| You can send and receive faxes from your computer, | | | | will in all likelihood use a computer fax service. Why? |
| laptop or PDA device. It's simple, easy and the | | | | Because traditional fax machines, which are analog, |
| technology has advanced so much in the past few | | | | don't work on a digital connection. In effect, your old |
| years, that is actually less expensive than using a | | | | fax machine will be rendered obsolete as soon as you |
| traditional fax machine. | | | | switch over to digital for your voice communications. |
| Because there is no need for an extra phone line, and | | | | That being said, sending and receive faxes from your |
| you are using your computer's online connection with | | | | computer become less of an option, and something |
| the Internet to send and receive faxes, you can save | | | | that you will have to do anyway. |
| approximately $30 per month, per fax line. Moreover, | | | | 4) There is a wide range of programs you can |
| you also eliminate any ink and toner expenses, fax | | | | choose from when you get a computer fax service. |
| machine and maintenance costs, and long distance | | | | Anything from SOHO (small office, home office) |
| costs. Overall, with a computer fax service, you can | | | | applications to corporate enterprise accounts with |
| cut your faxing costs approximately in half. | | | | thousands of separate "mailboxes" can be easily set |
| There are several advantages to sending and | | | | up. The advantage is you can pick and choose the |
| receiving your faxes from your computer: | | | | kind of service you want that meet your particular |
| 1) You have much more security. Rather than having a | | | | needs. |
| fax come into a central office fax machine, only to be | | | | 5) You also will receive your own toll free fax number |
| manually handled by several people before it gets | | | | which included in the monthly rate. Having a toll free |
| delivered to you, a computer fax is sent to your email | | | | number is very convenient for your customers or |
| as an attachment. Assuming you have a password | | | | prospects. And if you want to keep the same fax |
| protected email account, you won't find a more | | | | number you have, that can be easily done as well. |
| security to receive a fax. | | | | Whether you use your existing number, of get a new |
| 2) Once you receive a fax on your computer, you | | | | toll free one, people who send you faxes will dial the |
| have the option of either forwarding it via email to | | | | number as usual, and your fax will be automatically |
| others, saving it to your hard drive, or printing it out. This | | | | sent to your email, wherever you are. So if you can |
| saves on paper and ink and also provides the | | | | get email at the office, across the street, out of the |
| convenience of automatically digitizing important | | | | country, or wherever -- you will be able to receive |
| documents. If you save it to your harddrive, and have | | | | faxes. |
| an offsite backup service, you will never lose these | | | | These are few of the major advantages that you can |
| documents in case of a fire or other disaster. | | | | receive by using computer fax services that will |
| 3) If you have plans to convert your phone service to | | | | enable you to send and receive faxes from your |
| digital cable or VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) you | | | | computer. |
