PageSender for Mac

User Reviews

• Does not work under Lion

  JackMRMarch 21, 2012

  Pros

  None at all.

  Cons

  Application will not open - crashes at startup (using MacOS X 10.7.3). The vendor ReadMe says it is supposed to work with OS 10.4 or above.

  Summary

  Bummer!

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• Easy to use fax software

  pejrobertsNovember 16, 2010

  Pros

  Our faxing is very occasional. We faxed today after no faxing over several system updates (maybe even since Leopard -> Snow Leopard). We did have a problem, but re-installation of PageSender solved it immediately. We're a satisfied customer.

  Cons

  There are no real cons for us except for the initial setup of the modem, and SmileOnMyMac helped us with that.

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• Decent concept, but has a a serious bug

  Bas_VSeptember 14, 2010

  Pros

  Faxes are stored as pdfs - faxes are readily accessible with Preview, Adobe, etc. Fax printing uses a set up that does not interfere with MacOS built in printing to pdf, unike FaxSTF.

  Cons

  There is a serious bug - emptying trash will delete all the faxes in Inbox. SMileOnMyMac says they can't reproduce problem, but I can. Do not use if don't want to risk losing faxes. Documentation on how to set up modem is poor.

  Summary

  A real pity, but this is just a light weight product for occasional home use. Built on an old Unix program with a poorly designed data base for keeping track of faxes. Be sure to back up often.

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• Has Neither Matched Nor Surpassed Global Village...

  MAC_1984May 13, 2008

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  ...Software<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I am a licensed user, but not really because I want to be there is simply no real choices out in the Mac world regarding fax software so this is it (FAXstf royally sucks, and yes, I am a licensed user of their garbage software too). Global Village Fax Software was included free with their modems. Even more disconcerting is that Global Village Fax Software was released almost two decades ago and it still beats PageSender in features, simplicity, and reliability. Go into PageSender Fax Sender and customize the toolbox. You will see two Pausing Fax icons. Sloppy. PageSender started with good promise, but has remained mediocre at best. If Global Village were to release software for the Mac again that worked with Leopard I would forever forget PageSender, and FAXstf as well.

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• Very buggy with Leopard (fantastic before)

  mousepad5February 19, 2008

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've used Pagesender for 5 years. It was always fantastic fax software but now under Leopard it is extremely buggy. However it just does not effectively or correctly under OS 10.5. I even went so far as to format my machine and reinstall only pagesender. Address book feature no longer works and can't be quit. Can't drag and drop from big address box. You need to type all fax numbers now, and even then it takes 7 to 8 minutes for the fax to get out of the print queue and start faxing. Modem does crazy "in use" thing and you need to restart. I miss this fantastic software and am eagerly awaiting a major patch or upgrade to fix the issues.

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• Waiting for Modem (In use) error

  servatiusDecember 26, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I just upgraded to 4.2 and keep getting a message at the bottom of the main screen that says, "Waiting for Modem (In Use)" and I cannot receive faxes. This software has been flaky at best, and I am now officially frustrated. Come on, how tough can it be to make a simple and effective fax software. Any developers out there?

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• Not as good as people make it out to be

  KALE808June 19, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've been using Page Sender for a while now. Ever since I moved to OS X a. For a while, mainly in Jaguar, it ran fine. But ever since I upgraded to Panther it's been nothing but trouble. Often times faxes are not intercepted at all and my paper fax machine winds up catching it after the 15th ring! Pages come in wrong (two and three to a page). It's not pretty. Now the newest version won't even run in Panther. (Maybe a concession that it was never right to begin with in that version of OS X.) Anyway, I just think PS is overrated. If I could ditch it for something more reliable--like Global Village's software under OS 9--I would.

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• Better than ever!

  Charles NewburyJune 14, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Been using PageSender for a long time and it just keeps getting better. Never had any problems. Am using it on a PPC, OS 10.4.9 with Entourage and love the Spam filtering. I used to get several spam faxes a day, you know the type: "Low Mortgage", etc. Calling the 'remove fax' numbers was a waste of time. Now, I only see them once...add them to the spam list and they're gone. Love it!

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• Version 4.0.2 failure

  mhkouryMay 30, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I have used this since the beginning. Generally successfully. The steps are somewhat tedious but it did work - up until version 4. Iâ??m using a PPC machine and while it will receive faxes I canâ??t send! I have emailed back and forth with support and sent them a set of logs - no good - the fax printer is stopped. This, incidentally is an issue that 4.02 was supposed to deal with. So, at this point only 2 stars for its ability to receive and not send. I agree about Global Village - this is by far the standard against which all Mac software has to be measured!

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• Page Sender 4.01

  iNatashaMay 15, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I haven't had any problems except for incorrect settings on my end. I was able to keep my 3.0 fax history from the /library. I sent a fax from Apple Mail. TextEdit &amp; Word 2004 without any problems. In short I'm a very satisfied customer.

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