Fortunately, faxing has largely gone the way of the dinosaurs. But there are a few who are still clamoring for us to send them faxes, so instead of having to dig out a fax machine or head to the local library, you can simply send a fax from your email or phone. There are several services that allow this, but our favorite is Fax Burner. It’s fast, efficient and, most importantly, free.
Here’s how to send faxes without a fax machine in sight.
Yes, that’s my real temporary tax number. No, it doesn’t work anymore, sorry. Jon Martindale / DigitalTrends
Send free faxes with FaxBurner
It’s been a while since I faxed anyone, but if I had to, I’d use FaxBurner. Here’s how to get it going.
Step 1: Sign up for a free account on the FaxBurner website. Alternatively (or likewise), download the iOS app. Unfortunately, there is no Android app at the time of writing – although you can use the web app version on your Android phone.
Step 2: If you are using a free account, then you can select “Reserve a fax number” to get a free 24-hour fax number. It’s a bit like those temporary email services. You can only use it 24 hours, so this is a great solution for sending faxes, but if you want a fax reply, just be aware that the number will potentially go to someone else the next day, so make sure you don’t send anything sensitive. If so, it might be worth paying for a permanent fax number – Fax Burner has professional accounts starting at $13 per month.
Step 3: To send a fax from email, open a new email on your favorite website or email service of choice. Set the email to [email protected], then put the fax number you want to send to in the subject line. You can put an optional cover letter in the body of the email and attach any PDF documents you want to send as part of the fax. Then press Send.
For iPhone app users, select Compose the fax and enter the fax number. You can also add an optional cover letter if needed. Choose + icon for adding images or documents to the fax. You can also capture it with your iPhone’s camera. Then choose Send a fax send it.
It works with Gmail, Outlook, or a variety of other email applications and services. Jon Martindale / DigitalTrends
Step 4: Your fax will then be sent to the fax number you entered in the subject line of your application or email, turning any documents you’ve attached into fax documents in the process.
With a free account, you can send five faxes for free and receive up to 25 faxes per month. If you want to upgrade, you can get 500 faxable pages per month and your own permanent fax number. For $23 per month, you can send and receive 2,000 faxes per month.
As much as FaxBurner makes the process of sending faxes pretty easy, there are better ways to do what faxes do. PDF documents can be easily signed and edited locally and then sent securely without using another service.
Don’t have a PDF editor? Do not worry. I have a favorite PDF editor that is completely free and is just as good as Adobe Acrobat.
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