Internet Fax and Web Fax BOTH give you the ability to send and receive faxes from your email. (see what is Internet Fax).

Internet Fax revolves around using your email client to get your email. This can be either a piece of client software like MS Outlook or Outlook Express or it could be a web based email like Yahoo! Or GMail .

Web Fax advantages:
Where Web Fax and free web based email id's diverge is in functionality. Where as you can receive and send faxes from any free email account, your service provider's Web Fax interface likely has many other useful features you just won't find in using just your email.

Here is a partial list of some of the features Web Fax might offer that traditional email or web based email might not offerCreate, store and use custom cover pages View just your online faxes without having to sort through email create and store custom lists and settings for those lists

• Some have special features like "billing codes" and "addendum pages"
• Select the "quality" of the fax, standard or fine

What do you need to use Web Fax to receive and send faxes?

• You need an Internet Service, preferably a broadband service link DSL or High Speed Internet from you cable company
• A subscription to an Internet Fax ServiceWhether you use your email or Web Fax to send faxes via the Internet you will save time and money.

Click here to see a list of Internet Fax Services

See also www.ilovefax.com