Terry's Computer Tips - Newsletter
July 1, 2007

Volume 3, Number 3 — Sunday, July 1, 2007

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3.  Another Fax Alternative

I wrote the last couple weeks that I had just signed up for Callwave's Fax to Email service. I'm impressed by it. Recapping the information about Callwave:

CallWave Fax to Email lets me have a local fax number — in whatever area code that I desire — that receives faxes, turns them into Adobe Reader PDF files, and emails them to me.

I get all that for $7.95 per month, with an unlimited number of faxes received (some of their competitors have higher prices AND limits on how many faxes you can receive!). CallWave offers a risk-free trial — try it for 30 days. If you don't like it, cancel it before the 30 day trial is up and owe nothing.

Amazingly, this whole service costs much less than a phone line would cost, plus, I don't to worry about the machine itself, paper, ink or toner. PDF's are easier to keep, too — of course I can print the PDF if I really want a hard copy.

If you already have your own dedicated fax line, you can even convert it to Fax to Email and keep the same phone number — and, CallWave Fax to Email is still only $7.95 per month. There's a $25 one-time activation fee to make the conversion.

That triggered subscriber Scott Adler to tell me about the option he's found:

In this weeks newsletter you talked bout a fax service for $7.95 per month. This permits you to get an assigned fax number which will allow you to receive Fax messages. But it does not allow you to send a fax message. I use MyFax.

This costs $10.00 per month and gives me essentially the same capabilities as if I had a stand alone fax machine in use. I can even send multiple addressed faxes as well as international faxes.

Take a look

I have to admit it — MyFax looks good. It offers inbound AND outbound faxing via email. If you can send an email, you can send a fax. You receive faxes to your email as a PDF file. And, instead of a local phone number, you get an 800 number (toll-free in the U.S.).

Try a "Test Drive" via the MyFax site. Click on Test Drive in the navigation bar to send yourself a test fax.

MyFax.com allows you to send and receive faxes using email, the web or a handheld device. Plus, there is NO setup fee, NO hardware or software to download and each customer receives a FREE toll-free number upon sign up! These benefits, coupled with the low cost of just $10 per month, make MyFax.com a good choice! MyFax plans have maximum numbers of pages that you can send and receive, with incremental pricing if you need to exceed your plan's quantity.

Buy 2 months get the 3rd FREE at MyFax