Fax Freeware Alternatives
by Matt Gerchow
Due to the availability of top quality scanners and broadband internet, it has become much easier to send a fax than before and fax machines are becoming obsolete in recent times.
Sending and receiving fax online has become the most widely used tool for faxing the documents, as it takes very less time and is very convenient.
Not just only big companies but small companies too are using this mode of communication, which is also a cost effective way of sending and receiving documents.
To send a fax online, you may need a scanner - if the document is not already saved in your computer.
You can look for some online service, which is free or is available under a price bracket or you can also download free software to send fax and install it in your computer.
Information regarding your internet connection and server needs to be entered in the software before you can start using the service.
The only disadvantage of using this software is that you need to install it on every computer you use and the system should be compatible with it and it may be a bit difficult for everyone to learn how to use it.
Read the information in the software help guide and check what types of files and formats it can support and send.
This fax freeware is completely free software and is also known as open-source software. The other software you can download is - shareware, which like a freeware is not completely free but for a month or so.
However, this is a better way of trying some services, which you may like to use in a long run.
There are also some online fax services which are free for 30-days and other services may charge you some money.
You need to set up your account and the payment information with these services before you can actually start using them.
Some of these services also charge you a few dollars for a particular number of pages that you can send in a limited period of time.
These services work as your e-mail services do. You enter your login id and password and can access your account.
Here you can manage your account, where you can keep a track of all of your incoming/outgoing faxes.
RingCentral fax offers a great plan for sending an online fax. They offer you flexibility to choose a suitable plan for you usage.
You have to pay depending upon the number of pages you have chosen for sending or receiving.
MyFax is also a reputed service provider in this regard. Here you can enjoy 200 free incoming and 100 free outgoing faxes during our 30 days of free trial.
With RapidFax, you can send faxes more comfortably directly from your e-mail accounts like gmail, hotmail etc. multiple names and numbers can also be used on a single acoount.
Test drive RingCentral and fax free for 30 days
Sending and receiving fax online has become the most widely used tool for faxing the documents, as it takes very less time and is very convenient.
Not just only big companies but small companies too are using this mode of communication, which is also a cost effective way of sending and receiving documents.
To send a fax online, you may need a scanner - if the document is not already saved in your computer.
You can look for some online service, which is free or is available under a price bracket or you can also download free software to send fax and install it in your computer.
Information regarding your internet connection and server needs to be entered in the software before you can start using the service.
The only disadvantage of using this software is that you need to install it on every computer you use and the system should be compatible with it and it may be a bit difficult for everyone to learn how to use it.
Read the information in the software help guide and check what types of files and formats it can support and send.
This fax freeware is completely free software and is also known as open-source software. The other software you can download is - shareware, which like a freeware is not completely free but for a month or so.
However, this is a better way of trying some services, which you may like to use in a long run.
There are also some online fax services which are free for 30-days and other services may charge you some money.
You need to set up your account and the payment information with these services before you can actually start using them.
Some of these services also charge you a few dollars for a particular number of pages that you can send in a limited period of time.
These services work as your e-mail services do. You enter your login id and password and can access your account.
Here you can manage your account, where you can keep a track of all of your incoming/outgoing faxes.
RingCentral fax offers a great plan for sending an online fax. They offer you flexibility to choose a suitable plan for you usage.
You have to pay depending upon the number of pages you have chosen for sending or receiving.
MyFax is also a reputed service provider in this regard. Here you can enjoy 200 free incoming and 100 free outgoing faxes during our 30 days of free trial.
With RapidFax, you can send faxes more comfortably directly from your e-mail accounts like gmail, hotmail etc. multiple names and numbers can also be used on a single acoount.
Test drive RingCentral and fax free for 30 days