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Sunday, October 17, 2010

What is Internet Fax?

What Is Internet or Online Fax?

Internet or online faxes use the internet or your email system to send and receive faxes. The nice thing about internet faxing is that you can send a fax from anywhere, anytime that you have an internet connection. There are online fax services that you can sign up with. They give you a number, which you use just like a regular fax number. You just don't need a fax machine because all the faxing is done over the internet. The online fax service provider charges a fee, usually monthly, but sometimes per fax.

So what does the online fax service actually do? You may be wondering why not just use email on your own. The advantage of the service provider comes because not everybody is using internet faxes. There are still lots of traditional fax machines out there. If you need to send a fax to someone that is still using a traditional fax machine, you log in to your online fax service and send your fax to the number of the traditional fax machine using your service's interface. It goes via email to the service provider and from there, through the phone line to the traditional fax machine. If you need to receive a fax from a traditional fax machine, you just give them the fax number provided by your online fax service provider. The fax travels through the phone line to your service provider, then from there to you via the internet using email.

Using an online fax service, you can streamline your faxing and make it much more mobile and convenient. But consider Internet faxing carefully. You'll be missing out on some things like busy signals, messy fax machines, nosy workers trying sneak a peek at your faxes, missed faxes because your phone line was busy, and spending lots of extra time waiting to send multiple faxes to different numbers. If you’re willing to leave those things behind though, Internet faxing is definitely something you should consider. Start looking for an online fax service provider today!

Friday, September 10, 2010

Choosing an online fax service

Choosing an online fax service.

With so many options in online fax services, how do you choose the right one? There are lots of things you can look at, but be sure to find one that at least lives up to the "market standards". Here is a list of the market standards that I found on the internet.

* 30 day free trial
* No start up fee.
* $9.95 per month
* 300 total pages (incoming and outgoing combined).
* $0.10 per minute for overage pages.
* No Hidden Fees
* 24/7 Customer Service
* Send/Receive capabilities.


While it is true that you need to find an online fax service that fits your specific needs, this is a pretty good "average" for what should be included in your search. Just like anything that you purchase, often you are paying extra for a brand name. If that's you game, then fine, but just be aware that a name isn't everything.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Free Online Fax

Online faxing sends a fax through the internet using e-mail, instead of the phone line like a traditional fax machine. The nice thing about internet faxing is that even if you don't own a fax machine, you can still fax. It's different than just e-mail, because you can send the fax from your e-mail to a traditional fax machine. You can also receive a fax through your e-mail that is sent from a traditional fax machine. There are lots of online fax services out there, but here are a few services that will allow you to send a fax for free.

FaxZero
FaxZero lets you have two free faxes per day. If you are not a high volume faxer and just need to fax something occasionally, this is a great offer. It is basically just like sending an e-mail, only you can send it to a traditional fax machine by providing the fax number. They also send you a fax confirmation e-mail so that you know if your fax was transmitted successfully.

Drop.io
Drop.io is pretty easy to use. First you sign up for a drop.io account. Once you have an account, you just upload the document that you want to send, then, click on "Send as Fax". Enter the fax number and send it off. Pretty simple and it's free!

ScanR
ScanR uses the technology of your camera phone. You take a picture of a document you want to send to someone, then, send it to ScanR. They then send the document on by fax as a PDF file. This service does require that you download some software for more detailed services, but the basic services are free.