# web fax, free fax?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 22, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763 "2005-03-22T19:52:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![the\_first\_supraliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@the\_first\_supraliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_first_supraliminal)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763/1 "2005-03-22T19:52:22Z")

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Anyone have luck with sending fax via websites?

I need to send a fax may once every other month to someone, and I go to the nearest Kinko’s and wait in line. But usually when a fax is involved there is no time to lose, and fax back-and-forth may take place as documents are signed and counter-signed, etc.

At one time there were free outgoing fax services on the web.

I can’t see paying for a monthly service, although I would gladly pay-as-you-go a dollor or two per page.

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**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763/2 "2005-03-22T22:03:54Z")

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If all you need is to send occasionally and not receive, a modem & free fax software might be a better bet. I use efax & have been very happy with it, but they don’t seem to have a pay-per-fax rate.

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**Author:** ![the\_first\_supraliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@the\_first\_supraliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_first_supraliminal)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763/3 "2005-03-23T04:07:04Z")

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I don’t have a modem, I have cable. I don’t have a landline phone.

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**Author:** ![dqa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dqa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dqa)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763/4 "2005-03-23T04:14:18Z")

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Unfortunately, I’m guessing this won’t be helpful for you. But for other folks, Windows XP has a fax feature, which is often not installed or activated when you first get your computer.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763/5 "2005-03-23T04:19:02Z")

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[It sounds like InterFax may be what you are looking for.](http://www.interfax.net/scripts/prices.asp?lang=en). There is no monthly fee and no setup fee. You just have to buy a prepaid package strating at $10 that gives you a certain number of pages. It is not expensive at all.

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**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-fax-free-fax/295763/6 "2005-03-23T10:50:23Z")

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Here’s a place that did a comparison  
[FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet?](http://www.savetz.com/fax/)

Here’s another  
[Free Fax Services](http://www.fecg.net/fax.asp)

Be sure to check the service areas - some with incoming faxes only connect incoming to a few states, while some outgoing only send to a few countries.

But it looks like there’s some free services from everywhere and to everywhere.