Or, perhaps you use your fax machine quite a bit and you are looking for a more cost effective solution. Regardless of your needs, the $10/month online fax service offered by FaxMicro.com is a bargain. In our case, we rarely use a fax machine. So rarely, in fact, that when we do need to use one we simply run over to Office Depot to use theirs. The problem is that faxes sent via Office Depot have their name in the footer, which makes us look unprofessional and cheap.

FaxMicro offers a solution, and we're going to see how it measures up.

Features

FaxMicro.com offers several packages for their online fax service. We have opted for the “Toll Free” version, which costs $10 per month. This version of FaxMicro gives you unlimited incoming faxes, your own toll free fax number, and the ability to send faxes for only $0.05 per page. You can receive receipt notifications, just like an actual fax machine, and all of the faxes sent are safe and secure.

Using FaxMicro

Our initial cost was $19.95 ($9.95/month service fee, and a one time $10 set up fee) to get up and running. Once we were up and running, the costs come down to only $9.95/month for unlimited income faxes to our toll free fax number and $0.05 per page that we send.

Since we receive more faxes than we send, we chose this option as it keeps our costs as low as possible while giving our customers the highest value possible. Receiving a fax is nearly instant, and when we do receive the fax it is clear and pristine. In fact, we bet that this probably looks better than it would if a traditional fax machine received it and printed the fax out.

Sending faxes is also quite easy. We can write them as an e-mail, or we can upload files (such as a PDF or image file) to send via fax. We cannot comment on the clarity received on the other end of our transmission, but we have yet to hear any complaints. At only $0.05 per page sent, it is much more economical than having to pay for paper/toner not to mention that we don't need to pay for a seperate phone line.

Conclusion

FaxMicro.com is a great service. The cost savings associated with eliminating our fax line make FaxMicro.com more than worth its weight in gold... or printer toner. Either way, we're quite happy with it.