MaxEmail Fax Service »
While I now have an all-in-one printer that has fax capabilities, I doubt that I'll use them. I really don't use faxes much at all anymore. But every once in a while they are useful. Instead, I use MaxEmail, which, despite the name, offers fax services. For $15 per year, I get unlimited incoming faxes to a dedicated number (the number is in the 815 area code), and when they come in, I get the PDF file right at my desk.
They do have other programs where you can pay for a number in your area code, or buy more minutes or the like, but this does the trick for me. There are other services out there, but many are more expensive or try and nickel-and-dime you in the process or even make you use a proprietary fax viewer. MaxEmail hits the spot for me, at just a buck and a quarter per month.
The service also offers you an email box at the same number, which will send audio files to your email when a voice mail comes in - but I have enough voice mail boxes and didn't use it.
