05-29-2008, 12:27 PM
Most of my clients have finally gone all-scan/mail. I have two clients who still use the fax instead.
If you're not a heavy-duty fax'er, just find a friend with one and do a scan/email to him/her and say, "hey, can you print & fax this for me to .... "
I looked at the online services myself for a while a few years ago; they were just too pricey for what I needed at the time. You could get the cheapest possible landline (we have the barest-bones possible landline) and a near-free fax machine (Carnos posted about a Brother one @ Office Depot for $10 last week, IIRC).
Again, it depends on how much faxing you need to do. A few sheets a year, just do the drive-to-Kinko's bit. A few more than that, a friend who can receive your scans. A lot of faxes, get the landline/cheap fax.
I'm still waiting for a fax machine that can either hook into a cell phone or one that's sim-card capable and can be put anywhere with a power outlet. I know a handful of engineering and construction firms personally who would love such an animal for work sites.
If you're not a heavy-duty fax'er, just find a friend with one and do a scan/email to him/her and say, "hey, can you print & fax this for me to .... "
I looked at the online services myself for a while a few years ago; they were just too pricey for what I needed at the time. You could get the cheapest possible landline (we have the barest-bones possible landline) and a near-free fax machine (Carnos posted about a Brother one @ Office Depot for $10 last week, IIRC).
Again, it depends on how much faxing you need to do. A few sheets a year, just do the drive-to-Kinko's bit. A few more than that, a friend who can receive your scans. A lot of faxes, get the landline/cheap fax.
I'm still waiting for a fax machine that can either hook into a cell phone or one that's sim-card capable and can be put anywhere with a power outlet. I know a handful of engineering and construction firms personally who would love such an animal for work sites.