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What is the use of communication technology such as phone and fax and internet?
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What is fax internet and is it used in businesses?
Fax internet is a technology to send and receive fax messages. The difference of this technology from the traditional faxing is to use an existing internet connection, instead of using a phone line.
How do you connect a mobile phone with a wireless fax machine?
To print to a fax machine wirelessly from a mobile phone: you would need a fax machine (or multifunction) with wifi capability. The drivers (or app) would be on the phone, and you could fax from the phone that way. This depends on the technology that both your phone and fax machine have. To fax from a mobile phone: there are services called "online fax" services that will let you send or receive faxes from a phone or computer. To fax wirlessly from a fax machine through a cell phone: this technology isn't on the market, however there are "GSM faxes" that can operate off of a cell phone signal.
Disadvantage of a fax machine?
Fax machine requires a phone line, where in you can not send fax documents unless it is not busy. If fax transmission fails you need to repeat the faxing process again. It requires paper, ink or toner which makes it not so budget friendly especially when you need to transmit volume of fax documents. This has been the problem of most business owners until they decided to jump into the Internet faxing technology. With the Internet fax, all fax documents runs over the Internet connection. So, no need for phone line and paper. You can even access online fax account anytime and anywhere as long as you are connected to the Internet.
Will fax be received even if I answer the phone?
This is one disadvantage of using fax machine, you cannot receive a fax when your phone is off hook. Unless you have a dedicated phone line for the fax machine alone. Internet fax on the other hand does not require a dedicated phone line and a fax machine. All fax documents are sent over the internet connection, which means you can send and receive faxes anytime and anywhere.
Why does your fax machine interrupt your internet connection?
Fax machines interrupt your internet signal if they use the same phone line your dial-up line. If you have a second phone line, you can hook the fax up to that. If you have DSL, Cable or FIOS internet - there should be no interruptions.
What is an internet fax machine?
An internet fax machine is a fax machine that scans a document directly to email rather than sending it through the traditional phone line.
What are GSM fax machines?
A GSM fax machine is that a fax machine that connects to the phone network through GSM (Global System for Mobile) (aka cell phone technology).
What does an internet fax service do?
An internet fax service allows you to receive or send faxes over the internet, through e-mail, the web or even on your smart phone. Internet fax services allow you to send your fax as a digital file and eliminates the need for the old fax machine.
If your fax machine is turned off would you still receive your fax when it is turned on?
Yes, you can. There is also a new technology that does not require you to have a dedicated phone line and a fax machine in order to send and receive fax documents it would only need an internet connected PC, a service provider and online fax account.
How is the data retrieved from the fax technology?
When you send a fax, documents from your computer, laptop, smart phone, email account or an application with integrated fax tool are sent through the servers of your fax operator to the fax destination numbers. The faxes incoming to your dedicated numbers are routed by your fax operator to your on line account accessible from a PC, laptop, email, Windows desktop, smart phone, e-commerce application, etc. The Internet Fax Technology which represents a highly available operator architecture, ensures an authenticated and encrypted access to faxes. The Registered Fax Technology patented by Popfax certifies the content that is delivered. With Registered Fax the content's integrity and delivery to the recipient are guaranteed.
How is an online fax different from using a fax machine?
An online fax sends the fax over the internet instead of using phone lines. There's no phone line required, a reduction in phone costs, no hardware or software needed.
How to make fax machine work away from main phoneline?
Traditional fax machine should be connected to phone line. Internet fax using computer does not need phone line like ringcentral, as long as there is a connection of internet, fax can be accessed anywhere at anytime.
