June 11th, 2009
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Packetel |
Fax2Mail |
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| Monthly Fee |
$3.95 |
$7.95 |
| Included Pages |
Unlimited inbound, no outbound pages |
30 inbound, no outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
free |
$15.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
2 days |
None |
| Overage Rates |
n/a |
9 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
none |
30 days |
| International Sending |
n/a |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
n/a |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email & SMS |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Not specified |
In online account |
| Sending |
No |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
Not specified |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: If you only need to receive faxes, you can use Packetel. Its monthly fee of $3.95 already includes an unlimited number of inbound pages. It includes basic features such as email and SMS fax alerts. You can use Fax2Mail if you send and receive a few faxes. Its monthly plan costs $7.95 and includes 30 inbound fax pages. Additional inbound and outbound fax pages cost 9 cents each.
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June 11th, 2009
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Packetel |
Faxaway |
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|
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| Monthly Fee |
$3.95 |
$1.00 |
| Included Pages |
Unlimited inbound, no outbound pages |
Unlimited inbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
$10 sign-up fee |
| Free Trial Period |
2 days |
None |
| Overage Rates |
n/a |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
none |
20 messages |
| International Sending |
n/a |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
n/a |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email and SMS |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Not specified |
In online account |
| Sending |
No |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local numbers |
Seattle numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
No |
Summary: Both Packetel and Faxaway include an unlimited number of incoming faxes, but Packetel does not have sending capabilities. It costs $3.95 a month, while Faxaway requires a minimum payment of $1.00 a month. However, Faxaway offers only Seattle numbers while Packetel has local numbers for different areas in the US.
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June 11th, 2009
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Packetel |
Efax Plus |
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|
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| Monthly Fee |
$3.95 |
$16.95 |
| Included Pages |
Unlimited inbound, no outbound pages |
130 inbound, 30 outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
$10.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
2 days |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
n/a |
15 ¢ inbound; 10 ¢ outbound pages |
| Fax Storage |
none |
2 years |
| International Sending |
n/a |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
n/a |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email and SMS |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Not specified |
In online account |
| Sending |
No |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: Packetel is an affordable receive-only fax service with a monthly fee of $3.95 that lets you receive an unlimited number of fax pages. Efax, on the other hand, is a send and receive service which costs $16.95. It includes 130 inbound and 30 outbound pages, and overage rates of 15 cents for inbound and 10 cents for outbound pages. Efax has more features than Packetel, making it the better choice if you are after functionality and effectiveness.
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