How can I receive fax from my email?

Posted by Theo Williams in Business

A fax machine isn’t the only way to receive and send fax, today you can use the internet to fax as well. Internet faxing is known by many names: online fax, email to fax, fax to email and so on. These services allow you to use the internet to transmit faxes and this option is very affordable, fast and secure. You don’t have to worry about complicated setups and plans are paid monthly or annually at very low prices compared to using a fax machine.

By using the internet to fax you can fax from computer or even from a cell phone! These services offer a very flexible faxing solution because you don’t have to worry about complicated installations or having a land line. All you need to get started is to have a computer and a connection to the internet.

Internet faxing services are compatible for Mac and Windows users and it can also be integrated with Microsoft applications such as Microsoft Office and Outlook. You can send and receive fax from these applications as well as from the online dashboard which is provided by the service you sign up with. You receive your own user and password and since this dashboard is based online you can access it from any where in the world!

Even better, the best email fax services offer a free 30 day trial. Take advantage of these trials to test out the service before signing up. When you do sign-up you will also receive a free fax number (which can be local or toll free) but you can also opt to keep your current fax number if needed. You also get access to very useful faxing tools such as broadcast faxing and electronic signature to just name a few.

To send and receive fax from your email you can configure your online fax account to direct all your incoming faxes to your emails inbox or even configure it to work with Microsoft Outlook. You can configure you account to send your incoming faxes to your web mail AND you can also fax from your email as well. For users looking for a yahoo, hotmail or gmail fax solution, this is a great option because it is very easy to setup up.

So why use internet fax instead of a fax machine? A fax machine costs at least $100 USD to buy and getting it setup requires an extra phone line as well as paper and toner. For those who already own a fax machine, you know how frustrating it can be to waste paper and toner on junk faxes or to wait on the annoying busy signal tones.

Internet faxing is stress-free. You don’t have to get any special software or hardware to start using it because everything is based online. You will save money on paper and toner because you won’t be printing out junk faxes. Instead your faxes are received online from where you can choose to save, forward or print out the fax.