The Basics of Using a Fax Machine
A fax machine is used to send a document electronically over the phone network to another fax machine.
When you place a document in one fax machine and dial another one, the fax machine you’re sending to will print out a copy (facsimile) of the document.
Fax machines do not directly operate over the internet – only on phone networks (many phone networks of today operate through internet based systems, however fax transmissions remain strictly on the “phone” side of those transmissions. As well, services that allow sending and receiving faxes over a web browser, email, or the internet use the internet to connect to the phone network for sending and receiving transmissions.).