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How eFax Works

eFax is the faxing service that allows you to send and receive faxes online or by email from your PC, smartphone or tablet. No fax machine or phone lines required.


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Send and Receive Faxes Online, by Email and Mobile

eFax stands for electronic fax. With eFax you can send & receive faxes by email, online or mobile app, that is, with any device connected to the Internet.
eFax frees you from the hassle connected with the use of a fax machine. Moving to online faxing, you will no longer need a fax machine. The receivers will able to see the faxes sent by you regardless of whether they're using a fax machine or another online faxing service.
eFax offers multiple ways to securely send and receive faxes:
    • Online, by logging into your eFax account from any PC or Mac
    • By email, using mailing services such as Gmail or Hotmail
    • By mobile using the eFax app for iOS and Android

Fax Online

The first, speedy method to securely send with eFax is using the online platform.
To send a fax online using the eFax MyAccount:

  1. Log in to your MyAccount page and select SEND FAXES
  2. Enter the recipient’s fax number or select it right from your contacts
  3. Attach up to 10 documents and click "Send Fax"

That’s it! Your recipient will receive the document, and the fax cover you may have included, directly on their fax machine.
Exactly as they would a normal fax.

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Fax By Email

With eFax you can also send securely faxes via email using any mailing service like Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and Hotmail.
To send a fax by email using the eFax MyAccount:

  1. Go into your mailing service of choice and start composing a new message
  2. Type the recipient's fax number followed by @efaxsend.com into the To field
  3. Attach the documents you wish to fax, browsing from the files on your device, and click "Send Fax"

That’s it! Your recipient will receive the document, and the fax cover you may have included, directly on their fax machine.
Exactly as they would a normal fax.

Fax By Mobile

The eFax mobile app for iOS and Android is another convenient method to send and receive faxes on the Internet.
To send a fax online using the eFax MyAccount:

  1. Tap View Faxes, to open and review your fax on your mobile device
  2. Tap Sign Faxes, add your electronic signature, then save your signed fax
  3. Tap Send Faxes, and select your recipient — who will receive as a normal fax

That’s it! Your recipient will receive the document exactly as they would a normal fax.
Check out our page on how to send a fax by mobile.

Why Fax Online?

As mentioned above, online faxing offers a series of immediate, very specific advantages over traditional faxing: it's cheaper, quicker, portable and guarantees even higher standards of privacy and security. This last aspect is key to understanding why one would want to use faxing instead of emails in the first place.

 

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