There are some on-line services that let you send a document(s) as an actual FAX to a recipient. (e.g.
eFax.com)
Downside
Potential loss of privacy
More expensive than sending it yourself
If you only have to FAX a few people a month, and you're not worried about privacy, then an on-line service might work well for you.
But if you have to send a lot of FAXes every month, then it might be cheaper to just get a "normal" phone line, assuming the DSL modem "phone" line doesn't support FAXing. You'd have to do your own cost/benefit calculations.
Some experimenting might prove useful:
I've never tried it, but the DSL modem does have a port for a phone, so if you have a second computer all you MIGHT need to do is plug-in a FAX/modem from the second computer. (or, could one even install a FAX/modem in the existing computer (different interrupts, etc) and use it as the input to the DSL modem's Phone jack?)
edit to add a bit more info on FAXing using DSL and using on-line FAX services:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4474459_fax-using-dsl-connection.html
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