| In the past decade or two, technology has moved | | | | Instead of needing to be at the office fax machine |
| forward in leaps and bounds. We no longer need to | | | | to send a fax, you can just as easily send one from |
| use landline phones from our homes and offices; we | | | | a coffee shop that has Wifi access. You don't need |
| can communicate on the run with mobile phones. | | | | to be at the office to view your faxes, either. You |
| Internet speeds have become much faster, allowing | | | | can view your faxes as PDF files on many mobile |
| us to easily send messages and even have video | | | | devices, wherever you happen to be. This allows you |
| conferences online. Computers and the internet have | | | | to send and receive faxes at any time, rather than |
| made our lives easier and made communication much | | | | only when you are near a fax machine. This can allow |
| faster. Fax technology is another area that has | | | | you to respond to them more quickly, and to save |
| changed and evolved in the digital age. Online fax | | | | time. Some services will allow you to sign up for a |
| services can be a cost-effective and convenient way | | | | free trial period, usually two weeks or a month, |
| for you or your business to send faxes. | | | | during which you can try out the service. |
| Sending faxes is an established way of exchanging | | | | Sending faxes is easy with a digital fax service. Some |
| files and information between individuals and | | | | use software with a wizard-type interface that gives |
| businesses. People have been using fax machines for | | | | you step by step instructions to help you send and |
| many years, and there is no sign that they will be | | | | convert your files. Others use your email. Getting |
| stopping any time soon. However, they may be | | | | faxes through your email client is also offers you |
| changing the way that they use fax technology. With | | | | more security and privacy than allowing your |
| the advent of digital faxing, facing has become even | | | | documents to sit around in the tray of an office or |
| easier and more convenient. These services offer | | | | public fax machine, where anyone could see them or |
| more flexibility at a much lower price. They can save | | | | accidentally pick them up. Another benefit is that |
| homes and businesses time and money. | | | | these services make it easy to send the same |
| A regular fax machine can be an expensive | | | | documents to multiple recipients. Using a regular fax |
| investment, especially if your business is able to do | | | | machine, this could take a long time. Using an online |
| the exact same thing with equipment you already | | | | service, you can enter all the recipients at once. The |
| have. A computer and an internet connection are all | | | | service will also auto-resend a fax document until it is |
| you need to sign up for an internet fax service. | | | | received, rather than needing to redial repeatedly |
| These services use email and secure websites to | | | | using a regular fax machine. |
| send files, so you don't even need a fax machine. | | | | |