Difference between online fax and traditional facsimile machine

Ø  Online fax service is a process of forwarding and collecting documents over the Internet. Traditional facsimile machine requires hardware to send and receive over telephone line.

Ø  This Internet based service requires broadband connection, phone number, computer or laptops and where in traditional service telephone network, facsimile machine sre required.

Ø  In online fax service e-mail applications is mandatory to send and receive fax. In traditional method a facsimile machine with proper telephone connection is mandatory.

Ø  People can send and receive documents from any location in world where Internet connection is available. Even from Cell phone or PDA one caan send, where in traditional method people can do this only where the facsimile machine is found.

Ø  Usingthis service people can transfer multiple documents at the same time but in traditional service we cannot do this.

Ø  In online fax service people can send document as same as email and we can attach any text file to it and send it same as email service.

Ø  In this service, scanner is mandatory when people want to send hard copy to receiver but in traditional service scanner is mandatory for sending every document.

Ø  Online fax does all process that old system does but only difference is that it is inexpensive system because machine, ink, need of additional telephone connection and papers etc are not required.

Ø  In this service, The faxed documents are automatically converted into an digital documents and after that it convert in its original form before it reach to receiver side  more quickly as compared to old system.