SmartFax online fax service
SmartFax is an online fax service which allows you to send and receive fax messages from anywhere within the continental United States. The service offers the ability to select a toll free number, a vanity number and a local fax number depending on which of the four packages offered you choose. After a 2-minute setup process, you can start using the faxing services right away. SmartFax also features online, real time reports, fax broadcast and fax archives. The e-mail to fax and fax to email services are easy to use thanks to an effective online control panel.
The lowest pricing plan is SmartFax Pro, which provides free unlimited inbound and 5 cents per page outbound faxing for $6.95/per month. With SmartFax Unlimited Local for $9.95 a month you receive unlimited inbound and outbound faxing. For both of these plans the customer can choose a preferred local number and check its availability online. SmartFax Toll Free and SmartFax Unlimited Toll Free include a random toll free fax number and a vanity toll free number for $9.95 per month and $12.95 per month, respectively. While SmartFax Toll Free includes free unlimited inbound and 5 cents/page outbound faxing, SmartFax Unlimited Toll Free features unlimited sent and received pages. There is no setup fee for any of the four pricing plans. International destinations and rates can be checked on the SmartFax web page.
If you already have a toll free number and you want to switch to SmartFax, you can download a transfer form onsite and fax it to the customer support. SmartFax also provides a broadcasting service which allows you to send hundreds of faxes simultaneously to multiple recipients. For the SmartFax Pro and SmartFax Toll Free pricing plans, fax broadcasting is available to a maximum of 5000 numbers, while for the other two plans only 200 numbers are included. SmartFax Pro and SmartFax Toll Free also include a $50 spending limit and cover page removal. For the SmartFax Pro plan, there is a 30-day free trial period.
SmartFax is completely integrated with Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Messaging. The service also includes a fax editor which allows you to select, edit or annotate various pre-defined cover pages and use your electronic signature. SmartFax allows customers to send faxes online directly only in PDF format. For Microsoft application documents such as Word, SmartFax created a printer driver which can be downloaded from the online interface. Customer service is available via email, live chat with a SmartFax representative or by requesting a call back. There are also a FAQ section and several guides in PDF format available.
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007