eFax

Pros: User-friendly interface, Integrates with Office applications, Above-average quality printouts
Cons: Signup process is lengthy

UPDATED on 07/02/01 (See below)

I searched online for an easy ONLINE FAX service to setup at my workstation. I came across eFAX through my searching on Epinions.com. I thought I'd try it after reading the reviews. I soon found out...

Pros: Always works, extremely convenient, local numbers
Cons: Company is in serious financial trouble

I finally found a great fax solution for the majority of my needs, and they’re about to disappear from the face of the Earth.

eFax is a service that converts faxed documents to browser-viewable .tiff files and sends them to an email...

Pros: Convenience
Cons: None

I've been using eFax for about six months - since I've had my computer. It's the best fax-to-email program available.
Yes, you do have to install the software to get the most out of the product. However, I dare anyone to find a more convenient,...

Pros: Very mobile and secure.
Cons: Cover sheets count as received pages.

I've had this service for around 8 years. Originally found it when I had a boss who told me to surf the net and find "cool new stuff". Efax is a service that delivers faxes to your email. You select which email address to have them delivered to, and ...

Pros: Makes your old fax machine part of the furniture.
Cons: Requires a download, may be expensive for non US residents and faxes to other countries.

As some of you might know, I work for an ecommerce site and have worked in the online space for the last 10 years. I started as a website/CD publisher and have spun into a kind of business development / online marketer. As such, I am constantly ...

Pros: Quality, reasonable prices
Cons: None

I can't say enough about eFax. It is so convenient! I receive my faxes via email and can store them ...

Pros: Simple, free, on time delivery of faxes right to your e-mailbox
Cons: none

I run a small home based business and only have one phone line at present.

One of my clients had a 29 page document to fax to me. After having problems with my fax machine running out of paper, then installing the paper incorrectly, then line...

Pros: Faxes sent directly to your e-mail, easy to use, clear faxes
Cons: none that I can think of

I work at home for a large company and I receive a lot of faxes, not wanting to have to hook up a second line for a fax, I decided to look into Online Fax Services. A friend recommended Efax.com.

I went and signed up for their free fax...

Pros: Convenient; Private; Saves paper
Cons: Spam facsimiles

Efax.com is a web- based business and personal service that provides its customers with a way to receive facsimiles via their own personal e-mail account. This service is a fully- owned subsidiary of J2 Global, Inc., a worldwide communications and ...

Pros: Efax free is reliable, convenient, low spam, free. Great for expats & overseas
Cons: Easy to lose your account. some tel line problems. expensive upgrade still shows ads.

I have used their free service from 1999-2005, and since early 2005 I've used their pay service because I rely on it more. I'm not happy with their paid service, so I'm shopping for a competitor. Free service is great for a free low-volume fax ...

Pros: It's Been Reliable for Me...and...Receive only service is FREE!!
Cons: Local numbers not available in all areas. Premium service is far too expensive.

eFax is a service that allows reception of faxes through your established email account. There are different levels of service which will probably change by the time that you read this!! You get a dedicated fax number that you simply give out the same...

Pros: Easy to use, no FAX machine needed, cheap and reliable.
Cons: None so far.

If You Do Not Have a FAX Machine, Try eFAX. By James P. Zaworski I moved to Taiwan in March of this year to take a teaching job. Since moving here, there have been some loose ends to tie up back home, and I have tried my best to tie them up ...

Pros: 95% Reliable; Converts faxes to pdf-like images that get emailed; dramatically reduces paper waste
Cons: Not a universal format like pdf; requires special viewer software; 5% unreliable

If you're still depending on a real fax machine, then a switch to efax is definitely worthwhile. The 5% of the time it's been unreliable for me appears to have involved exceptionally lengthy faxes; so as long as you're receiving a reasonably sized fax...

Pros: Cost, reliability
Cons: Having to use Acrobat

As someone that works on the sales side of the business world I spend a considerable amount of time on the road. Too many times, I have missed important faxes because they got to the hotel after I had already checked out, especially on international...

Pros: Usually reliable, could replace a fax machine for some users.
Cons: $12.95 a month if free service expires, may not have local number

I work from home and needed to receive faxes occasionally. I started out with the free service, but quickly exceeded my limit and now must pay a monthly fee. HOW IT WORKS You have to decide if you want to start with the free trial or if you want ...