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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 receive faxes.

Packetel is a great choice. It also costs $3.95 per month for unlimited incoming fax pages. You can choose a local number in many U.S. cities.

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

At FaxitNice, a one-time fax to a U.S. destination costs $4.99 for 5 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.

For light users, the TrustFax Power User account is a good deal. It costs $19.95 a year for up to 70 combined incoming or outgoing pages.

FaxItNice's FaxIt Credit account has no signup or monthly charges. It costs 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 trail use.

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.

For $9.95 per month, TrustFax's Pro User account lets you send and receive 120 pages per month, and their Premium User account sends/receives 240 pages for $18.95 monthly.

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.

RingCentral's Fax 2500 plan provides 2,500 pages a month for $59.99 (or $44.99/month if you pay annually.) Their Fax 1000 plan delivers 1,000 pages for $24.99 per month ($19.99 if paid annually).

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 4 to 12 cents per page based on volumes and include redials and detailed transmission reports for each broadcast.

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