FREE EMAIL TO FAX
by Matt Gerchow
Modern offices that may have to communicate with other offices which still use the good old fax machine do not have to purchase one. Traditionally, document facsimiles are sent and received on fax machines via a standard telephone line.
For those who do not have the separate electronic device, free email to fax available through the Internet may be used. This electronic transmission works through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) T.37 standard also known simply as iFax.
There are a number of free online services that enable transmission of document facsimiles as an email attachment. The process involves sending the email message to a specified fax server or gateway, which then connects to the standard phone line.
The attached information is then decoded for printing on the traditional fax machine. GotFreeFax.com provides one of the best free services.
This website provides the service without having to go through the registration process. Thus, it is very suitable for quick single-use applications.
What the sender needs to do is just to fill in some information and attach the file to be sent. Since this service comes at no cost, the host website places some ads on the transmitted message as source of their revenue.
If one opts for removal of these ads, then some fees will be incurred. Other websites such as FaxZero and PopFax work basically the same way as the one described.
Another alternative is to take advantage of The Phone Company (TPC) Fax service. This one is offered for free without the unnecessary ads attached to the document facsimile.
The sender will just have to use his own email and send the message to the fax machine following a certain address format. Services for sending free email to fax are very convenient for the modern fax-less office as it communicates with the traditional fax-dependent counterpart.
While TPC Fax inserts no ads unlike the web-based services, setup is required to use the service.
For those who do not have the separate electronic device, free email to fax available through the Internet may be used. This electronic transmission works through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) T.37 standard also known simply as iFax.
There are a number of free online services that enable transmission of document facsimiles as an email attachment. The process involves sending the email message to a specified fax server or gateway, which then connects to the standard phone line.
The attached information is then decoded for printing on the traditional fax machine. GotFreeFax.com provides one of the best free services.
This website provides the service without having to go through the registration process. Thus, it is very suitable for quick single-use applications.
What the sender needs to do is just to fill in some information and attach the file to be sent. Since this service comes at no cost, the host website places some ads on the transmitted message as source of their revenue.
If one opts for removal of these ads, then some fees will be incurred. Other websites such as FaxZero and PopFax work basically the same way as the one described.
Another alternative is to take advantage of The Phone Company (TPC) Fax service. This one is offered for free without the unnecessary ads attached to the document facsimile.
The sender will just have to use his own email and send the message to the fax machine following a certain address format. Services for sending free email to fax are very convenient for the modern fax-less office as it communicates with the traditional fax-dependent counterpart.
While TPC Fax inserts no ads unlike the web-based services, setup is required to use the service.