The Best Online Fax Services According to Reddit

Still faxin’? Don’t be ridiculous…

Before you jump into conclusions, let’s make one thing perfectly clear: there are very few Redditors who discourage others from using online fax services, but that doesn’t mean that they unanimously validate this method of communication.

Reddit: the hidden IT department of the internet

Like we said, only a few Redditors make jokes about faxing; the majority of users always try their best to help those in doubt about something, whether it be selecting the right service or hooking up the old faxing machine to the internet. In fact, in taking a deeper look at what others have to say about pairing up an analog fax machine to a VoIP network, we were shocked by the answers – but in a very positive sense.

The answers are not only polite – which is, in all honesty, a huge surprise on the internet these days – but they are so thorough that they give the impression that they were written by IT experts. Most of these comments tackle everything related to sending and receiving faxes over VoIP from listing most of the problems that could occur to telling users what kind of analog adapter should be considered for the best online faxing experience.

But, as always, there are those who think that old fax machines with adapters are not worth it at all and, instead, encourage others to either ditch faxing completely or keep at least one copper wire just for this purpose.

The cult of free faxing

After going through fax related questions it is pretty obvious that not too many people have kept their fax machines and usually deal with fax strictly when necessary. So, it’s not surprising at all that most fax-related Reddit threads revolve around the search for a reliable service with which faxes can be sent on an occasional basis and without paying a single dime.

The free online faxing service that is mentioned the most is FaxZero – a solution we have also touched upon briefly – but some Redditors recommend k7.net or the free plan of HelloFax, which is mostly praised for its quick signup alongside an existing Google account to get started.

However, what was surprising – and we mean that in a positive way – is that there are also comments that wisely suggest trying the same as we do, namely trying out a paid online faxing service through a free trial period.

And what about the big services?

The general consensus about the best-known paid online faxing providers is that no matter which company is chosen, most users are pretty satisfied with what they get.