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Just the (FREE) Fax, Ma’am

Filed Under Saving Money 

Free Fax (credit: www.AskBobRankin.com)Sorry for the bad pun, worse than usual, but I couldn’t resist.

Yesterday I received a bill for $139 for another year of my e-fax account ( a special rate for me as a current customer, now up to $169). Divided by the number of fax pages I actually receive, that comes to about $10 a page — really too much, as faxing, and fax machines, are just so passe.  Combined with the fact that I just gave away my fax machine, I decided to search for other options.  Which I found in an article by techie Bob Rankin on his site www.askbobrankin.com, where he answers tech questions in a way that even I can understand.

So, thanks Bob.  In addition to eFax — which actually does still have a free receiving option — his favorite is Faxaway. In business since 1995 with a website that looks it,  Bob says they offer  ”rock solid” service.  Faxaway has begun to charge a $1/month fee for the inbound fax service.  Still, a lot less than $139 (or $169) per year.

Bob’s readers also suggest  k7.net, popfax.com and jconnect.com.

There are tons of services for free outbound faxing.  Visit Bob’s site, or just do a search (feel free to use the google bar above on this page).

But back to e-fax. Now, I joined e-fax several years back when it was free, but could no longer find the free option on their website. After a difficult customer service call to a call center far, far away, I found out it was hidden, and you have to dig through to their site map to find it.  I did so and got a new account set up quickly and easily, although I had to change my fax number to be “downgraded”.  But hey, 20 free inbound page a month should suit me just fine. Just be aware that you will get a non-local number, and if you receive more than 20 fax pages in any thirty day period, eFax may terminate or suspend your account if you do not upgrade to a paid subscription service.

We’re working now on info for free phone service.  Meanwhile, for an interesting idea on all things free, click here.

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Comments

2 Responses to “Just the (FREE) Fax, Ma’am”

  1. Ken on October 8th, 2009 7:45 am

    Venta Fax has a great fax, email fax and voice mailbox service. Download a trial copy (which I’m using for 4 years now) and check it out. If you do buy it I’m sure you’ll think its reasonable. ($50 still I think)

  2. Robin on October 8th, 2009 8:53 am

    Thanks again, Ken.

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