By Graham McKenzie

There are many people that choose to use email technology instead of using a fax machine these days, but this does not mean that when you are to receive fax documents from someone who does have a fax machine that you are not able to turn the fax to email, so that you do not have to go out and buy any extra equipment.

Using a fax machine can prove costly when you think of all the extra expenditures. Not only do you have to maintain the machine itself, you also have to keep refilling the paper stocks, as well as the toners. To add to this you have to pay for the use of the fax line and number then you have to pay for each fax that you send, which can soon add up when you send quite a few.

When you get your faxes by email instead you will find that you will not have such costs, you will just be using the internet in the way that you usually do, therefore no extra costs will be incurred.

You will only need to print pages off when they are needed allowing you to store the information or delete it if it is not needed. Pieces of paper are easily misplaced where as with online storage also being an option, even if your computer breaks you are able to retrieve vital information.

If you have any private information coming through you are able to keep it that way under password protection if necessary, this means that you don. 't have to worry about dropping a piece of paper and wondering who has got their hands on it.

Rather than having to spend all day awaiting the arrival of a fax you need, you are able to go elsewhere, even pick it up from home or anywhere that you can get any internet access. This will allow you the freedom to get on with other things you may need to do and means that you will not be tied to the one building until documents arrive.

The fax to email service works both ways and you can send information by scanning it to your computer to even those who do not have internet access as long as they have a fax machine, this means that you are able to communicate in more ways and they can pick up your email messages when they check their fax machine.

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