can anyone share advice on E-Fax, MyFax or other alternative fax solutions?

[bob]

I also used to have two land lines, one for a fax and one for actual talking. The fax line was connected to the fax modem in my office computer and worked just fine.

I realized that I sent a lot more faxes than I received so I dropped the second fax line and connected the single house line to the fax modem as well as the bevy of telephones in the house. I merely turned off the 'Auto Answer' on the fax . I can still send a fax whenever the spirit moves me, just scan whatever it is and print it to the fax printer that I created [Start->Settings->Control Panel->Printers and Faxes]. If I want to receive a fax, I have to know it's coming and turn on the Auto Answer feature. Not a big deal.

Costs me nothing and completely serves my needs. The only difference between this arrangement and the two lines is that I have to turn the fax on in order to receive. Sending is exactly the same with two lines or one.

 

[moonfist]

per page cost

I think I remember being told 25¢ per page and maybe 50¢ for incoming, might still be 25¢. For $20 per year have a fax number........ wow yes email and all but... respect for old. Another generation or two and I see no use of fax for written communications. I was in the Courier industry and faxes came into the main commercial market about 20 years ago. Then within 5 years email went to POP3. Roughly half of all couriers went out of business by 1995.

Cheers,
moonfist