AboutSpencer Holcombe Expertise I have been in the telecommunications arena for several years. I've worked in traffic,installation,repair,customer service,fraud,national and major accounts. I Started with Pacific Telephone,went to American Bell, AT&T Information Systems, AT&T Communications, Pacific Bell-SBC - AT&T. I can answer most questions of a service or equipment nature-excluding cellular. From jacks, wiring, phones, to custom calling services, local to long distance.
Experience Bell System and post divesture work for AT&T and Local operating companies. Service rep-to Fraud desk.
Organizations Telephone Pioneers of America
Publications PTM mag. Connections, Update, and other company publications. Also have expert status at AskME.com
Expert: Spencer Holcombe Date: 3/20/2007 Subject: How to get phone answer mach. to recieve call instead of fax
Question Have Brother MFC-240C and AT&T model 1480 telephone.Fax answers instead of answer machine,don't know how to remedy.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks!
Answer Mark,
You need to check the answer settings on both your fax and answering machine. Make sure you have the Answering Machine set to answer at a lower number of rings than the fax. You may also need to get a device that can disingish between a fax and a voice call. (most electronic stores carry these.)
Spencer
