Tips and Tricks to Faxing Online

Posted by ttblogger on 08/23 at 12:00 PM Permalink
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One technology that refuses to give up the ghost is the fax. Businesses large and small rely on computer parts like the fax machine for exchanging documents and contracts and the like. And fax spam doesn’t seem to have decreased much, either.

But faxing has never been the most efficient communications technology. You need to print the pages that you want to send, then cart them over to the fax machine. Even if you have an all-in-one printer or copier with fax capabilities, which enables you to avoid the two above steps, you never know when your device will break down. Ink cartridges and toner cost a lot. And if you’re faxing outside of your area code, or outside the country, you can rack up some pretty impressive long distance charges.

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    Posted by James  on  08/21  at  01:47 PM

  1. GotFreeFax.com can probably be included in the list as it also allows users to send free fax online. Plus, it does not add Ads to users’ fax and is more suitable for faxing formal documents and resumes.

    2. Posted by e  on  08/23  at  06:02 PM

  2. What about using a modem in a PC to fax?  I used to do this a few years back when I had a modem in my PC (I don’t have one in my new PC but don’t really need to fax anymore).  It avoids the security issues and uncertainty of using an online company although you still have the phone bills.  Do modems even exist for PCs today and how much would one cost?  The fax software I used came bundled with a scanner/printer I had (Lexmark).  I could fax directly from a file or scan a printed document and fax it.  It worked great for the few times here and there I needed to send a fax.  It also allowed me to receive a fax and either keep and view it on the pc or print it if I needed to.

    3. Posted by Cindy  on  08/23  at  06:28 PM

  3. You made mention that there are free online fax places, but never noted which ones there were.  I’d be interested in the free ones, but you made no reference.

    4. Posted by Mark Jensen  on  08/23  at  06:37 PM

  4. I use FAXAWAY it is $1 a month for a fax receiving number. They have a free service, but it goes away without use. $12 a year is not bad for a permanent number.

    The fax number is also voicemail, which emails the message

    http://www.faxaway.com

    also sends faxes for about 10 cents a page ,

    5. Posted by Skip Haynes  on  08/24  at  03:44 AM

  5. What ever happened to Win Fax Pro ???

    6. Posted by Jerry Syrovatka  on  08/24  at  04:45 AM

  6. Win Fax is a program they don’t support no more but works great.  You create a document and can add attachments right at your PC.  You can send to many clients all right from your lap top or desk top.  It still uses the phone systems but now days everyone has unlimited service any way for a flat fee.  You can send any thing you can see on your computer.  Scan anything as well.  WINFAX great little program.

    Jerry

    7. Posted by R. Saunders  on  08/24  at  08:18 AM

  7. Scott, thanks for the article on fax machines. I agree that fax machines look like they will be around for a while. There are still many in the business world who rely on them. And, despite the poor quality of received faxes (a common complaint), it is much easier to send a large document using a fax with an automatic feed, than to scan each individual page using a standard scanner. Of course, if you happen to have an automatic feeding scanner (I do not), you are one step ahead of the game! In our small business, I am often required to send or receive documents by fax. However, although I do have a stand-alone plain paper fax, which is mostly used to make quick photo copies, if I must send a fax I prefer to do it from my computer. Microsoft does have a faxing application which can be accessed through Word and other programs, but I prefer an inexpensive one I purchased from BVRP called “Classic PhoneTools”. To send a fax, you send your file to the printer, then select “Capture Fax BVRP” as the printer. A wizard pops up, giving you helpful options regarding your fax. Of course, you need to have your computer connected to a telephone line, and you must have an appropriate modem that will allow you to send and receive faxes. But the recipient will receive a clear copy of your fax. If the document has been created on the computer, it is quite a time saver to be able to just send it to the recipient’s fax without having to print it out and run the entire document through the fax machine. It is also handy to receive faxed documents to my computer where they can be easily stored and accessed.

    8. Posted by Pete Crane  on  08/24  at  02:19 PM

  8. What about the Fax feature in XP, Vista and even W&.
    I rarely have need for a fax but this serves nicely for both sending and receiving.
    Almost all the basic dialup modems work.

    9. Posted by John  on  08/24  at  03:46 PM

  9. I bet most your readers do not even know that the fax machine was invented by Alexander Bain in 1843. You talk about technology that refuses to go away. Most dont know it has been around for 166 years. smile

    10. Posted by 1deciple  on  08/27  at  03:59 AM

  10. I’m pleased to learn about these available options that I can do Online, right from my own computer.  In the past, I’ve hand carried documents to Home Depot or Kinko’s and paid for fax service, something I rarely have need for.  So, hats off to Computer Geeks for Tech Tips.  I’m glad to be a part of this community, and a satisfied customer of CG, having been a buyer of several items over a number of years now.  I contemplate upgrade to a LED Flat Panel Monitor in the near future, and no doubt, it will come from Computer Geeks.

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