Cheapest ways to fax some pages of documents to someone?

[Svnla]

Anyone knows the cheapest way to fax about 10 pages of document to a local fax number? I tried Office Depot last time and they charged me about $1 a page.

Are there any places or ways that are cheaper? TIA.

EDIT: These documents are hard copies, not electronic. I probably faxed about 5 times in my life.

 

[OdiN]

Do you have a phone line & modem? Fax them from your computer.

 

[OdiN]

BTW Kinko's and Staples are like $1 per page too.

 

[Kelemvor]

Unless he doesn't have a modem in his computer.... But that was going to be my suggestion too.

 

[stan394]

ask a friend who has a fax machine at work?

 

[dartworth]

a whole $10...WOW

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: OdiN
Do you have a phone line & modem? Fax them from your computer.

I am using DSL at home, no longer used dial up.

Do you have to buy a fax modem? If so, how much and where to get it. I am not familiar with fax stuffs.

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: dartworth
a whole $10...WOW

My motto is you could pay more, but WHY? LOL.

<<<------- love to pay less and save money whenever possible.

 

[Viper GTS]

If it's a one time thing:

http://www.efax.com/

Use their free trial.

If you foresee a future need go pick up a faxmodem for $5 & fax from your phone line.

Viper GTS

 

[QED]

Do you have an electronic copy of the document?

If so, just send them using eFax... you upload the document to their server, and they fax it for you.

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: MathMan
Do you have an electronic copy of the document?

If so, just send them using eFax... you upload the document to their server, and they fax it for you.

No, the documents are hard copies <school diploma and college degrees plus certificates>.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Svnla
No, the documents are hard copies <school diploma and college degrees plus certificates>.

Then how exactly do you think you're going to get around paying to use someone's fax machine?

Viper GTS

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: Svnla
No, the documents are hard copies <school diploma and college degrees plus certificates>.

Then how exactly do you think you're going to get around paying to use someone's fax machine?

Viper GTS

Find someway that are cheaper. Just don't want to pay a buck a page. Just thought ATOT members have better way to fax hard copies.

 

[Rastus]

Scan and email.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: Svnla

Originally posted by: MathMan
Do you have an electronic copy of the document?

If so, just send them using eFax... you upload the document to their server, and they fax it for you.

No, the documents are hard copies <school diploma and college degrees plus certificates>.

Oh... ok, that won't work then.

You are going to need to use somebody's fax machine then.

There are some grocery store chains (like Giant Eagle here in Ohio) that allow faxing for pretty cheap. Even some discount drug stores offer the service for cheap.

Or buy a cheap fax machine, use it to send your fax, then return it to the store saying it didn't meet your expectation.

Just kidding about the last one...

 

[D1gger]

Where are you?

 

[leggomyeggroll]

yeah, just scan and email, what's the big deal.

 

[stan394]

Originally posted by: leggomyeggroll
yeah, just scan and email, what's the big deal.

maybe the place he wants to fax it to doesn't have a computer...

 

[kitkat22]

ditto on the scan and email or if the docs are too big do a ftp.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: Rastus
Scan and email.

Only problem with that is I'm guessing the OP doesn't have a scanner either.

I guess he could have it scanned at Kinko's, but then he's right back at square one trying to save money.

 

[leggomyeggroll]

Originally posted by: stan394

Originally posted by: leggomyeggroll
yeah, just scan and email, what's the big deal.

maybe the place he wants to fax it to doesn't have a computer...

oh..they have a fax machine, but not a computer...they must live in the 90's still.

 

[leggomyeggroll]

Originally posted by: MathMan

Originally posted by: Rastus
Scan and email.

Only problem with that is I'm guessing the OP doesn't have a scanner either.

I guess he could have it scanned at Kinko's, but then he's right back at square one trying to save money.

scanning is cheaper, at least it wont cost him a buck a page. and he just brings his own medium of storage (CD, floppy...etc.) or have them email it right away or email it to himself then he can keep them as copies for future use.

 

[Svnla]

I have a scanner but haven't use it <still in the box>.

No I can't scan and email. The requirement is fax the hard copies of the documents.

I guess I have 3 options:

1. Go to OD/OM/Kinkos and pay about $1 a page.
2. Go to a friend with a fax and offer to pay for lunch to use the fax..LOL.
3. Buy a cheap fax machine and use it in the long term.

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: leggomyeggroll

Originally posted by: stan394

Originally posted by: leggomyeggroll
yeah, just scan and email, what's the big deal.

maybe the place he wants to fax it to doesn't have a computer...

oh..they have a fax machine, but not a computer...they must live in the 90's still.

It is a goverment entity. Have to be fax and not email, dumb rule I know.

 

[Viper GTS]

If you have a scanner what's the dilemma?

Scan & eFax.

Viper GTS