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What Is Internet Fax?

Internet fax is simply using the Internet or your email 
system to send and receive faxes. Since it is web based, 
you can send your faxes anytime anywhere, as long as you 
have an Internet connection; and these days that's available 
just about everywhere.

You sign up with an Internet fax service provider to get 
your own fax number (local or toll free), which you use 
in the same manner as you would use any fax number. 
There is a small charge for this service but keep in mind 
you do not need an extra phone line to do Internet faxing 
since everything is done online.  

Many small and large business owners are switching over 
to Internet fax for some obvious advantages: it is very 
convenient, it is very fast, it offers more privacy, many 
faxes can be sent/received simultaneously (no busy signals) 
and it is available wherever you have the Internet. Plus 
there are no messy fax machines and no need for a second 
phone line.  
 
One of the most asked questions about Internet fax relates 
to the confusion over just how the whole thing works. Many 
traditional fax users can't quite get their heads around the 
idea of having faxes without the traditional fax machine. 

Basically, you sign up with a fax service provider and get 
your own fax number and you send/receive your faxes thru 
your email system - your fax is attached to an email as 
either a TIFF, PDF, JPEG or other common file formats. 
You can access your faxes from an online interface (your 
fax login site) where your faxes are received and sent. You 
can also store your faxes online there.  

Many online fax services also have Desktop Applications 
which you can place on your desktop or in your email carrier
- when you need to send a fax, you just press this fax
icon.
  
What confuses most people who are not familiar with online 
faxing is the question: can I still send my faxes to the old 
traditional machines, since many of my business partners 
may not be using Internet fax?    

The answer is YES!    

You can send your faxes to the old traditional fax machine; 
and if they have your fax number, they can still return a fax 
to you via the old traditional manner or fax machine.  
  

Here's how Internet fax works:     

You use a fax gateway or Internet fax provider/server to 
handle your faxes. For example, say if you were sending a fax: 
   
Computer/Internet -> Fax provider/server -> Phone line
 -> Fax machine  

 
You use your computer and the Internet to log into your 
online account/page to send your fax to your fax provider/server, 
which then uses the phone line to send your fax to the receiving 
fax machine. In many cases you can also use your email to send
a fax.    

If you are receiving a fax:    

Fax machine -> Phone line -> Fax provider/server -> 
Email message (thru Internet) -> Your Email account     

Someone uses a fax machine to send you a fax which goes 
thru the phone line to your fax provider/server which converts 
it into a TIFF or PDF file and sends you an email message with 
your fax attached in your email.     

If both parties are using Internet fax, then your faxes can 
be sent/received using your email systems over the Internet.   
 
Computer/email -> Fax provider/server -> Computer/email    
 
What you really have to keep in mind, once you sign up for 
an Internet fax service you will have an online interface 
(login site) where you can send and receive your faxes. 
Then when you send or receive a fax, you get a confirmation 
in your web interface and/or by email.     

This offers some great advantages such as receiving and 
sending your faxes whenever and wherever you access the 
Internet. No more busy signals, no more messy fax machines, 
no more nosy workers seeing the contents of your fax, and 
no extra phone line. Plus, many faxes can be sent/received 
simultaneously, even when your computer is turned off. 
No more missed faxes because your phone line was busy.

What Is Fax Broadcasting?

Another major advantage of Internet fax is Fax Broadcasting
or sending out a fax to mulitple numbers or clients. Because 
of the advaned technology behind Internet fax, sending out 
large volume of faxes can be done quickly and easily. This 
has important implications for those doing online marketing 
and business - most services can be scaled up to meet your 
company's growing needs. 

 What are the major Online Fax Services?   
 
However, in order to get all these advantages you have 
to sign up for an Internet fax service. There are many 
well-known Internet fax providers such as MyFax, eFax, 
RapidFax, TrustFax, Send2Fax... and some very good 
lesser-known faxing companies such as MetroHiSpeed 
out of Seattle and Faxage out of Denver.  

How Much Does Internet Fax Cost?   

A word of caution, when signing up for any long-term 
business service it pays to do your homework first. 
It pays to shop around mainly because even any small 
savings may prove significant over the long haul. Prices 
can range from very cheap (under $20 a year) to around 
$10 - $15 a month, depending on the kind of service 
you need. There are many different plans and services, 
and keep in mind, you will pay more for international faxing.     

Internet fax seems to be the way of the future as more 
and more businesses go online. Besides, as we become 
more and more modernized, computers are offering us 
simple and convenient solutions to many of our daily 
traditional business tasks such as faxing. Can your 
business or any company really afford to be left behind 
or not take advantage of the benefits of Internet fax? 
Can you still remain competitive without Internet fax? 
It's your call?    

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