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[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Zero businesses need them.

A few pretend to though.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the hospital you send you employees to for workers comp says they want paperwork faxed, then you need a fax machine. Are there better ways to do it? Yea, but the hospital isn’t interested in that and you don’t get to argue so you have to use the fax like they said.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You misunderstand, it’s legislated. They have no say in this, and are just as pissed that they can’t email documents as you are.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly, so fax machines are needed, as I said before

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

but the hospital isn’t interested in that

The phrasing implied something else entirely, just clarifying.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could say that about any technology that isn't cutting edge. The problem is when something is still standard in a particular industry, then yes you do "need" them.

Ideally we'd switch to better methods, but it takes time and organized effort.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At this point the effort and time to keep physical fax machines is greater than dropping them.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of fax machines are just integrated into a regular printer/scanner, which is why you can find them fairly easily

But yea a dedicated machine makes no sense now

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

With POTS lines getting up to $1000/month in some cases, it’s not even the equipment that’s the problem.