Sending and Receiving Faxes

Whether sending or receiving a fax, Internet fax features are designed to make the process much faster and easier than using a fax machine. Gone are problems like busy signals, out of paper messages and paper jams and here to stay are benefits such as instant and personal faxing, auto resend, fax received notification and delivery confirmation. Online fax service features are generally standard among providers and enable you to simultaneously send and receive faxes without any delays. The various faxing features provided by online fax services are grouped according to whether you are sending or receiving a fax.

Features When Sending A Fax

  • Most online fax services include in their monthly plan fee these time-saving features for sending a fax:
  • The choice of sending faxes from either your email account or from a secure website through your online fax service.
  • The option of designating others who can send faxes from your online fax service account.
  • Faxing documents in any format by uploading them to your online fax service account in one easy click and faxing as is or with a fax cover sheet message.
  • Sending faxes from anywhere, at any time, from any application, computer, fax machine, or mobile device.
  • An easy to follow display for entering recipient names and phone numbers.
  • The ability to designate multiple recipients to receive your fax. With the fax broadcasting feature, you simply click the appropriate control panel button instead of entering individual fax numbers.

Features When Receiving A Fax

Online fax services are equipped with features that allow users to access their received faxes from anywhere in the world and to take any necessary action using their dashboard tools. Among the features are:

  • The option of viewing faxes from your email as an attachment or from your web-based Internet fax account.
  • Point and click print option for faxes you need to print.
  • The ability to forward received faxes to other people without making printed copies by using their fax number or email address.
  • Access to your faxes from anywhere in the world, at any time.
  • The option to designate others to receive your faxes.
  • Tools for editing or adding additional information to your received faxes before forwarding them to others.
  • Email or cell phone alerts that let you know you received a fax.