If you are thinking about switching from a traditional fax machine to an online fax service, read these top 5 online fax questions first. They may help you and your startup save hours in research and setup. Topics include, "Can I port my current fax number to a web fax service?", "How do I send an email fax?", and more. Questions are complied from years of FaxCompare.com customer service research and answered by the professionals at ChooseWhat.com.

1. Top 5 Most Frequently Asked
Online Fax Questions

2. Thinking about switching from a traditional
fax service to an online fax service?
Here are the Top 5 Questions (with answers) from our friends at FaxCompare.com
to help make sure you are making the best decision for your business…
1. Can I port my current fax number to a web fax service?
2. I am new email fax. How do I send an email fax?
3. Which web based fax providers are Mac-compatible?
4. I am concerned about receiving advertisements and unsolicited faxes
from contacts that I do not know or approve. Do any web to fax
services have a filter that allows me to customize my sender list?
5. How do I electronically sign my faxes and send them back?

3. If you currently have service with a local telephone company, then you should have no
problem porting your number or taking that number with you if you decide to change
carriers later.
However, if you were issued your fax number through an email fax or VoIP service, then you
might have a problem.
Details: http://www.faxcompare.com/web-fax-service-faq#port

4. 1. Sign up for an email fax service.
a. If you have not chosen your fax service yet, check out this comparison page for reviews and
price comparisons of top internet fax services.
2. Scan the document you want to fax and save it on your computer.
3. Attach the document to an email and address the email to the fax number you are
sending it to
1. For example: If you have a MyFax account and want to fax something to 222-555-8888, you
would type 12225558888@myfax.com in the “To:” field.
Details: http://www.faxcompare.com/web-fax-service-faq#sendemailfax

5. The top fax by email service providers that are Mac-compatible are found below.
1. MyFax
2. RingCentral
3. MetroFax
4. RapidFax
Click on any of the providers to get product reviews and more information on how to sign up for
the service: http://www.faxcompare.com/web-fax-service-faq#mac

6. Yes. Most web fax providers have one or more of the following filters to prevent receiving
advertisements and unsolicited faxes.
1. Spam/ Junk Fax Filters – Typically FREE. Filters recognize “junk” faxes and moves them to the “Junk
Folder” of your inbox. Unfortunately, you still have to pay for these “junk” faxes because you
technically received them.
2. Block Lists – Most providers will allow you to enter phone numbers you want to block and all faxes
from that number will be blocked.
3. Approve/ Block List Combination – RingCentral is the only internet fax provider (so far!) that allows
you to “block all numbers”, then manually add numbers you would like to approve for receiving faxes.
Details: http://www.faxcompare.com/web-fax-service-faq#unsolicited

7. Certain online fax providers, like Ring Central and eFax, include an e-signature feature with
their service. If your service does not have an e-signature, follow this process:
1. Scan and save a digital version of your signature (.jpg, .gif or .png)
2. Download a .PDF editor like Adobe Acrobat
3. Open your fax with the .PDF editor
4. Insert your signature image file
5. Re-save the file
6. Upload new file, send back as a signed fax
Details: http://www.faxcompare.com/web-fax-service-faq#sign

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