Presto Place - HP Printing Mailbox

Review of the PrestoConnect Service for Your Presto Printing Mailbox

Peter Redmer — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:40:56 GMT

The new "PrestoConnect" service has been announced, and it gives the Presto Account Manager even more flexibility and care in communicating with, and taking care of loved ones with a Presto machine. Read on to discover how this new service makes Presto the best solution to stay in touch with your loved ones.

Presto Announces PrestoConnect Website, Enhancements To Presto Mail

Community Headlines — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:26:42 GMT

Did you know that more than half of Americans over the age of 65 don't have access to the Internet, according to a Pew Internet and American Life Study in 2008? The Presto Printing Mailbox helps you and your "wired" family keep in touch with your loved ones, even if they're not in cyberspace! Launched in 2006, the mailbox has been helping people stay close for years - but today, Presto Services Inc. announced a huge enhancement to the Presto Service, called "Presto Connect." The new PrestoConnect has a full suite of features that helps the Presto account "manager" help care for their loved one with a Presto. A great number of things can be controlled from the new PrestoConnect service, including pre-scheduled message delivery, message queue management and feedback, event reminders, to-do lists, and more! For more information, see the announcement here at PrestoPlace by Peter Radsliff, the president and CEO of Presto Services, Inc. [Read the official press release via MarketWatch] [Purchase a Presto Printing Mailbox]

Does Anyone Need a HP Printing Mailbox?

Paula05 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:28:17 GMT

My mother no longer wants to use the Presto service, so I have a printer that is only about 2-1/2 months old. It is just past the 60 days allowed to return it. I am willing to sell it for 1/2 price. Does anyone know someone who could use it?

Forwarding emails to another address/phone number?

rswc90 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:25:49 GMT

My mother lives in a retirement home that just went digital with their phone lines. Now, her Presto machine will not work! Does anyone have any ideas as to how to fix it? Can the emails sent to her be forwarded to another email address or fax number until we get this resolved? Thanks!

Presto printing mailbox - prognosis for lightning surge survival?

Jim Hatlo — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:02:31 GMT

The area where my mother lives hasn't had a recorded lightning strike for at least 50 years -- so hey, why invest in surge protectors? Well, the dry-lightning storm that hit central California last weekend, touching off more than 800 fires, was an equal-opportunity zapper. Two forks of one bolt blasted a couple of trees in my mother's back yard. Among the appliance casualties was Mom's Presto printer, which was DOA when I arrived to inspect the house. I'm wondering if the whole unit is toast, or whether the damage would have been absorbed by, and limited to, the printer's external power supply/converter box. If so, it would be a lot cheaper to get a new power supply than to buy a new printing mailbox system. Does anyone have any insight on how an HP Printing Mailbox handles that kind of major electrostatic-discharge abuse? Thanks in advance, Jim

is the phone jack a pass through to the telephone

mangurian — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:26:04 GMT

or do I need a splitter at the wall jack? Anything else involved in the physical setup besides: - phone jack - power - ink cart. install - paper in tray

How does it connect to the wall-jack (really)?

Keara — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:13:41 GMT

I keep reading how easy it is to hook up the Mailbox to the phone jack. But how does one do that? If there is only one jack, do I need a splitter? Please advise -- I don't want to arrive at my parents' home (80 miles distant) and discover I can't hook it up.

Force dial?

Bill — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:33:56 GMT

I read on one of the postings about a 'force dial' command, but I don't see it documented anywhere. Is there a way to force the unit to dial the mother ship for testing rather than waiting for the next scheduled time? thanks.... bill