Sending a fax from a PC
 

Is it possible to send a fax from a PC for nothing. (I only want to send one). I've got wirelss connectivity to the internet,

cheers, ginge

Not without paying for the phone call it ain't. If you're on xp, then you can add windows fax via the control panel. I haven't done this for years, but if you search on add or remove windows features, you'll find it easily enough.

Of course you need a modem in the pc & then to hook that up to a phone line & you'll be away. I have used my pc to fax for years & it works faultlessly. This is just what comes with Windows, I am sure there are no end of third party apps for the same thing. A search seems in order.

There's several "fax via internet" services available, most with a free trial period.

Or you might find that your local library / post office / corner shop will do it for a few pence.

SD

tpc.int may still be alive. Otherwise, check out services such as jconnect, faxzero, efax.

thanks chaps:ok:

I would try this is a search engine:

send fax online free

cheers,

Jon.

thanks Jon

I've been using Interfax for some years (email to fax) and have never had a problem. Not "free" though.

Normally I email a PDF and then one can be sure of what the end fax will look like.

As for sending a fax directly from a computer, one can do it with e.g. Winfax (a once nice program which Symantec trashed (like most things they touch) and then discontinued) or using the built-in fax in Windoze (which is pretty flakey IME). Winfax is OK once you have it set up, with a normal old-style modem, but is flakey with GSM/GPRS/3G modems so for mobile fax one tends to be back to email2fax services.

The other thing is that when faxing over GSM one needs a really good a constant signal, much better than is needed for internet connectivity, and this also favours email2fax.