Usb 56K External Dial Up Voice Fax Data Modem Windows 10/8/7/Xp/Vista

This is a basic no-frills fax modem. I would recommend to download the driver from the Miyagle website (search the driver for model CX-FU02). After unzipping the driver files on my laptop, Microsoft Fax recognised the drivers and installed them. I was able configure the modem and Microsoft Fax without any problem. I am able to send faxes very easily.

So, in a day and age where everything has gone to the Internet and e-mail, why buy this product? Because, not everything is on the Internet. For example, dental claims still have to be faxed to the payor. This USB FAX dongle was literally plug and play on the hardware side. It integrated very nicely into the Windows 10 environment. No additional drivers to download or add. You can choose to purchase some fancy FAX software for your computer. If you do, it will probably be easier to use than the free software that is part of Windows 10 and included more functionality. But since it is already there, and my needs are simple, I just decided to deal with the rough edges of the free software, instead. I ended up having to fiddle a little with the software. It is not as intuitive as I would have liked, but free lowers my expectations. It transmitted the documents. So I really can’t complain. I was able to transmit some retirement paperwork, to the Army, that would have otherwise required a trip to a retail business center, like Staples, Office Max, etc. to get it done. The only improvement that I would suggest is some transmission status indicator. Either an audio acknowledgment of a successful connection (the old whistle tones), or the addition of one LED. With an LED, it could turn on solid when it goes off hook (receiving dial tone), blink slowly while dialing and waiting to connect; then blink rapidly once data is being exchanged; and then turns off once it goes back on hook (it hangs up). One of these two changes would be a big help for situational awareness. But there is no speaker on the modem. So any sounds would have to come from the laptop speaker, and that is really a function of the Windows software and not the modem. The LED idea is something that the vendor could add to the FAX dongle itself. Otherwise, if you watch the software, it does display updates during the connection process and displays additional messages along the bottom of the transmitting window, on the PC’s software. Bottom line: Nice price. Good performance. Most importantly, it gets the job done. I can comfortably recommend this to others. If needed, I would definitely buy this again.

An old fashioned telephone modem for an old fashioned land line telephone with a USB connection to all computers! It works. The best secret is the hidden legacy dialer program still in Win10-- just type in your windows search on the left of your task bar: Dialer.exe -- and you are ready to paste in any telephone and go and dial.

Works great but would like some kind of notice that it actually installed. Had to check settings to verify it was installed

Didn't expect much here - but the reviews indicated there was a pretty good if not 100% chance this USB Fax Modem would likely work on our Win10 PC. Price was $16 with Prime 2-day shipping. We have voice and data service via a broadband cable modem. Why buy this Fax device? There are still times you need to fax documents to law/ /real estate /government etc. offices that will NOT accept e-mails w/attached PDF or scanned documents. You will ALSO need access to a voice/fax compatible "phone line" to use this USB Fax Modem, it comes with a white colored, light duty 1-meter (39 inch) RJ-11 phone line/ cord. There are NO printed instructions, nor any documentation, nor any s/w driver CD included in the package. We did not need, and did not try to contact the seller for technical support. It has two green LEDs on it, one illuminates indicating power, and the other illuminates when it is actively faxing. There is NO speaker tomonitor fax activity - only the two green LED indicator lights. This USB Modem shows up plug-and-play as a "Conexant USB CX93010 ACF Modem" in the Windows 10 Fax and Scan Application, and worked through a USB hub (did not have to be plugged directly into a USB port in the computer/laptop case). We did NOT have to seek out/upload to our PC any OEM/2nd/3rd party drivers to make this device work. We sent a test fax via this device and our broadband cable voice/data modem, to a toll free fax number at a web site (put FaxToy into your browser/search engine). This site displays one page fax pages online, after approximately one minute delay from receipt. We did not test receipt of faxes. We bought this device solely to send faxes. For the price, this device works, and gets the job done without any frills. Externally it resembled a many years-old Dell USB Modem adapter that we had in the bottom of an old computer bag. The adapter we purchased here had Win10 compatible drivers (possibly generic ones) loaded into it, some older model Fax adapters sold on Amazon may not support Win10, this one did and worked for us.

There is no broadband where I live so I have to use a dial-up phone line connection. This modem is totally useless. It connects but at very slow speeds, the best I ever got was 24K and my desktop Compaq with an internal modem connects at 45.2K on the same phone line. After it finally connects, it hangs up every 10 minuits or so for no apparant reason. Another mode on the same line stays connected for days without hanging up and yes, the Windows settings are set to "NEVER" hang up because of idle time. It appears that this modem doesn't like line noise or something. Toatally useless for a communication modem, might work for FAX but I didn't try it and don't use FAX so I could care less. I would give it zero stars if I could.