7. Disadvantages of faxes

fax - If the fax is using the same number as the telephone then it can prevent callers from getting through or calls being made.

- There is no immediate response or feedback from the recipient like there is with a telephone conversation

- You might dial the wrong number and send your document to someone else

- If the receiving machine is busy, your Fax will not be delivered.

- If the receiving machine is out of paper you will think that you sent your fax but it won't actually be printed

- If the receiving machine is busy, your fax might end up under a whole load of other faxes which arrive after it

- It can take a long time to transmit if you have many sheets of paper

- The quality of the document which is received is often poor quality and might have some loss of detail.

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