The easiest way to send and receive faxes is with a fax service. When you fax from your own machine you have two options. You need to buy a fax machine and either share the line with your main home phone or get a dedicated phone line. If you share the line then there is always the chance that you miss the fax or that someone will call when you’re faxing. This is a real pain I have had that happen to me and I had to call the company I was faxing to see if they had the whole document that I was faxing. You can also use a computer modem with fax feature to fax from the computer, but again you need to share your phone line. If you get a second line then it’s going to cost a lot just to be able to fax. The best way is to have an online service that does not depend on your phone line. These services can be paid for as you go or on a monthly plan. You can send and receive faxes and its all handles through the online companies phone lines. When you sign up for the account they provided you with either software that you install on your computer or a web page that you sign into. Once you are set up all you need is a printer with a built in scanner and you are ready to go. One service that works very well for online faxing is Metro Fax they offer a trail account and you can send a few test faxes to see how the service works. If you send out a few faxes a month these online service are a must for a business owner.

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