What Is Fax to Email?
Fax to Email is a service that turns faxing into email. Instead of a fax machine, you get a fax number that lives in the cloud. Incoming faxes arrive in your email inbox as PDF files, and you send faxes by attaching a document to a message from your computer or phone — no machine, no paper, no dedicated phone line.
In short: you keep the fax number and workflow that clients, insurers, and agencies still ask for — but you handle it all from the inbox you already check every day.
How Fax to Email Works
Two simple paths — one for faxes coming in, one for faxes going out.
Someone faxes you
They send to your fax number.
eTollFree cloud
Receives & converts it to a PDF.
Lands in your inbox
A clean PDF, ready to read or file.
Attach a document
From your computer or phone.
eTollFree cloud
Turns it into a real fax.
Delivered as a fax
Plus a confirmation for your records.
How It Works, Step by Step
Set it up once and retire the fax machine for good.
Get a Fax Number
Keep faxing at a dedicated cloud fax number — new or ported from your old line.
Connect Your Email
Point incoming faxes to any inbox you choose. Add teammates if you’d like.
Send From Anywhere
Attach a PDF or doc and send a fax from your desk, home, or a client’s office.
Keep the Records
Every fax is stored digitally with delivery confirmations — easy to search and back up.
Fax to Email vs. a Fax Machine
Why businesses are ditching the machine but keeping the fax.
| Fax to Email | Traditional Fax Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Needs hardware & toner | ✔ None | ✗ Machine + supplies |
| Dedicated phone line | ✔ Not required | ✗ Required |
| Send/receive from anywhere | ✔ Yes | ✗ At the machine only |
| Digital records & search | ✔ Built in | ✗ Paper piles |
| Busy signals & paper jams | ✔ Gone | ✗ A fact of life |
Industries That Still Rely on Fax
Healthcare & Dental
Exchange referrals, prescriptions, and records securely — a fit for privacy-conscious workflows.
Legal
Send and receive signed documents and court filings with a confirmation trail for every page.
Finance & Insurance
Handle applications, claims, and signed forms that clients and carriers still fax.
Real Estate & Title
Move contracts and closing documents fast, from wherever the deal is happening.
Government & Compliance
Meet agencies and partners that still require fax — without keeping a machine alive.
Logistics & Trades
Send POs, work orders, and signed approvals from the field, straight from your phone.
Bring your fax line into the 21st century.
Add Fax to Email to your eTollFree service and send or receive faxes without ever touching a machine. Plans start at just $6.95/mo.