Dear Tech In-Law,
A question came up at our business about establishing an eFax account and the costs involved. Is there a cost for setting up an efax account? I currently have an eFax number and do not pay anything but my associate understood that this service would cost approximately $15.00 per month.
Lyman


Dear Lyman,
The eFax service is very convenient as it allows you to assign your e-mail address to your account and when a document is faxed to your number it will arrive as an attachment in your e-mail inbox. The good news is they do offer a free service as well as the premium options which start at $16.95 per month. There are some limitations on the free account such as a non-local fax number and a restricted number of free incoming pages per month. You can view a comparison chart of their personal fax options here. Also, if you are considering this for your business they do have multiple levels of corporate accounts as well.

It is also worth noting if you think you may need a premium account, there are alternative services which offer the same service and advertise a cheaper monthly rate. MyFax is one of these companies and you can review their service here.

Either way, receiving the faxes in your e-mail is both convenient and can often times save paper. You can simply open the attachment and if you do not print it out, you can file it away or delete the e-mail.