HP Deskjet 5740 FAXing on home WiFi network

[ncook]

I'm currently FAXing using a phone line (Verizon FIOS). Does HP have an option or are they planning to implement an option to send a FAX using my WiFi line. I know this is not implemented by any other manufacture of PC printers and most "services" require a monthly fee and/or a land line. I'm not opposed to a monthly fee since I'm paying Verizon for my phone line every month. So, is there a way for HP to send a FAX to a phone number and receive a FAX both using my PC (and HP software) over the internet. 

This would save me a bunch of money each month, since the number of FAX's I've sent since I purchased my current printer is 59 and received is 52. If I send and receive 100 FAX's a year that would be a lot. 

I know software exists to create a FAX and receive a FAX included in Microsoft operating systems (Norton had one years ago that was a stand alone app). But, it seems the problem is transmitting over the Internet to a phone number. 

Smart phones can send information (text messages) to a phone number using only the internet, so I think it's not a difficult feature to provide. HP currently allows you to send print jobs over the internet to your home printer. What's the difference with sending a FAX to a printer? 

Security issues with FAXing require that the document only be printed and not saved in an editable format. PDF files already do that. 

What am I missing, other than a reluctance on the part of printer manufactures getting into this business or resistance from land line phone companies?

[sabretooth04 · Accepted solution]

FAX lines are to use analog phone lines.  That is their specification.  The other option you have is eFax to send and receive faxes.

[ncook]

Thanks Provost. I realize that FAX lines are analog. Digital information can be converted to Analog and Analog can be converted to Digital. What I was trying to eliminate was the cost of the land line. After I posted my question I realized that my internet access is delivered over a land line and I'm not able to eliminate that land line anyway. The majority of my cost for the land line is the internet speed I'm getting. So, the post/questions was mute anyway.

Thanks for you quick response.

[sabretooth04]

Well, you can do what most folks do now-a-days.   Simply scan and email.