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demerits of fax machine​

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• They need constant maintenance: Fax machines need paper, ink, toner and some other equipment to be able to transmit and receive faxes. You need to have a checklist and always have some spare paper packs, ink, and toner.

• They need a landline phone number: A fax machine cannot operate unless it is connected to a landline phone number. So, whenever you go, you must first make sure whether that place has a landline phone or not.

• They don’t support multitasking: What do I mean by this important disadvantage of fax machines? I mean that your fax machine cannot send a fax and receive a fax at the same time. And it cannot send multiple faxes at once. So, if you are going to send a single document to 50 recipients, you have to repeat the faxing process for 50 times.

• They cannot be reached easily: If you need to fax a document, you need to be beside your fax machine and do the faxing process. Say, you are out of the office for a meeting and waiting for a confidential and urgent document to be sent to you by fax. What do you do?

• They cannot be moved easily: If you are changing your office, it’s not that easy to move your fax machine and keep your fax number as well.

• They are not as secure: Where is your fax machine located in your office? Probably in the copy room. Well, anyone who passes by the fax machine may see the content of the received faxes on the tray.

• They charge you like a regular phone calling: If you own an international company and deal with different clients all around the world, you need to consider the cost of calling overseas whenever you try to send a fax via your fax machine.