>>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>I would like to switch from receiving my work faxes on a fax machine to an email-type fax. So far the only service I found is eFax which is, relative to the number of pages I receive, expensive ($16.95/month).
>>>>>I wonder if there is a less expensive service or a DIYS approach?
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>>>>Some inexpensive multifunction printer/scanner/fax machines have fax forward to e-mail capabilities. It might be cheaper to buy one of these than pay $XX per month for a service - plus, you still have a "real" fax machine, which has some advantages.
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>>>Yes, I did see that some HP printers (unfortunately not the model I have) has the "limited" eFax services (up to 20 pages).
>>>I decided to switch to the eFax, at least for a year, and then see how I like it. The idea is that when I travel I can still receive faxes.
>>>Thank you.
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>>Dunno about HP, but some models can forward fax to e-mail without using any kind of online conversion service.
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>>Most MFPs these days are basically Linux computers and are quite capable. Those that can forward fax to e-mail receive the fax, convert to TIFF or PDF, then e-mail to address(es) you specify via an SMTP server you configure. For this capability the device must have a network connection (wired or wireless).
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>My MFP, unfortunately, does not have these capabilities (Officejet Pro 8600). I looked through the manual but to no avail.

At 200$ per year I'd consider buying a new machine which can automatically forward to email and keep the old printer as backup.
Or get a refurbished or used one to use as backup (as it will almost never print, previous use not that important...) for probably 1 year cost plus additional one-time setup effort... I thought the Pro all could at least copy fax to file on computer, so if you have a home server/NAS type always connected in your net, you could probably hack something together yourself scanning new additions to fax directory ;-))