How to send a fax without a fax machine

Fax machines are rare at home now, but plenty of offices still ask for documents by fax. You can send one without a machine, a landline or a trip to a store.

FastFax lets you send a fax online from your phone or computer for as little as 2¢ a page, with no subscription. US fax numbers only, up to 100 pages per fax.

Your options

• A store fax service (office supply stores, shipping stores, some libraries): you go in person and pay per page; prices vary by store.
• A monthly online fax plan: good if you also need to receive faxes, but you pay every month.
• Pay per page online, like FastFax: send from your phone or computer, pay only for the pages you send, no subscription.

Fax without a machine using FastFax

1. Open fastfax.app on your phone or computer.
2. Scan your paper pages with the camera, or upload a PDF or photo.
3. Type the US fax number and check the preview.
4. Tap Send. The status shows Delivered when the other fax machine has the pages.

Things people usually fax

Medical records requests, insurance claims, tax documents, court filings, signed contracts, lease applications, bank and loan forms, employment paperwork. If someone gives you a fax number, FastFax can send to it as long as it's a US number.

Proof you sent it

A fax machine prints a confirmation sheet. FastFax gives you a Fax Transmission Confirmation PDF instead, with the date and time, the number, the pages, the status and an image of every page sent.

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