Fax2mail is a new and innovative fax concept that enables you to receive your fax documents directly in the inbox of your E-mail via your personal fax number. No more faxes getting lost and you can receive your faxes wherever you can access your E-mail. You also have the option to activate the send faxes function of this service and send faxes directly from your computer when you are online. Fax 2 Mail saves you time and money.

Receiving Faxes

 

You can now receive faxes anywhere, provided you have Internet access! On sign up you will be instantly allocated a personal dedicated fax number, where you will receive your faxes, which will then be forwarded to your E-mail address. These faxes are received as TIFF or PDF attachments, which can be easily viewed with Image Viewer or Adobe Reader so you don't normally have to install additional software. These faxes can be printed, forwarded, saved on disk/network and faxed. To instantly receive your free fax to email number, click here.

 

Step by Step Receiving Faxes

• A fax is sent to your personal fax number.
• The fax is received at the delivery station. It is then automatically converted to an E-mail and sent to your E-mail address.
• An E-mail arrives at your PC with a TIFF or PDF attachment.

Sending Faxes

(not a free service)

 

You no longer need to spend time standing at the fax machine trying to get that fax delivered simply E-mail it! You may add your normal attachments such as pictures, spreadsheets and word processor documents. On receipt of your email we convert it to a fax and send it to the number(s) specified. Once completed the system sends you an email containing a delivery report.

 

Benefits of sending via email to fax

• No fixed fax lines required, free up your phone lines.
• No special additional hardware or software required.
• Only pay for successfully delivered faxes.
• Saves time and reduces costs.

Known Issues of Sending a fax

• This service is not a replacement for a real-time fax, emails are stored and forwarded to fax server(s) for delivery, where they are processed, in order of priority. It can therefore not be compared to a real-time fax where a call is made the moment you press send.
• This service relies on receiving email in Plain Text format, encoded as Mime, Base64.  Certain free email platforms such as Gmail append HTML encoded advertisements to the body of the email that could cause faxes to be rendered incorrectly.
• This service is fully compatible with all Microsoft, Lotus Notes and Groupwise email clients, customers are warned that this service is however NOT compatible with Thunderbird, Applemail & IncrediMail.

Rates

 

Description	Charge per min (ex VAT)
Sending faxes from your E-mail within a 50km radius of Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Rosebank-Johannesburg.	R0.77
Sending faxes from your E-mail outside the 50km radius mentioned above but within the boundaries of South Africa and excluding cellular and premium rated numbers.	R1.06
Sending faxes from your E-mail to cellular or premium rated numbers.	R2.40
Sending faxes from your E-mail to international destinations.	R4.00