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Sending a fax from your email

There are several companies that provide the ability to send a fax directly online using only your email address. What follows are some of the more notable service providers of this service.

FaxZero

FaxZero lets you send a fax to any fax machine in the United States (including Puerto Rico) or Canada for free. You don't need a fax machine yourself, but you do need a valid e-mail address. The user interface is clean, uncluttered and simple to use. There are some limitations and restrictions to the free service:

    FaxZero branding on the cover page
    Maximum 3 pages + cover
    Max 5 free faxes per day

They also offer an "Almost free" service removes the restrictions for a fee.

    Almost Free Fax
    $1.99 per fax (PayPal)
    Max 25 pages + optional cover
    Priority delivery vs. free faxes
    No FaxZero branding on the cover page or no cover page at all

International Faxes

International faxes incur a fee per fax (typically up to 15 pages). The fee varies by country.

Type of documents that can be sent

The easiest way to send a fax is to just type or paste the text of your fax into the Type text to appear on the cover page box. Alternatively, you can click a button to fax a file on your computer. Supported files are: PDF, Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX or RTF) file, image files(PNG or JPG) or Excel spreadsheet (XLS or XLSX). Other supported file formats include: TXT, HTML, TIFF, GIF, and PPT(Powerpoint).

Got Free Fax

Got Free Fax is another free online fax service for sending faxes to the United States or Canada.

    Free Fax Service
    Free fax cover page, No Ads
    3 pages per fax maximum
    2 free faxes per day maximum

Premium Pay-Per-Fax Service

    Fax 1 document up to 30 pages (10 pages: .98c | 20 pages: $1.98 | 30 pages $2.98
    Priority delivery
    Free fax cover page, No Ads
    Secure payment via PayPal
    Encrypted connection
    Technical support

International Faxes

International faxes incur a fee that increments in blocks of 10 pages up to 30 pages. The fee varies by country.

Type of documents that can be sent

Supported file formats include: PDF (.pdf), Microsoft Word (.doc & .docx), OpenDocument Text (.odt), Rich Text (.rtf), and JPEG Image (.jpg & .jpeg).


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