fax/email
 

Does anyone know of a fax/email service which allows you to use your own fax number. I have a friend that really needs to get his faxes via email and he has had his fax number for more than 25 years. I've attempted to set up a forwarding to email with software, etc, but it's limited.

Thanks in advance.

K7.net
 

K7.net is a free fax to email service.

Why not have his existing fax calls forwarded to the K7.net number they will assign (in the 206 area code)?

I had thought of something like that. Then he would have to get call forwarding and he lives in Los Angeles. I'm trying FaxMail for Windows. They have a new version that should be available in a couple of days that would allow you to change the mail ports from 25/110 to something else, such as what googlemail uses and this friend uses.

Currently he's using XP professional with a modem and then I have him set up with remote desktop, but it's just a bit too complicated for him and having the fax in email form would enable him to send it on. If it's in PDF, then he could edit it with Adobe Acrobat full version.

I can see that this is a bit old, but it came up on a search, and I have an answer!

I have a similar issue, had the fax for years, on my cards/letterheads etc and not wanting to do away with it. indeed a further prob was that when i was away from office, someone had to be there to read the faxes, phone me to tell me the contents, and if necessary feed them back in to forward them.

I signed up with www.voipfone.co.uk (i am sure there are similar things in other countries, and they prob work internationally), then ported my tel number to them. i now get all faxes that are sent to my fax number forwarded to me as a pdf attachment on email. i can then forward it as necessary by email. the bonus is that i can also sent outgoing faxes by email appearing to come from that fax number. it costs me about £2 ($3) per month and works a treat. I am very happy with the results.

You can port a number in to efax.

https://selfservice.talisma.com/al/2...29.html&hilt=0

I wonder what eFax charges to port a number; the link on that page is 404’rd presently.

I use eFax, but have a toll-free number that I own directed to my eFax number. The toll-free number is the only one I give out, and that’s really cut back on the junk faxes. I see eFax charges $0.20 per page if you use their toll-free number provided by them, ouch!

It's probably more hassle than it's worth for most, but I run a low-end Linux server at home to handle webhosting, e-mails, OpenVPN server, FTP, etc. About a year ago I installed the open-source HylaFax software & couldn't be happier. It's configured to receive incoming faxes on a modem and e-mail them to me as a pdf attachment. I can also send faxes on the road either via a secure webpage for simple messages or can e-mail my server a postscript file generated by Word/Excel/IE etc. for outbound faxing. If I need hardcopy on the road I'll often e-mail something I need printed to home which in turn faxes it to my hotel.

Yes it can be a pain to set up, but it's become a hobby now & for a couple of bucks worth of electricity a month the home server has been a great roadwarrior tool.

Thanks for the updates guys. I'll send the information on.