Yup, and if you look at http://www.digitprocom.com/ , They sell a pager unit
that is easily interfaced to a picchip (the Ambient Orb I think uses this
device)

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[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of PicDude
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 7:27 PM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [EE]: Faxing via modem


If alternate options are being considered, don't forget
alphanumeric pagers (or cellphones w/text messaging).
These should be accessible with just a modem as well.

Cheers,
-Neil.



Ashley Roll mumbled:
>
> Hi Olin,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Olin Lathrop
> > Sent: Monday, 14 April 2003 10:02 PM
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [EE]: Faxing via modem
> >
> > Have you considered sending an email message instead of a fax?  Since
> > you're willing to make a phone call, it could just as well be
> > to an ISP or a customer's machine running an SMTP server.
> > The SMTP client protocol is rather easy to implement.  See RFC 821.
> > I think there are even email to fax gateways.
>
> Unfortunately, this would be much more complex.. Because to talk SMTP you
> first need to be able to talk TCP/IP, and to get to TCP/IP through a modem
> (at a standard ISP) you would need to talk something like PPP.. Not to
> mention all the fun of keeping usernames and passwords up to date :)
>
> Effectively you would need to implement 3 layers of protocols,
> Where as with
> a fax, you just need to be able to dial the modem and send the compressed
> data.
>
> Having said that, I would rather an email then a fax, but the original
> poster was talking about non-technical people :)
>
> Cheers,
> Ash.
>
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