[Freeswitch-users] Is FAXing reliable on FreeSwitch w/ T.38

[Michael Jerris]

yes, it improves the success.. An ATA IS a gateway.  As far as success rates, depends on the quality of the connection.

On May 1, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Sean Devoy <sdevoy at bizfocused.com> wrote:

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> I have had some bad experiences trying to get reliable FAX support over VOIP (FS).  However, I have not used T.38 capable ATAs.
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> For the purposes of my questions please assume I am faxing FROM a fax machine over IP into the FS where I will “capture” it using <action application="rxfax" data="//my_directory//rxfax.tiff"/>
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> Does a T.38 capable ATA improve the success rate of sending a fax from the ATA just into FreeSwitch?
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> I have always thought T.38 was something you put on your Gateway Lines and I think I have forgotten my ATAs connections.
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> Also, what success rate have you had with end-to-end delivery of FAXes using T.38?  This accountant has heard FAXing is not reliable over VOIP.  So far, I think I agree with him.  Does T.38 really fix the problem?
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