For G.711 faxing, Bandwidth says ECM is not supported and speeds are limited to 9600 or 14.4k, and recommends setting the fax machine to its lowest baud rate with error correction mode off.

Checked 2026-10-02

G711 still has issues with ECM (Error Correction Mode, which isn't supported today)
Vendor
Bandwidth
Product
Bandwidth SIP trunking
Subsystem
pass-through
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
us
Release range
current as of 2026-10-02
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Troubleshooting fax over IP failures: source note fax-over-ip-troubleshooting-bw-g711-ecm-low-baud. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/fax-over-ip-troubleshooting-bw-g711-ecm-low-baud

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-fax-over-ip-troubleshooting-bw-g711-ecm-low-baud,
  title  = {Troubleshooting fax over IP failures: source note fax-over-ip-troubleshooting-bw-g711-ecm-low-baud},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/fax-over-ip-troubleshooting-bw-g711-ecm-low-baud},
  note   = {Source note fax-over-ip-troubleshooting-bw-g711-ecm-low-baud, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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