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Q: Kevin, I appreciate the detailed information about fax services in your FAQ, but it's too much to digest. Please help me choose an inexpensive and reliable service that's right for me.

A: OK, because you asked for it. Choose what type of user you are and you'll find my recommendations. If you want more information, visit Fax Prices.com: tell it how many pages you'll send and receive each month, and it will show how much each service will cost.

I just need to send one fax, one time.

Try FaxZero, which lets you send up to two free faxes per day to anywhere in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and Canada. There is a limit of 3 pages per fax, and an ad will appear on the cover page. The optional $1.99 "premium" version removes the cover page ad and allows up to 15 pages per fax.

At FaxitNice, a one-time fax to a U.S. destination costs $4.99 for 10 pages (30 cents for each additional page.) Rates vary for international destinations. Charges are billed to your credit card or PayPal. There are no sign up or monthly fees.

I need to send just a few faxes each month.

FaxItNice's FaxIt Credit account has no signup or monthly charges. It costs 15 to 18 cents per page. $20 minimum pre-pay.

Fax1 is another good choice: sending faxes costs 12 cents per page for U.S. destinations, with no sign up or monthly fees. New signups get $1 of free trial use.

I need to send an international fax.

It’s not free but cheap for one-time or occasional faxing: FaxZero has low rates for international faxing from the U.S. and Canada to 117 other nations. Prices start at around $3.63 for up to 15 pages (for countries such as the UK and China). Faxing to Mexico is $5.42. (FaxZero offers free faxes to anywhere in the U.S., including Puerto Rico, and Canada.)

I need to send 100-250 fax pages each month.

At MyFax, $10 a month gets you 100 outgoing fax pages per month and 200 incoming pages. Additional pages cost 10 cents each.

Metro Hi Speed's Metro Fax Number plan lets you send and receive 1,000 pages for $12.95 per month.

I need to send 500 fax pages each month.

Metro Hi Speed's Metro Fax Number plan lets you send and receive 1,000 pages for $12.95 per month.

I need to send 1,000+ fax pages each month.

Metro Hi Speed's plan lets you send and receive 1,000 pages for $12.95 per month, less if billed annually.

RingCentral's Fax 1000 plan provides 1,000 pages a month for $24.99). Their Fax 2500 plan delivers 2,500 pages for $59.99 per month.

I need several incoming fax lines.

Metro Hi Speed lets businesses have 2-100 (or even more) fax numbers, with volume discounts, and virtually unlimited fax sending and receiving on each.

I need to do broadcast faxing.

Protus. Prices vary from 6 to 7 cents per page based on volumes and include redials and detailed transmission reports for each broadcast.

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