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What is the difference between \"Fax to Email\" and \"Tradditional Fax\"?

The major differences between using Fax to Email (DFax) and using fax machine to receive the fax are as followings:

1) Receiving fax 

DFax: You will send and receive faxes anywhere you can receive email.
 
Fax Machine: You need to use fax machine in your home or company to receive faxes, if you want to change a place to receive the fax you have to provide an application to your telecommunication company.
 
2) Receiving several incoming faxes at the same time
 
DFax: DFax supports 23 incoming fax at the same time for each fax line so as to solve the line busy problem.
Fax Machine: Each time, you can just receive one incoming fax when using fax machine. If there is more than one incoming fax at the same time, the line will be busy, so you may loose some important files. And the long wait for fax will decrease your efficiency.

3) Fax No.
 
DFax: DFax service plan includes an individual fax number so that you do not need to apply a new number from local telecommunication company. If you want to keep your existing fax number, you have to apply call forwarding from Telecommunication Company to our fax line. 
Fax Machine: You have to apply a fax number from Telecommunication Company.

4) Fax Backup
 
DFax: All incoming fax will be stored in DFax Manager.
Fax Machine: It can not backup your files.