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Need an incoming fax service

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Need an incoming fax service

Hi. I need a local incoming fax number. Any recommendations? I was checking out HelloFax which for 4.99/month using your computer gives you 50 fax pages/month (incoming and outgoing both?). Any other alternatives? It's going to be for a small business so not many faxes will be sent/received in a month anyways.

Does FPL provide a fax number? If yes, are there charges? how much? I couldn't find any detail on their website regarding fax services.
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In my case, FPL saves faxes in PDF format on their server for later retrieval. I've never tested trying to receive one with a fax machine.
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JAC wrote: In my case, FPL saves faxes in PDF format on their server for later retrieval. I've never tested trying to receive one with a fax machine.
Thats fine, i can always print out the pdf files. But does fpl give you a local fax number for incoming. If yes, do you have a link to their service? I cant find it on their site. Thanks.
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I used efax.com not too bad but not free.....
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Personally I use SRFAX for my small business. You should be able to get a local number without issue. I got a toll free number and it has worked flawlessly for me so far.

3.29 a month for 25 incoming or outgoing.
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OneSuite Fax (https://www.onesuite.com/products_OneSuiteFax.asp), $2.95/month unlimited incoming fax-to-email and unlimited outgoing fax via internet. Last I saw they only have U.S. phone numbers, but they have an open offer to attempt to obtain a local phone number for you in any area (including Canada). We just use a U.S. number - nobody really cares these days where the number is in North America when they send a fax.
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xtwo wrote: Thats fine, i can always print out the pdf files. But does fpl give you a local fax number for incoming. If yes, do you have a link to their service? I cant find it on their site. Thanks.

I've never read anything fax-specific about FPL numbers; it just works on the generic FPL line I have. It's free to use, so you could always get a number and do some testing. You can also check the forums to see if there's any info there.

http://forum.fongo.com/
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I use kall8.com. Monthly cost is $2 for a toll free number and 7 cents for each page of fax received. Prices are in US. I only receive about 10-20 pages each month so this has worked out the best for me. Been using this for over 2 years.
Fax received is in PDF format sent to email.

For outgoing, you can buy a cheap fax machine and use your current phone line or use a free online fax sending service (advertisement on sent fax)
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I use Myfax.com for my work fax.
Send 100 pages, receive 200 pages per month - $10usd per month (works out to around $11 something after tax).

I wish it was the other way around cause I usually send close to 200 pages per month and receive maybe 100 pages a month, so I typically have to pay a little more per month.
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Surprised nobody told you about http://www.metrofax.com
It is by far the BEST fax service doller for doller. Can anyone show me a better/cheaper fax alternative that provides you with outgoing as well? I hate getting charged for outgoing... so far I found metro to be the best, they even came up with an app that lets you fax from your phone too. Pretty sweet.

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