What is Email Fax?
Traditionally Faxes were received using Fax Machines. These machines were tied to a telephone line, always on and waiting for any incoming faxes. These Fax machines also need papers and ofcourse the ink to print the papers.
We also had the fancy internet technology penetrating into most parts of the world and perceivably still underused.
Email Faxes
Email Fax is a blend of the age old Fax technology with the latest Internet technology, thus enabling easier use of the Fax technology. With this Email Fax technology, the Incoming Faxes will be delivered to the user's email inbox. The fax will arrive as an attachment largely in the TIFF or PDF formats. Sending Faxes also can be done similar to email, using some extensions on the email softwares or custom softwares provided by the companies.
Infact
When a customer signs up with a service provider, he will be provided with a unique Fax Number. Most of them also give toll free numbers. The customers can use this as the Fax receiving/sending number. This number need not be connected to any telephone line unlike the traditional fax machines, but will be configured by the service provider to point to the e-mail address of the customer.
Generally the Email Fax Service Provider will run a Server which always keep listening for any incoming faxes for the customer's Fax numbers. The users need not keep any fax machines on. Once the Email Fax Service Provider receives a fax for the related number, he converts it to the format (TIFF, PDF & more) and then delivers it to the customer's email inbox.
Users can use some Web Page Interfaces or outlook or a few email fax Providers also give you a free desktop application that users can install on their computers to receive and send faxes. Most will also work with Windows Office
Documents.
Email Fax Services:
There are various service providers in the industry with heavy competition and each one offering many features when compared with the other. Some give limited free services, some offer free trials, monthly plans, annual plans and corporate plans.
FaxEmailDirect.com tries to group all of them together comparing the features offered, ratings and their price levels to empower its reader with its related knowledge.
What to do Next:
If interested in knowing some of the advantages (which you might already have known), visit our brief explanation of Why Email Fax is advantageous over the traditional fax machines.
If interested in knowing what you should look for when buying a any of the Fax services, visit What to Look for?, which gives a comprehensive compilation of things you should look for when you buy Email Fax services.
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