I'm looking for some software that will let me send and recieve faxes from my pc. I prefer it uses ethernet to send and recieve, but it can use a modem too. I want to be able to fax word documents and stuff I have scaned. And last it HAS TO BE FREE! Thanks guys.
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To send faxes of windows-based documents. How about clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, Fax Console. That will start up a configuration wizard, fill in info. Then press "send new fax" and follow the wizard...the wonderful wizard of MS. :)
I am also looking for free fax software, but I haven't had any success in downloads.com, softpedia or google searches. You can find free software to send (see the comment on MS fax console) or use the free fax send feature in vonage if you have a VOIP account without a separate fax line (we do), but the problem is that I want MY OWN phone number and a web-based or PC based receiving capability, and that costs a monthly fee. Keep looking, and I will too, and hopefully we will hear from freewarefan and others on this search!
Yes, maizeydaze, you took the words out of my fingers.
However, fax speed is 14,400kbs-1, which is the speed of a d.a.c.s. line and a minimum guarantee offered by B.T. in the UK.
So why not just email, saves a lot of grief.
because some times we need to use the fax for bigger documents. Cox will only let you send six meg at a time in emails. and fax console does not support MS word documents or scaned items.
I have MS Office XP 2003 and I can send a fax directly through Word via the Fax Console.
In Word open the document that you want to fax, click File, select Fax recipient. Follow the wizard and when you get to the screen asking "Which of the following is your fax program?" select FAX from the drop-down menu. Then follow the wizard the rest of the way through. It will then take you to the Fax Console wizard to send it.
If you want to send scanned items, insert the scans into Word. In Word, click Insert, Picture, From Scanner or Camera, then make your selections and scan the document. It will automatically be inserted into Word.
Great suggestion, but we're looking for a free alternative to EFAX or one of the monthly fee services. Need to be able to RECEIVE faxes on the pc, on my own number. That's my issue, any freebies?
you can recieve them on your phone line
xboxgame, i havent tested these, since i dont need them, as i am from germany, and we have a free webmail service, that gives you along with your webmail, a number to send and receive faxes (though not free, but i hardly need them, so i dont mind) .
for US, if you are american, maybe these are for you:
K7: http://k7.net/
FaxZERO lets you send out a fax for free online, but what if a client wants to fax something to you? Enlist the help of K7, a service that assigns users a phone number that accepts fax and voicemail messages, which are then sent to your email.
free faxing from the internet
http://faxzero.com/
http://www.link4pc.com/metrofax/
Thank you to Ender for the link to k7.net in the US. I will re-post my results after I have the time to set up a test account, but it looks like you get a local seattle washington area code and you can blind forward any number to it. Might be the free answer to my dreams! Thanks!
you are welcome, tinkyy, if possible, please come back to tell us about your experiences! I am curious to hear, if its working for you.
gotta have a fax modem, but..
since nobody's posted good old fax software...
WinFaxLite? http://encoderx.co.uk/fax/
Stupid Fax V1.1.0.11? http://www.maxmax.com/aDownloads.htm
Budgie 1.6 (last freeware version)?
OS: Win98/NT/ME/2000/XP
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page12.html or
http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/business/Budgie.html
google, ha. Telescope metasearch for 'freeware fax' and some mousework...
Later today I'll cruise some abandonware sites listing utilities...
Nice job again goodgotd. Some nice finds
I even have half a dozen or so fax/modems around.
andLinux looks interesting, too- http://www.andlinux.org/index.php
andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista; 32-bit versions only). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, but its userbase far exceeds its original design. andLinux is free and will remain so, but donations are greatly needed.
andLinux uses coLinux as its core which is confusing for many people. coLinux is a port of the Linux kernel to Windows. Although this technology is a bit like running Linux in a virtual machine, coLinux differs itself by being more of a merger of Windows and the Linux kernel and not an emulated PC, making it more efficient. Xming is used as X server and PulseAudio as sound server.
andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications without modification.
Here's my report on the k7 free fax receiving service--I set up a blind fowarding from my telephone number to the number in seattle washington that was assigned to me by k7 after a very fast and straightforward registration on their site.
IT WORKS!!
So now when someone sends me a fax, they dial my local phone number, which is a dedicated fax line. The fax line rings and then forwards to my k7 number, which "receives" the fax. I have directed k7 to both send me an email and make faxes available through their site. This is great because I can save on ink and paper for junk fax blasts, AND my fax receiving is portable and I am not stuck at one location, which is helpful when traveling away from my office fax machine. AND because it is free, k7 saves me several hundred dollars a year over using the pay per month services.
Two drawbacks: First, you must use the k7 service at least once every 30 days or the account will expire. However, if you're faxing into a forwarded number, that is not as big of a disaster as if you had printed their seattle number on your business cards. If your account is inactive, just sign up for another one. Second, unless you have VOIP or cable phone service or a no-long distance package (unlikely with a commercial land line), you will pay long distance telephone charges from your fax receiving phone number to the area code in seattle that you are forwarding to into k7's system. For me, from NY state to Washington state, this would not be financially good deal to pay the toll charges to washington, but I have VOIP on this line so the forwarding is free.
The quality of the received fax is a bit fuzzy, but overall, this is a great FREE program that gives the user 100% portability on their own (forwarded) fax number.
Thank you to Ender for this suggestion!
My next question: How do I figure out the fax modem/pc/printer/budgie software combo for a computer that doesn't have internet access and doesn't need k7's forwarding and mobility? I'm really new at this and the fax modem part has me stumped.
thanks for your review, Tinkyy, i am glad it worked for you!
oy, I gotta look up my old fax-modem cd's with the manuals. the computer's fax-modem has to be on that phone line, but internet can be ignored.
I think it needs dialup networking for the interface to the modem as well as initialization, but nothing more.
I have an account with 101FAX since November. I'm so pleased with the service most especially their user-friendly interface. There's also international faxing, fax broadcasting and email to fax services that I pay for a monthly rate of $4.50. It's a steal!
I use ElectraSoft Fax Software. It works cool.
I'm really enjoying how most people have ignored your preference to avoid dialup...
Send faxes without a modem with Kinkos Printer device. The software is free. It will send your document over the interweb to them.
K7 is good for incoming faxes if you don't mind LOTS of random voicemail and junk faxes.. cuz numbers in their pool are recycled. Numbers unused for more than 30 days are put back in the pool
"Cox will only let you send six meg at a time in emails"
That's a reasonable- and common policy. hint: email is not for sending large files. That's what the File Transfer Protocol is for :P
websearch: free file hosting
(I like sendspace.com and detest rapidshare.com)
RAR or ZIP your file, upload to any of of the free file hosting services, then email the URL of your file to your recipient. Alternatively your horribly unamerican ISP (cox) might offer a ridiculously small FREE web hosting package that you can use the same way.
You cannot sanely expect someone else to pay for everything.
sorry, sounded like what was wanted was dial-IN fax on a separate phone line without a dedicated fax machine, my mistake.
Hi,
You can use www.faxsv.com to receive faxes and www.faxzero.com to send. Both free of charge.
maizeydaze is spot on. I have Winfax set up as a printer option so, in MS Word I simply print my document by selecting 'Fax" as the printer of choice and then when Fax Console activates just fax as normal. It will handle all types of docs and even scanned items. Hope this helps.
Hey Guys,
I don't know of any real good free fax software, but some of the best fax software I've ever used is a product called FaxTalk Messenger Pro 7.5 by Thought Communications. It is Vista compatible which was the real downside of winFax Pro, but FaxTalk allows you to import your contact list and past history from winFax Pro and that is definitely a benefit that you don't get from free software.
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