Yes, to use the fax, it just makes the phone call to a fax, so you would
need long distance service. But, there are alternatives such as efax.com
where you can scan a document and send it via their service. Vonage and
other VoIP services may be another alternative, but they are iffy in the fax
services.
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com
"broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This might sound like a really stupid question, but I wonder if long
> distance
> telephone service is required in order to send faxes to another state?
>
> I only have local phone service, not even local toll!
>
> Also, do you have to have a fax # in order to receive fax?
>
> If the above are silly questions, pardon my idiocy!
>
> Regards