How to Setup eFax to Send Faxes Through Email

eFax is a company that sends faxes without the use of a fax machine. All faxes used with this company are sent and received through a specially designed email system that makes faxing much more efficient for those who are constantly traveling. These tips will get you started using the system.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Get a phone number that is dedicated for faxes. eFax lets you do this on their website with a dialog box. Type in your zip code, select a state or choose a toll free selection and the website will generate a list of area codes to choose from. Then, a list of available phone numbers comes up on the screen. Choose the one you like. You can also use an existing number.

2. Set up your package. To set up an eFax system, the user will pay a $10-$19.95 set-up fee for the dedicated phone number and a $16.95-$19.95 monthly fee, depending on which package is chosen.
   The starter package offers a set limit of 130 faxes that can be sent and 30 that can be received in a month's time. Additional faxes are subject to additional charges per page. Outgoing faxes are $.10 a page and incoming faxes are $.15. Toll-free numbers are charged $.20 for all incoming faxes.
   With the Pro package receiving faxes with a local number is free.
   Faxes that take longer than 60 seconds to send or receive may be considered two pages by eFax and will be charges as two pages.

3. Send or receive faxes by sending the fax as an email attachment through you eFax website account. The computer file is then uploaded and sent to the recipient's fax machine.

4. Access your faxes from anywhere that has an Internet connection. Received faxes are sent to you as email attachments.

[dtwelloh]

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[brantsbabe]

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