Fax machine at home - with one phone line ?

[Mike Sellers]

Be careful. I got rid of my ringmaster line and now let my fax machine intercept faxes on my main line like tortoise describes. The problem is I've also started getting junk faxes on the main line. One rang around 11 pm last week. I have no idea how they got my number because I rarely receive any legitimate faxes. My guess is the junk faxers sent out sniffer calls trying to find fax machines. Well, obviously I'm on the list now and from what I've read, getting off the list is time-consuming and not always effective. So far, I'm only getting about one call a week but I'm sure that's going to increase.

You may have to get Caller ID and get a box to filter out junk fax calls. I've thought about it but the reason I ditched the ringmaster line was to save money.