Internet Fax Services: Fax On, Fax Off
3 Stars – It Rocks!
2 Stars – Not So Bad!
1 Star – Hope they didn’t quit their day job!
eFax
Freelance Weekly Rating: 3 Stars
About: eFax is owned and operated by j2 Global Communications. It was created to use the convenience of email and the speed of the internet to receive and send faxes. eFax offers fax by email and voicemail by email to over 11 million subscribers, offering services in over 3,000 cities worldwide.
Set Up: Start by entering your zip code. eFax generates a fax number within the area code or gives you the option to choose a toll free number instead. Then simply enter your name and email address and you are set-up!
Navigation: Attach either a file or a scanned hard copy to an email, type the recipient’s number in the “To” field (12345678912@efaxsend.com) and the fax is sent to the recipient’s fax machine. When you receive a fax, it will arrive as an email in your inbox.
Sharing: All faxes sent or received from eFax are stored in your account for two years. You can also save them as an email on your hard drive.
Pricing: eFax Plus offers the user a local or toll-free fax number, access to faxes anywhere, sending and receiving faxes via email, online fax storage, customer support, and wireless access for $16.95 per month.
Other options include:
The annual subscription for $14.13 per month which includes the set-up fee, 130 incoming faxes ($.15 per page after the initial 130), and 30 outgoing faxes ($.10 per page after the initial 30).
eFax Pro includes all benefits of the annual subscription plus the user can also receive voicemail by email. eFax Pro is available for $19.95 per month or an annual membership brings the price down to $18.34 per month. eFax Pro includes 200 free incoming faxes ($.10 page after the initial 200) and all outgoing faxes are $.10 per page.
Customer Service: Online, By phone 24/7, or by email.
Recommendation: This program packs in a lot for the price. I would definitely recommend this SaaS.
Myfax
Freelance Weekly Rating: 2 Stars
About:
Myfax is used by individuals and businesses of all size. Many of their subscribers are in the finance, insurance, real estate, healthcare and government industries. Myfax offers services in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom to over 15,000 new customers each month.
Set Up: To get started, select a plan, select the closest state and city, then enter your account and billing information. Now you are all set-up and ready to go!
Navigation: Myfax allows the user to send and receive faxes via email or from their own personal Myfax web account making access easy and from anywhere.
Sharing: Documents can be shared either from the Myfax web account or the user’s email account.
Pricing: All plans include a local or toll-free fax number, 1 year of online storage, free faxing zone, free setup, 24/7 customer support and Microsoft Office faxing.
The Best Value Plan allows the user 100 outgoing and 200 incoming faxes for $10 per month. The Most Popular plan allows 200 outgoing and 200 incoming faxes for $20 per month and the Fax More plan allows for 400 incoming and 400 outgoing faxes all for $40 per month.
Customer Service: By email or phone 24/7.
Recommendation: The price is a little high for the services included.
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TrustFax
Freelance Weekly Rating: 1 Star
About: TrustFax is owned by Comodo, a leading provider of internet services. TrustFax has over 150,000 customers in 100 different countries.
Set Up: No software or hardware downloads are needed. Choose the plan that most fits your needs, set up your profile and billing options, receive your fax number and you are now a TrustFax user!
Navigation: Faxes can be sent and received from both the TrustFax account and your email account.
Sharing: TrustFax does not provide account sharing.
Pricing: Plans include either a local or toll-free fax number, the ability to receive and send faxes from anywhere, anytime and a control panel to track fax activity.
Plans start at $4.95 per month. TrustFax offers several different plans and can be customized to the user’s needs.
Customer Service: Online user’s guides, Online troubleshooting, Email and by phone.
Recommendation: The price is perfect, but the features are limited compared to the other two.
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4 Comments
I would say that internet faxing is the best thing out there since sliced bread! It is so simple to use and saves a ton of time and paper. It is not very expensive and just so convenient. Most companies out there have a free trial so it is for sure worth giving a shot.
there are numerous online fax service companies which offer web faxing services. Each of the companies has their own scheme. It is better to have a comparison between them, and choose the outstanding web faxing service with rates that is best suited for our requirements.
Internet faxing is a great asset to your business or even for home. It is inexpensive, saves paper, toner and time. It also keeps you extremely organized as all faxes go to your email. It took me a while to make the switch but I am glad I did. I tried ring central’s free-trial and am happy with their services. I also tried myfax and was also satisfied!
Internet Faxing is a fantastic way to send and receive faxes. It saves time, money and keeps your company organized. It is easy to use and more private than the regular fax machines. Most companies offer a free trial so trying it out should not be inconvenient.