software. :P, well, I don't like the word "manipulate" either, so any disencourigement would be on it's place ;)
There are ways to get to the lower level stuff but I
believe that most Java developers would discourage
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level means that the os is stable. Which is not the
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e rate of output from hardware developers is not
slowing I'd avoid this. That's why you sould keep to api's. They ensure compatibility. Sure it might low stuff down sometimes, but who cares?
Having said that. There is nothing like writing some
low level code that pushes the edges of the hardware
in directions even the os builders didn't think to
go. Mind you java might not be the tool to do that.Very true, but this is out side of the scope of this forum, and therefor irrelevant.
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Hello,
I am thinking about buying a SPA3102 after seeing the comments that you can access it from a cell phone or other landline.
My wife's family is overseas, and I want to use the free international calling from my Voip provider when she is calling from her cell phone or from her job.
I want to verify it will work with the following scenario.
I do not have any PTSN phone service. I only have voip service.
I do have a voip service with unlimited international calling.
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The providers also have "access numbers" that you can call without having to use a pin although some have more numbers than others and with Future-Nine you can also access their "calling card" function thru SipBroker's access numbers. Access numbers are nice because you can use them without actually having a physical voip service.
With CallCentric you can also get a CallCentric DID (incoming number) and setup your own private incoming number as an access number. CallCentric also has some South American DID's that you can setup as your own private access number..
Message Edited by hw on 10-24-2009 04:25 PM

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