Free Online Fax Service
by Matt Gerchow
A free online fax service removes the necessity of having to purchase a separate fax machine to send document facsimiles to another location. Since data transmission is done entirely online, what one needs are just the computer and an Internet connection.
Adopting this system saves office space as well as costs for paper. Furthermore, electrical load supposedly used up by the device is eliminated trimming down operating costs even more.
Services for sending free fax via the Internet are typically web-based. Hence, installation of a separate software application is no longer required.
This simple setup makes the service ideal for quick one-time use since only a handful of communication counterparts may still be using the facsimile technology. Some services, however, are integrated as plug-ins to messaging clients such as Skype.
Although part of these services is offered for free, advertisements may affect the professional look of faxed documents. To create a more professional look, ads may be opted for removal but this, of course, will incur costs.
Operating on an international scale, PopFax provides their online fax services for free during the trial period. Their web-based service works similar to email and users will just have to enter the appropriate fax number to which the document will be sent.
A limitation, however, of web-based faxing is poor file support. The most general text and image file types such as .doc and .tiff may only be supported.
On the other hand, integrating the service to a word processor enables better file handling. Furthermore, formatting will be better preserved during the transmission.
MyFax offers this type of integrated service. Most free online fax service providers provide free trial periods and one-time users can take advantage of this offer.
For ordinary faxing needs, placement of one or two ads on the document facsimile will not be an issue.
Adopting this system saves office space as well as costs for paper. Furthermore, electrical load supposedly used up by the device is eliminated trimming down operating costs even more.
Services for sending free fax via the Internet are typically web-based. Hence, installation of a separate software application is no longer required.
This simple setup makes the service ideal for quick one-time use since only a handful of communication counterparts may still be using the facsimile technology. Some services, however, are integrated as plug-ins to messaging clients such as Skype.
Although part of these services is offered for free, advertisements may affect the professional look of faxed documents. To create a more professional look, ads may be opted for removal but this, of course, will incur costs.
Operating on an international scale, PopFax provides their online fax services for free during the trial period. Their web-based service works similar to email and users will just have to enter the appropriate fax number to which the document will be sent.
A limitation, however, of web-based faxing is poor file support. The most general text and image file types such as .doc and .tiff may only be supported.
On the other hand, integrating the service to a word processor enables better file handling. Furthermore, formatting will be better preserved during the transmission.
MyFax offers this type of integrated service. Most free online fax service providers provide free trial periods and one-time users can take advantage of this offer.
For ordinary faxing needs, placement of one or two ads on the document facsimile will not be an issue.