Free Fax Software - Comments Page 1

Hey there,

Just responding to the internet faxing post....I've found that Efax is a very reliable source of internet faxing. It's not free, but the price is reasonable at $16.99(USD)/month if you're someone who sends and recieves a good amount of faxes. I believe that they offer a free trial period and also I think that they offer a limited number of out-bound faxes for free, but I'm not sure as to how many. I'm sorry that I don't know the specifics, but I've had my Efax Plus account for quite some time and just pay the $16.99 each month. Every fax I've ever sent has always reached it's destination and when recieving faxes, they come to you in the form of an email (when setting up your account, you program up to 5 different email accounts for which you want your faxes to come). When you open the email the fax is in the form of an attachment, usually PDF, depending which type of file you specify on opening your account. Like I said before, I've found the service to be very reliable and would recomend it to someone looking for an alternative to traditional fax machine faxing. :)

You mention "Mac OS X includes a bare-bones free fax software option". I have OSX leopard. Where is this feature? In the windows world, I used the XP pro fax utility to generate the TIF images and then I saved them to a folder (without actually faxing them). Is there a way to do this in OSX?

I find 101FAX to be the best online fax provider after going through 4 measly fax service providers that gave me nothing but pain in the head! I'll tell you why.

I noticed with my previous providers that they overcharge their services and I kept looking for the cheapest (YET QUALITY PERFORMANCE). You see, I don't mind paying much as long as I get the job done. So I signed and cancelled with these services then made the longest stop with 101FAX. Their customer service are very reachable- anytime I need help, I get it real fast. I'm signed with the Pay-Per-Use plan they have, and it's worth it! I'm assigned with complete features as the monthly plans are getting. You could learn more in their site at 101fax.com. I highly, highly recommend 101FAX.

All I get is "sent Pg 1 of 1." Is this the cover sheet only?

How do I add more pages? How do I know all pages were sent? I would like to scan pages individually and get individual confirmations like a normal fax machine. Is winfax still available?

EDITOR'S NOTE: You don't say what you're using to send now, so to answer "with specificity... is above my paygrade."

Can you assist me.. I went to the control panel and looked for the windows componet wizard but could nto locate it. Where is it? I really need a fax line, and a free internet phone service can you help?

SorrySorry< I found the wizard in the add/remove part of the control panel..Now can you tell me about on line telephone

EDITOR'S NOTE: Not sure what you mean... are you looking for a free dialup Internet service? Check Google for some local options.

I am also looking for the Windows Component Service. Your instructions said to go to Add Windows Components from Control Panel. I cannot find Add Windows Components from my XP Control Panel.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Forgot to mention. In Control Panel, first click "Add/Remove Programs".

I have been using Free eFax for the more than 5 years. I found out today that my account has been deactivated without notification because I went over my free page limit...once. Rather than charge me per page over the page limit, they just deactivate the number and I don't remember seeing a notice. Now the number is no longer available and I have to update my network with new info.

As a product manager, I understand the need to create incentives (sometimes pushing...) customers to upgrade, but not to this level of disruption. eFax just lost a loyal customer that would have paid to keep the current number.

Emailing & Printing information in send faxes of Windows XP's fax console: I need all the information printed or emailed: Date/Time/Recipient Name/Recipient Number etc etc
to be emailed or printed for verification Thnks Tracey South Africa

The only problem with "Microsoft Fax" and "Windows Fax & Scan" is you need an old fashioned fax modem card to connect it to your phone line. Those old modem cards are about as legacy as an 8-Track tape deck! The ideal solution is to use FaxBack's FREE plug-in (VoIP Plug-in for Microsoft Fax) that simply connects "Microsoft Fax" to your phone line via a VoIP gateway. It’s easy, reliable and offers “print-to fax" capability from any application on your computer that can normally be printed. Check it out here at Free VoIP Fax Plug-in for Microsoft Fax

thanks for giving me information about free faxing software...

Bob, thanks for the info. The fax software was right where you said it would be in my Windows XP laptop, and worked like a charm. I scanned a form with my HP printer/scanner on my Windows Vista computer, transferred it by jump drive to the laptop, called it up, clicked on "Print", selected "Fax", filled out the pertinent information, and off it went.

2013-12-04 - Just wanted to send a big thank your way ... yes it's 5 years since you wrote/posted this article, and I'm sure appreciative of having found it. I set it all up, simple as you please. Thanks a bunch! :)

Bob, do I have a built-in fax option? I am running Windows 10 Pro edition.