E-fax

Updated on May 18, 2010
S.B. asks from Austin, TX
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First thing you all need to know- I am NOT tech-savvy at all. I manage well with the basics (e-mail, word processing etc). I run my own business for which I have a cell phone. As my husband also has a cell, we have considered doing away with the land line. The only reason we have kept it is for the fax that I use for business.

I know that you can use your computer to send and receive faxes but not sure how it works. Those of you who have done this, please give me tips, feedback, recommendations. What do I need in order to be able to do this and how much would it cost me compared to keeping my (very basic) land lline ($30/month).

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C.C.

answers from Fresno on

I've had e-fax for years. Just go to www.efax.com and they have several options. You can have the type where you can only receive faxes (and I think that is free, or close to it). If you pay $20/month, then you can send and receive faxes. It's very easy - you just choose whatever document you want to fax, hit "print" and efax is one of your printer choices. From there you fill in where you're sending it to, what (if anything) you want to put in the message part of the cover page and then "print" it (which is the same as hitting "send" on a fax machine).

I like it because I can get my faxes from anywhere and they're stored online. I'd recommend it.

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M.H.

answers from Atlanta on

I have efax as well and have loved having it. If you are running a business and do a lot of faxing and your land line is only $30.00 it may not be cost effective for you. Go to efax.com and look at the plans. I use the basic and when I'm at home I only use the incoming fax so I don't have to bother with the fax ringing and it drops right into my email. My company that I work with sends paper confirmations automatically back to the fax number something is received from so in order to have that paper confirmation (that ensures I get paid) I do have a land line and a fax I send from if I'm home. If I'm traveling, which I do from time to time with work, efax is very efficient for me.

It really all depends on what you need...

M.

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N.T.

answers from San Antonio on

We use Metro Fax and it is great. Wouldn't do it any other way.

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A.S.

answers from Denver on

I use MetroFax: https://www.metrohispeed.com/ and pay $12.95/mo for 1000 pages.

-You get a dedicated phone number.
-It's a piece of cake to receive faxes in your inbox.
-It's a piece of cake to attach a file to fax.

Getting a signed contract into your computer is a little more of a pain. For a contract or similar you need to scan it into your email or computer as a file and then fax it. Rather then just sticking it in the fax machine, dialing a number, and having it go. GL!

T.F.

answers from Dallas on

We run our business from our home and we love E-Fax. We get auto-billed $16.95/month.

Never any issues with it.

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