Fax? WTF??!?

[NickFitz]

The agency for my new gig apparently expects me to fax - yes, fax - my timesheet to them

Given that I live in this century and not the last, I don't have a phone line, or indeed anything that would connect to a phone line. Do the honourable denizens know of any web sites that function adequately to send faxes and aren't a complete ripoff?

Alternatively, perhaps I could serialise the timesheet into Morse and send it to the agency's telegraphic apparatus

[TestMangler]

Current agency (Hydrogen) asked for the same thing as their timesheet is done in Excel !!

Please print and fax or post

In the end, they agreed to take a copy, emailed by an authorised client rep.

having said that, I did like Fax machines back in the day

[Bunk]

The agency for my new gig apparently expects me to fax - yes, fax - my timesheet to them

Given that I live in this century and not the last, I don't have a phone line, or indeed anything that would connect to a phone line. Do the honourable denizens know of any web sites that function adequately to send faxes and aren't a complete ripoff?

Alternatively, perhaps I could serialise the timesheet into Morse and send it to the agency's telegraphic apparatus

I hear carrier pigeons are all the rage these days

Failing that, I tell them I'm scanning it, emailing it to their accounts department and they can stop moaning and pay the damn thing.

[DimPrawn]

I send all mine by Telegram. Stop.

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[RasputinDude]

My agency does too and it's a right PITA. Fortunately, client has a fax machine in their office (which seems to be exclusively used by contractors).

I have used e-mail to fax services before - can't remember who though as it was over several bottles of wine ago.

I do remember though that the free ones are tulipe and sometimes the fax doesn't arrive. You'll need to pay - it's cheaper in the long run if you block buy a number of pages rather than doing a pay as you go type thing.

[Gentile]

The agency for my new gig apparently expects me to fax - yes, fax - my timesheet to them

Given that I live in this century and not the last, I don't have a phone line, or indeed anything that would connect to a phone line. Do the honourable denizens know of any web sites that function adequately to send faxes and aren't a complete ripoff?

Alternatively, perhaps I could serialise the timesheet into Morse and send it to the agency's telegraphic apparatus

Possibly something like this? (or an equivalent app for your mobile phone type). Although I think Bunk has the right idea - they'll probably be amenable to an e-mailed scan/photograph of the thing.

[Zippy]

The agency for my new gig apparently expects me to fax - yes, fax - my timesheet to them

Given that I live in this century and not the last, I don't have a phone line, or indeed anything that would connect to a phone line. Do the honourable denizens know of any web sites that function adequately to send faxes and aren't a complete ripoff?

Alternatively, perhaps I could serialise the timesheet into Morse and send it to the agency's telegraphic apparatus

Check out your local newsagent (the kind that do photocopies etc.) as they've probably got a fax machine.
I've had to fax timesheets in the recent past, but most will accept a scanned copy.

[NickFitz]

Possibly something like this? (or an equivalent app for your mobile phone type). Although I think Bunk has the right idea - they'll probably be amenable to an e-mailed scan/photograph of the thing.

That's a good idea - sort of using the phone as a phone

A quick look shows there are similar apps for iOS, including DropBox integration, and able to handle PDF, Word, Excel, etc.

However the panic is over as, with a little prompting, the agent has revealed the secret email address to which scans can be sent.

Still think it's a bit odd having to use a piece of paper in the first place though; I don't think I've seen a non-online timesheet system since 2009, and I thought it was primitive then. Ho hum

[Gentile]

That's a good idea - sort of using the phone as a phone

A quick look shows there are similar apps for iOS, including DropBox integration, and able to handle PDF, Word, Excel, etc.

However the panic is over as, with a little prompting, the agent has revealed the secret email address to which scans can be sent.

Still think it's a bit odd having to use a piece of paper in the first place though; I don't think I've seen a non-online timesheet system since 2009, and I thought it was primitive then. Ho hum

I certainly think it's becoming the norm to approve any documentation electronically. E.g., even though there's been a physical space to sign a paper copy on all of the contracts I've been party to in the past few years, a scanned signature inserted into a PDF of the document has always been a perfectly-acceptable way to exchange signed contracts. And with timesheets, there's usually not even that. They're usually just a web app with a password, that sends appropriate e-mails to all parties to the process, who then log in to create/approve/process payment of the timesheets concerned, and automatically generate self-billing invoices that are e-mailed to the Contractor.

[minestrone]

I don't like doing my timesheets and having a paper invoice sent to me. Don't like it one bit.