Do I need a fax number to send a fax?
No. When you send from dimefax.com/send, Dimefax dials from its own number. Recipients see that number, so if they need to reply, put your phone number or email on a cover page.
Can my mobile number receive a fax?
No. A fax is a phone call where two machines exchange tones; a mobile phone can’t answer that. To receive faxes, you need a number connected to a fax machine or an online fax service, which turns incoming faxes into PDFs you can read on your phone or in email.
How to get a fax number
- An online fax service gives you a number, usually for a monthly fee. Faxes arrive as PDFs.
- A landline and a fax machine still work, if you have both.
With Dimefax, a number for a week is $5.99, once (handy when you’re waiting on one set of documents). To keep one, your own number is $9.99 a month with 100 pages included, or Unlimited sending and receiving is $19.99 a month. Received faxes show up on your account and in your email as a PDF.
What does a fax number look like?
Just like a phone number, with an area code: (503) 555-0147 in the US and Canada. Nothing in the number itself says it’s a fax line, so check with whoever gave it to you.