Do I need a separate phone line for a fax machine?

Question

What if I choose to use my fax machine for a one-time occasion and take my regular phone cord and put in the fax machine, so when I am done I just take it out and put it back on my regular phone? Could this be done without any damaging effects?

Answer 1

Presumably you have one line to your house and therefore one number. No harm in plugging and unplugging if done carefully. You could use a splitter to have both connected. The one number would have to be both your fax and your phone number. If you have not got your fax machine plugged in how will you be able to receive faxes and if you don´t want to receive faxes why have you got a machine?

Answer 2

like fuzz said get a splitter and nice about having the fax pluged in and on when someone calls you and you don't want to talk to em the fax will pick up and they can't talk to you

Answer 3

you only need one phone line to fax