📥 How to Get a Fax Number to Receive a Fax
You need a fax number only to receive a fax. Our sister service GetAFax.com gives you a private US fax number for 24 hours for $5, for up to 30 pages, and every fax sent to it arrives in your email as a PDF. To send a fax you do not need a fax number at all: OverseasFax sends it for you, and a US or Canadian fax costs $2.99 for up to 3 pages, with no account.
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To Send a Fax, You Do Not Need a Number
Many people look for a fax number when all they need to do is send one document. You do not need a fax number, a fax machine or a phone line to send. On OverseasFax you upload your document, select United States, type the recipient's 10-digit fax number with no leading 1, and pay. The office receives it like any other fax, and you receive a confirmation email showing the destination number, the page count and the time in US Eastern Time, which is your record of exactly when it was sent.
A fax to a US or Canadian number costs $2.99 for up to 3 pages and $0.99 for each extra page, so a cover page plus three pages is 4 pages, which comes to $2.99 + $0.99 = $3.98. There is no account, and nothing is printed on your document. If the fax cannot be delivered, the full amount goes back to your card automatically. Step by step help is in how to fax from a computer.
To Receive a Fax: a Number for 24 Hours
You need your own fax number only when an office has to fax something to you, such as a signed form, a decision letter or a copy of a record. For that, our sister service GetAFax.com gives you a private US fax number for 24 hours for $5. It can receive up to 30 pages, and each fax arrives in your email as a PDF, which you can open, save or print on a phone or a computer.
You do not need a fax machine, a landline or a subscription. Because the number is yours for 24 hours, get it when you expect the reply, not days before. Give the office the number and ask them to fax during that time.
The rule: to send, you need only the recipient's fax number. To receive, you need a number of your own, and a 24-hour number works best when the reply is expected the same day or the next day.
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When a 24-Hour Number Is the Right Choice
A 24-hour number suits a reply that will come quickly: a landlord who will fax back a signed lease page, a lender who will return a form within hours, or a school or medical office that has agreed to fax you a document today. Ask the office when they will send it before you get the number, so the number is still yours when the fax arrives.
It is not a good fit when the reply may take days. The IRS, for example, says it generally faxes back a new EIN within about 4 business days after a faxed Form SS-4, which is longer than 24 hours. In a case like that, ask the office whether they can reply by mail, email or an online account instead. Some offices do not fax replies at all; the IRS, for example, does not fax back a confirmation for Forms 2848 and 8821, as explained in faxing Form 2848 or 8821.
How to Give Your Number to the Office
Write the fax number in the usual 10-digit format, for example (202) 555-0123, so the office can read it at a glance; see what a fax number looks like. Put it on your cover page next to your name, phone and email, and add a short line such as "Please fax your reply to this number today".
When you send your own fax first, put the reply number on the cover page and on the form if it has a fax field. Also put your name and any case, claim or account number on each page, number the pages, and state the total page count on the cover page, so the office can match its reply to your file.
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Sending and Receiving in One Day
A common pattern is to send a form and receive the signed copy back. First get your 24-hour number from GetAFax.com, so it can go on your cover page. Then send your document with OverseasFax for $2.99 for up to 3 pages. Delivery usually takes a few minutes, and how long a fax takes explains what can slow it down. When the office replies, the fax arrives in your email as a PDF.
If you send to a government office, use only the fax number printed on your notice or form. The US fax guide and how to fax the IRS list where to find the right number for common offices.
Why send it here
One price for the whole fax, shown before you pay, and nothing added at checkout.
Nothing is printed on your document. It arrives exactly as you uploaded it.
If it cannot be delivered, the money goes back to your card without you asking.
It works from anywhere in the US, in any browser, with no account.
Frequently Asked Questions
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