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.

What Is An Internet Fax?

Internet faxing is a technology which helps you send documents online like the old facsimile machine. Internet fax is sent using the telephone network but not by using the phone line. Instead it uses the Internet connectivity. A new technology which is being used in sending documents online. The Internet uses the PSTN that means the general telephone network when sending a fax from website. That fax is received by the PSTN and converted into PDF files. These converted files are then transmitted to the server which ultimately sends them to the receiver as an email or as an actual fax.

When you are receiving an online fax this service is reversed. If somebody is sending you a document from traditional facsimile machine to your number provided by the company then in that case the fax is received by PSTN, transmitted to the web server which sends it to the website. The website will convert the fax into an email which you will receive in your email account.

To send facsimile online, it is not necessary for you to spend money on infrastructure and software. The sites you use the already has an available infrastructure. Most sites enable you to send or receive using the common systems and processes already installed on your computer. So you will not have any extra expenditure for using this new process. If you are a small business then you can use a site like Extremefax which at nominal monthly fee of $4.79 will allow you to send and receive up to 500 free pages per month.

As you will be a paying customer of the site there will be no ads accompanying the documents. Internet faxing allows you to send document even when you are constantly on the move. The service provider will provide you with a personal fax number to use it to send and receive.

Website like Extremefax allows up to 30 people to send and receive. Hence it enables you to send or receive multiple documents at the same time and that too without keeping your phone lines busy.