Email to Fax and Fax to Email

Email to Fax and Fax to email service providers allow you to send and receive Fax messages via email.

 Email has long overtaken Fax as the primary business communications medium but Fax is still used by many organizations for sending and receiving documents and drawings.

The problem with Fax as far a small business is concerned is the need to purchase the Fax machine and then a second telephone line/Fax number dedicated to the Fax.

Sending and receiving your Fax messages via email eliminates both of these problems.

 There are many email to Fax and Fax to email service providers that provide you with a dedicated Fax number that you can give to clients and allow you to send and receive Fax messages by using email.

How the email to Fax services work.

Incoming Fax to email

When you subscribe to the service you are allocated a Fax number (usually a local number). A Fax sent to this Fax number is received by the service provider and then converted into an email. The email is then forwarded as an attachment to your email address. You receive the Fax as a standard email.

Outgoing Fax to email

Using your email client you send an email to an special email address with the document to be Faxed as an attachment. The email to Fax provider converts the email to a Fax and send it to the destination.
Depending on your service provider you may even be able to send via web based email and/or a special email client.

Who is this service suitable for?

Even though many service providers offer corporate solutions it is ideally suited to small to medium sized businesses who don’t want the expense of a second phone line and a dedicated machine.
If you want to trial the service to see if it is suitable many providers like eFax and TrustFax! offer free trials.