Comments on: Stuff Israeli People Like #9: Faxes (and a survival guide)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:31:40 +0000

Thanks Miriam – I fixed the link with another version.

By: Miriam Schwab

Miriam Schwab — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:13:36 +0000

I forgot about that scene! Now I have to watch the movie again.

BTW the video you embedded doesn’t work in Israel (copyright issues). Here’s one that does: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGWvZAd228

By: Dipsowama

Dipsowama — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:21:27 +0000

Poor old fax machine. Despite the hi-tech age, it is still a brillian invention. Somehow, the concept of an email is not as mind boggling as the idea of a physical letter going through a machine, and somehow turning up as another identical letter on the other side of the world, without it going anywhere. That doesn’t minimize the inconvenience for us non fax owners, but cut the fax machine some slack!

By: iweisser

iweisser — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:55:21 +0000

Very true.
I’m not sure why they still love it. We are the nest of so many wonderful hi-tech inventions, but still, the good’ol fax has survived the digital era in the holyland somehow.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:01:25 +0000

Good point about misrad hapnim, I’ve also heard that they only look at faxes from others as well. And good call on the video – I think I found the real one now.

By: Jami

Jami — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:49:29 +0000

I wish I knew about that first faxing website months ago! This post is especially helpful for people trying to make appointment with an Israeli government office like the Misrad Hapnim. Faxing them for an appointment (or to change an appointment) was the only way I could get a response. They don’t answer the phone nor do they provide an email address. But after a fax, I got a call back within 72 hours.

btw, I’m not sure who’s on that video but it’s definitely NOT the guys from Office Space. Regardless, whoever it is recreated that scene really well!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:18:25 +0000

That is really good to know! I am trying it out now. But what do I put as my incoming fax number if I only have a cell phone?

By: newshiny

newshiny — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:01:17 +0000

Windows has an inbuilt fax machine which we use. With our scanner and our dial-up modem which came in our computer, we hook up our computer to send and receive faxes.