Tech Guide – How to Use A Cellphone As A Scanner – Save Time and Money!
Did you know it is possible to use your very own cellphone (mobile phone if in the UK or somewhere in Europe) as a scanner. And not only can it be used as a scanner it is also very high-quality and almost as good as using a real scanner (one of those big scary things that sites in the corner of the office with flashy lights and a big mouth).
All you need is your mobile telephone on you, it must have live internet access though for this work. And if your phone does not have world wide web access, then go to the shop and buy a new phone now!
Here Is How It Works:
- Take a photo using your cellphone of the document you need to scan
- Save the photo to your cellphone
- Send the saved photo via MMS or Email to doc [at] scanR.com
- Wait for an email/SMS to come back with a verification code (takes a few seconds)
- Click the activation link you receive
- Wait a few seconds and your image will come back as a high-quality PDF document!
You can then save it and then store it or even print it off if you want to, whatever you want to do with it. This is ideal for business cards, important documents, saving tax forms etc etc. It will also save you hell of a lot of trips and time at the scary office scanner!
The Cost Of This Service
The first scan you do is completely free, however after that you will have to pay a small monthly fee. Instead of paying each month you can pay yearly which will lower the cost by quite a bit. Of all the modern office new gadgets this is one of the best value
So in conclusion, if you regularly want to save images of important documents, business cards, magazine articles and just general things when you travel this solution is great! It is a clever piece of very cool technology which we think will go far.