eFax
 
 




The result of this survey is based on a questionnaire answered by 400 small and medium foreign enterprises in Hong Kong and the Mainland.
1 how often do you use fax to communicate?
 
A Often .........B Not Often  
According to the study, 77% of foreign enterprises often uses faxes to communicate or as a mean of exchanging documents.
2 How much do you know about eFax?
A Have used it... B Have never used it ...C Knew about it... D Never heard of it
Have used it 12.5%
Have never used it 30%
Knew about it 37.5%
Never heard of it 20%
Only a small percentage of the business population has used eFax. The market for eFax is still relatively unexplored.
3. What makes you use eFax?
A Costs... B Convenience... C Functionalities... D Others

Costs 42%
Convenience 30%
Functionalities 10%
Others 18%
eFax is a cost effective and convenient way of faxing documents compared with that of using a traditional fax machine.

4. What price range do you expect eFax service would cost monthly?
A $10 - $15 ...B $16 - $20... C $21 - $25... D $26 and up

Majority of the people expects that eFax service would cost between $50 and $70. The average cost of a fax line in Hong Kong is $78.

5. What is a reasonable price per page for sending fax (excluding IDD charges)?
A $0.1... B $0.2 ...C $0.25 ...D $0.3

$0.1 per Page 17.5%
$0.2 per Page 37.5%
$0.25 per page 32.5%
$0.3 per page 12.5%
There is a local telephone charge when making a call in the Mainland. There is no additional cost for local calls in Hong Kong.

6. Which region do you most often send fax to?
A Europe... B North America... C South America... D Africa... E Middle East
According to the study, there is no particular region that companies would send fax to more often than others. However, if you measure it on a per capita basis, Middle East and Africa stand out as the regions to most likely use faxes.
7. What is the most beneficial reason for you to choose eFax?
A Costs... B Security... C Functionalities... D Simplicity ...E Stability... F Others

According to the study, costs and security are the predominant reasons people would choose to use eFax instead of using their traditional fax machines to send faxes.