Canon FAXPHONE L120 Laser Fax / Printer

I've had my share of problems with the machine. The other reviewer was right about the ringer... it's loud to the point where the sharpness of the ring tone hurt my ears. I spent nearly an hour with Canon's tech support and while they gave the impression that they knew what they were talking about nothing they said seemed to work. I finally got passed the issue by just placing some tape over the speakers holes to muffle the sound.

Two other big issues to be aware of. I was not able to get the fax to work work on one of my VOIP lines. ( I believe it was Verizon's Fios. ) If I recall correctly, tech support said that the machine wasn't digital and as such did not support these newer, pure digital, optical transmission protocols. Terrific, obsolete right out of the gate. The L120 also does not have any Mac drivers or Mac support although it will work inside of Parallels.

On the positive side the L120 scans documents for fax transmission fast which is...Read more

I had a multipass C555 that had worked for 13 years without a flaw. I just purchased the L120 because laser printing was crisp and neat. This machine is really hot, it almost toast the paper. The software does not allow you to fax from the PC or to keep track of your faxed work as older Cannon models do. It does not allow the any external phone to ring more than once before taking over with a silence mode ring.

I wasted my time and money.

Ordered this as a gift for a new college graduate, to be used for printing and faxing resumes. When she received it, the menus were all in French. Updating driver software did not help. Selling company did not want to accept the return, and when they finally did authorize the return after three phone calls and a bunch of red tape, they would not pay for pick up. Read the different sellers' feedback before you choose a company to buy from!