Sending Free Faxes Online

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After being asked to send a fax to my insurance company, but not having a fax machine immediately available I turned to the internet. Fax Zero turned out to be a quick solution for the occasional fax. You can send 2 faxes of up to three pages a day for free. Just upload a .DOC (Google Docs anyone?) or PDF. The catch is that the cover letter (which doesn't count against your page count) contains an ad. I didn't mind if my insurance company got an ad page along with the cover letter so it seemed like a pretty good solution for this predicament. You can add a custom message to the cover letter too so it's like free page to send.

If you really really don't want to send the ad, you can pay $1.99 USD to use the service for free and you still get that free cover page and message. Fax Zero is only available for sending faxes too and from the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. I was worried about security, so with a little research I confirmed that it has been recommended by PC Magazine, LifeClever.com and others. If you know any similar services in the US or oversees, feel free to write a recommendation in the comments.

For other free services, check out this FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet? They also mention a few ways to receive faxes for free

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