Fax2Mail

June 11th, 2009

http://www.fax2mail2.com

Company Overview: Fax2Mail is the Internet fax service of Premiere Global Services, integrating its online fax service with your existing email addresses and phone numbers.

Internet Fax Features

Sending Faxes

  • When you send a fax over the Internet, digital files in various formats are converted to documents that are printable in traditional fax machines.

Receiving Faxes

  • Inbound faxes are converted to PDF or TIFF formats and are automatically sent to the user’s email inbox.

Plans and Pricing: Fax2Mail’s monthly subscription costs $7.95 a month. This includes 30 inbound pages a month and a rate of 9 cents per outbound fax sent within the US.

Customer Service

  • Toll free number

RingCentral vs. Fax2Mail

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 300)
Fax2Mail
Monthly Fee $9.99 $7.95
Included Pages 300 30 inbound, no outbound pages
Setup Fee Free $15.00
Free Trial Period 30 days None
Overage Rates 5.9 ¢ 9 ¢
Fax Storage 30 days 30 days
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Yes Not specified
Fax Software Yes Yes

Summary: RingCentral gives more value to your money. RingCentral Fax 300 costs $9.99, and includes 300 pages of combined inbound and outbound pages. Fax2Mail, on the other hand, costs $7.95 a month with only 30 inbound fax pages. For additional pages, RingCentral charges 5.9 cents while Fax2Mail charges 9 cents. RingCentral also has more features than Fax2Mail such as SMS fax alerts, free fax software and junk fax blocking.

Send2Fax vs. Fax2Mail

June 11th, 2009
Send2Fax
(Home Office)
Fax2Mail
Monthly Fee $8.95 $7.95
Included Pages 150 30 inbound, no outbound pages
Setup Fee $8.95 $15.00
Free Trial Period none None
Overage Rates 12 ¢ 9 ¢
Fax Storage 30 days 30 days
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email Email
Fax Logs Monthly invoices In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers toll free Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Yes Not specified
Fax Software Yes Yes

Summary: The Send2Fax Home Office Plan and Fax2Mail’s standard plan have almost the same features and pricing. Send2fax costs $8.95 a month while Fax2Mail costs $7.95. If you send more faxes, it’s better to use Send2Fax because it has 150 combined inbound and outbound pages. Fax2Mail has 30 inbound faxes and does not include outbound pages. For every outgoing fax, you have to pay an additional 9 cents. Send2Fax’s overage rate is 12 cents.

ClickFax vs. Fax2Mail

June 11th, 2009
ClickFax
(two-user send/receive plan)
Fax2Mail
Monthly Fee $20.95 $7.95
Included Pages 120 30 inbound, no outbound pages
Setup Fee free $15.00
Free Trial Period none None
Overage Rates 10 ¢ 9 ¢
Fax Storage Optional monthly CD 30 days
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email Email
Fax Logs In online account In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Yes Not specified
Fax Software Yes Yes

Summary: Between the two pricing plans above, Fax2Mail is the more affordable while ClickFax has more features. The choice between the two will greatly depend on your faxing needs. Fax2Mail’s monthly fee of $7.95 includes only 30 inbound fax pages, while the two-user send and receive plan of ClickFax includes 120 pages of combined inbound and outbound pages for $20.95. ClickFax has fax software and can also block junk faxes. ClickFax offers local numbers while Fax2Mail has both local and toll free numbers.

Packetel vs. Fax2Mail

June 11th, 2009
Packetel Fax2Mail
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.

Faxaway vs. Fax2Mail

June 11th, 2009
Faxaway Fax2Mail
Monthly Fee $1.00 $7.95
Included Pages Unlimited inbound pages 30 inbound, no outbound pages
Setup Fee $10 sign-up fee $15.00
Free Trial Period None None
Overage Rates 10 ¢ 9 ¢
Fax Storage 20 messages 30 days
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email Email
Fax Logs In online account In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Seattle numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes No Not specified
Fax Software No No

Summary: Both service providers have sending and receiving capabilities. However, Faxaway is more affordable, although Fax2Mail’s overage rate is cheaper by a cent. Faxaway requires a minimum payment of $1.00, which already includes an unlimited number of inbound fax pages. Fax2Mail costs $7.95 and includes 30 inbound fax pages. If you need to transmit faxes within the whole country, it’s better to choose Fax2Mail, as it offers local and toll free numbers, while Faxaway only has Seattle numbers available.

Fax2mail vs. Docuharbor

June 11th, 2009
Fax2Mail Docuharbor Lite
Monthly Fee $7.95 $ 9.95
Included Pages 30 inbound, no outbound pages 30
Setup Fee $15.00 Not specified
Free Trial Period None Not specified
Overage Rates 9 ¢ 20 pages for $2.00
Fax Storage 30 days Not specified
International Sending Yes No
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email Email
Fax Logs In online account Not specified
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Toll free
Block Junk Faxes Not specified Yes
Fax Software No No

Summary: Between the two service providers above, Fax2mail gives a more flexible pricing plan. With Docuharbor Lite, you have to pay for $2.00 for a minimum of 20 additional pages. Fax2Mail, on the other hand, just charges you 9 cents for every additional fax page. Its monthly plan costs $7.95 a month and includes 30 inbound pages, while Docuharbor Lite costs $9.95 a month with 30 combined inbound and outbound fax pages.

Fax2Mail vs. Efax

June 11th, 2009
Fax2Mail Efax Plus
Monthly Fee $7.95 $16.95
Included Pages 30 inbound, no outbound pages 130 inbound, 30 outbound pages
Setup Fee $15.00 $10.00
Free Trial Period None 30 days
Overage Rates 9 ¢ 15 ¢ inbound; 10 ¢ outbound pages
Fax Storage 30 days 2 years
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email Email
Fax Logs In online account In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Not specified No
Fax Software No Yes

Summary: Fax2mail is recommended for those who transmit few fax pages. Its standard plan includes only 30 inbound pages. Efax Plus, on the other hand, has 30 outbound pages and 130 inbound pages. Its overage rates and monthly fee are more expensive than that of Fax2Mail. In terms of features, there is not much difference between the two providers, except that Efax can store your faxes up to two years.

Fax2Mail vs. Faxaway

June 11th, 2009
Fax2Mail Faxaway
Monthly Fee $7.95 $1.00
Included Pages 30 inbound, no outbound pages Unlimited inbound pages
Setup Fee $15.00 $10 sign-up fee
Free Trial Period None None
Overage Rates 9 ¢ 10 ¢
Fax Storage 30 days 20 messages
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email Email
Fax Logs In online account In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Seattle numbers
Block Junk Faxes Not specified No
Fax Software No No

Summary: Fax2Mail and Faxaway have similar features. The only major difference between the two is the available numbers they offer. Faxaway offers only Seattle numbers while Fax2Mail can give you a local number in any area within the US, as well as a toll free number. Faxaway is more affordable though, with its minimum monthly fee of $1.00 equipped with an unlimited number of incoming fax pages. Fax2mail charges a minimum of $7.95 a month, and this includes only 30 inbound pages. Every outbound page costs 9 cents, while with Faxaway it costs 10 cents.

Fax2mail vs. iSendit

June 11th, 2009
Fax2mail iSendit
(Fax Broadcast Service)
Monthly Fee $7.95 Not specified
Included Pages 30 inbound, no outbound pages 0
Setup Fee $15.00 Free
Free Trial Period None Not specified
Overage Rates 9 ¢ 8 ¢ per minute
Fax Storage 30 days n/a
International Sending Yes Not specified
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email Email
Fax Logs In online account In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes No
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Not specified n/a
Fax Software No No

Summary: Fax2Mail can work for you if you send and receive few faxes a month. It is affordable, with a minimum fee of $7.95 a month. This includes 30 inbound faxes. You are charged 9 cents for additional inbound or outbound pages. iSendit, on the other hand, is for high-volume faxing. It is a fax broadcast service that offers local and toll free numbers. If you send hundreds of faxes to different areas around the country, this service provider is the better choice.