What happens when you call a fax number?

Last Update: August 9th, 2021

If you were to call a fax number with a regular phone, a fax machine would answer and you would hear a series of beeps.

The beeps are the noise of the fax machine sending a signal to say “there is a fax machine here.” If no fax machine on your end of the phone line beeps back at the fax machine, the receiving fax machine will simply hang up the line.

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