How to Gmail Fax

Faxing has always been an important part of communicating, especially to transmit work-related documents. In this day and age, thanks to the Internet and the development of email fax services, Gmail faxing is easier than ever before.

Have you heard about email fax services? These are companies that give you the possibility of sending and receiving faxes over email, and you can use a Gmail address for this purpose. Right now all companies offer a complete integration with addresses provided by Google (and other alternatives such as Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail too!).

With such a service you will be faxing directly from an email account without the need of using a fax machine or any other additional requirement. In order to get started with this technology, you will need to register a new email fax service account.

All fax services will provide you with a free virtual fax number that will be linked to your Gmail fax address. This will help you receive faxes as digital files. At the same time you will enjoy a variety of features that legacy machines can’t provide, such as fax scheduling, fax broadcasting and fax by cell phone apps. Signing up with a service only takes a couple of minutes and from there you are ready to get started.

In case you have a problem signing in, know that these companies offer 24/7 customer support so they will always be glad to help you out in case of problems.

Using Gmail fax as described in this step by step guide will also help you save a lot of money.  Right from the start you save the money you’d otherwise spend on a fax machine, ink and paper supplies. With Internet faxing you can pay a very low monthly price and save any extra expenses on the way.  We recommend you to make the jump to email faxing today!

Do I Need a Gmail Fax Number?

If you want to receive faxes on your Gmail, you will need a number, but not just any number.  Currently email fax services offer toll-free or local virtual fax numbers.  They will ensure that you have a service compatible with all fax machines in the market. Without a virtual fax number, you may be able to send fax from Gmail, but not to receive any. Almost all companies offer you the chance of choosing a new number or keeping your current one –if you are still using a fax machine.  This number is given to you totally free of charge as part of your current plan. If you are in the USA, there are many different companies offering Gmail fax numbers all across the country so you’ll have no trouble finding an area of coverage.  On the other hand, people outside USA may need to try local options or international fax services such as RingCentral (Canada and UK), MyFax (Canada and UK) and eFax (this service is available to 43 different countries and thousands of cities around the world). Of course, the best is to ask before signing up for a service and make sure that your virtual fax number is working correctly by sending a sample fax.