Best Internet Fax Program

eFax allows you to receive faxes as e-mail attachments. It can also be used to send faxes by scanning the documents and saving them as image files and subsequently sending them through special software available from efax.com.

eFax now also offers voice mail by e-mail service to its subscribers. You are provided with a phone number that people can call you on and record their voice messages. These voice files will also be sent to you as e-mail attachments.

eFax offers three types of services as detailed below.

Types

Free eFax service: This is the basic Internet fax program that allows you to receive a limited number of faxes in your e-mail account per month. You may not send faxes under this plan.

Types

Efax Plus: This suits individuals and small businesses as it allows you to a fax via e-mail. No equipment, phone lines or fax supplies are needed. You can also choose to have your own local or toll-free fax number.

Types

Efax Pro: This is for higher-use customers such as a larger businesses. You get an average of 30 percent savings over eFax Plus. It comes with two full years of online message storage, additional communication tools with advanced fax management options, as well as free voice mail to e-mail.

Benefits

The biggest benefit of eFax is not needing a fax machine or a telephone line.

Warning

The down side of eFax is that you need a computer, a scanner, printer and an internet connection. It can also be tedious having to manually scan each document and then upload and save it to your computer in order to send a fax.