Standalone fax users have many choices today, both in
add-ins for Outlook/Exchange and in alternative Internet
faxing services.
Why
wrestle with a fax modem and tie up your telephone line
when you can receive faxes for free via e-mail and send
faxes via the Internet at little or no cost? Rates tend to be low
(sometimes even free), because the fax service provider can scatter
modems in many locations and often send faxes with local calls. Look
for a provider that can handle Word files, graphics files and other
documents, not just plain text.
Office 2003 and Office 2007 integrate
Internet faxing into Outlook, Word, and other programs. See FAQ
on faxing via the Internet for a list of services and more
references on this topic.
Using Internet Fax services, you send faxes using your Internet
connection, either by logging into the fax service's website or
sending the fax as an email message. Many Internet fax services support sending faxing from Outlook using a
specially formatted email address, usually in the format of [fax_number]@fax_service.com.
See Personal Fax Services for
applications and add-ins that allow you to send faxes using your
telephone line.
Service to receive faxes and send fax messages that you create by printing to a special printer driver. Integrates with the Outlook Address Book for selecting fax recipients.
Online fax service to send, receive, and store documents securely online. Use Docuhabor to receive faxes and access saved documents from any Internet-connected computer.
Send and receive faxes from anywhere, using your browser or email client. Fax2Mail does not require any hardware or software. Select a Toll Free, Local or use your existing fax number. Available in the US, UK, and other countries.
Affordable Internet-based fax and voicemail for small businesses and home office users. Send and receive faxes by email, or use the voice mail features as a personal voice message system or multi-extension voice mail.
Metro Fax offers local and toll free numbers for U.S. and Canada. Faxes are sent and received using any email address, additional software is not required. A Fax addin adds integration with Outlook 2000 and up, on Windows 2000, XP or Vista.
