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New Twist to Printer Ink Refill Scam
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Ranayna:

--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on October 21, 2021, 08:55:36 pm ---I have a Brother all-in-one that works the same way--you can't scan documents or FAX anything if the ink cartridge is empty.

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Not being able to send a fax without ink actually makes sense. It is not very smart to sent out a fax without what is called a qualified sending report. That is a printout containing the time and date, and parts of the first page. If the receiver ever claims to have gotten nothing, or just an empty page, this report can be used to verify that you really have sent the document.

Not being able to scan is of course simply a dick move.
themadhippy:

--- Quote ---not being able to send a fax without ink actually makes sense. It is not very smart to sent out a fax without what is called a qualified sending report.
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For a standalone device far enough,but for something connected to a computer the report could just as easily be saved on the host machine
james_s:

--- Quote from: Ranayna on October 22, 2021, 09:25:59 pm ---Not being able to send a fax without ink actually makes sense. It is not very smart to sent out a fax without what is called a qualified sending report. That is a printout containing the time and date, and parts of the first page. If the receiver ever claims to have gotten nothing, or just an empty page, this report can be used to verify that you really have sent the document.

Not being able to scan is of course simply a dick move.

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A person could just as easily throw away that printout and not have it anymore, or they could forge it easily to show that a fax was sent when it was not. I can see warning them that it would not be possible to print the sending report, but there is no excuse to flat out block it.
EPAIII:
Why am I not surprised.

They will all but give you a printer. Between the discount and rebate, I almost made money on one I "bought". It is the INK that they are selling. And at astronomical prices.
tszaboo:

--- Quote from: xrunner on October 22, 2021, 12:39:01 am ---
--- Quote from: jonovid on October 21, 2021, 06:06:47 pm ---IMO this is a new twist printer ink refill scam.

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I used to have ink jet before I got frustrated with colors drying out. But, I remember that you could buy off-brand carts with the chip so they would work fine. Are you saying that this little trick makes you have to buy the name brand ink carts because they have a new scam that can't be replicated in after market ink carts?

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Not just that. Color printers have been secretly printing yellow dots on B/W prints for some time now. Supposedly, so they can ID your printer if you send a letter with a bomb threat or something like that. So your color printer will not print B/W if your color cartridge is not there or empty.

But yeah, unable to use scanner due to ink cartridge is not acceptable. I was looking for a low cost standalone duplex scanner so I can just scan and archive that million letters that goverments like to send us. Nope, they dont make those, cheapest one is like 300 EUR.
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