Comments on: Scan, Fax and Copy with your mobile phone http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:33:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: richard http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-164200 richard Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:32:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-164200 your readers may be interested in a couple of interviews we got with both ScanR and Comombo on their products; scanr: http://inbabble.com/2007/07/25/interview-chris-dury-of-scanr-about-camera-phone-to-text-conversion/ comombo: http://inbabble.com/2007/08/21/interview-part-2-alex-munte-comombo-on-the-future-for-mobile-scan-fax-copy/ cheer, Richard your readers may be interested in a couple of interviews we got with both ScanR and Comombo on their products;

scanr:
http://inbabble.com/2007/07/25/interview-chris-dury-of-scanr-about-camera-phone-to-text-conversion/

comombo:
http://inbabble.com/2007/08/21/interview-part-2-alex-munte-comombo-on-the-future-for-mobile-scan-fax-copy/

cheer, Richard

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162673 Martin Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:00:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162673 Sindy, I did ;) Well 10€ for 30MB is really not that much. They will have to increase that in the near future though. Sindy, I did ;) Well 10€ for 30MB is really not that much. They will have to increase that in the near future though.

]]> By: Sindy http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162671 Sindy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:45:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162671 I saw you did. Maybe update the review? i pay 10€ for 30MB.... now why do i feel so used now :) I saw you did. Maybe update the review?

i pay 10€ for 30MB…. now why do i feel so used now :)

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162666 Martin Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162666 Sindy you are right about the freeware, I overlooked that. I pay roughly $13 for 200 free Megabytes per month which is enough to check mails and fax a few pages every now and then ;) Sindy you are right about the freeware, I overlooked that. I pay roughly $13 for 200 free Megabytes per month which is enough to check mails and fax a few pages every now and then ;)

]]> By: Sindy http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162648 Sindy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:55:31 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162648 Hi Martin, The freeware is not subsription based. Here you get 10 fax pages for free and unlimited emails (PDFs). As for the data packages you are very right, the prices are going down. But still, very few ppl use them... First time i tried scanr (end of last year) the test page costed me 6€ :((( If you fax a lot, other comombo subscription packages might be cheaper. I must admit i hardly ever use fax. But the email option - totally cool! and thats free already. It's cheaper than the uni copy shop. Also, these fax prices must to go down soon. It all has to be flat at some point - lets hope that time comes soon!!! :)) Hi Martin,

The freeware is not subsription based. Here you get 10 fax pages for free and unlimited emails (PDFs).

As for the data packages you are very right, the prices are going down. But still, very few ppl use them… First time i tried scanr (end of last year) the test page costed me 6€ :((( If you fax a lot, other comombo subscription packages might be cheaper.

I must admit i hardly ever use fax. But the email option - totally cool! and thats free already. It’s cheaper than the uni copy shop.

Also, these fax prices must to go down soon. It all has to be flat at some point - lets hope that time comes soon!!! :))

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162634 Martin Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:47:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162634 Sindy the difference is that Comombo is subscription based which means that you have to pay $4,99 even if you do not fax at all in that month. I agree however with the rest of your calculations. I do know of several service providers who offer 200 Megabyte for €10 which would probably mean that Scanr is the better product. It all depends on how much you pay per Megabyte. Sindy the difference is that Comombo is subscription based which means that you have to pay $4,99 even if you do not fax at all in that month.

I agree however with the rest of your calculations.

I do know of several service providers who offer 200 Megabyte for €10 which would probably mean that Scanr is the better product.

It all depends on how much you pay per Megabyte.

]]> By: Nick http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162632 Nick Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:42:13 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162632 comombo is free to scan and copy with, only fax is payed. anyways, great program for students - think about whiteboards! comombo is free to scan and copy with, only fax is payed.

anyways, great program for students - think about whiteboards!

]]> By: Sindy http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162630 Sindy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:33:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/08/03/scan-fax-and-copy-with-your-mobile-phone/#comment-162630 Nice review. Maybe we could compare them like this: If you want to send your docs as PDF you can do it with comombo for free. Carrier costs are almost 0. And you can email as much as you want. With scanr the costs are 20 times bigger (comombo compresses 95%) - you send around 2MB. If you want to fax, what is cheaper? 0.49 cents per page by comombo or data costs for 2MB with scanr? comombo seems to offer a better deal here. With their freeware you can email as much as you want to, and you get 10 fax pages for free. Nice review. Maybe we could compare them like this:

If you want to send your docs as PDF you can do it with comombo for free. Carrier costs are almost 0. And you can email as much as you want. With scanr the costs are 20 times bigger (comombo compresses 95%) - you send around 2MB.

If you want to fax, what is cheaper? 0.49 cents per page by comombo or data costs for 2MB with scanr?

comombo seems to offer a better deal here. With their freeware you can email as much as you want to, and you get 10 fax pages for free.

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