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Your own real US or Canadian fax number. When a fax arrives, you get an email alert and open it as a PDF in your inbox on any device. Faxes you send go out from your number, and replies land in your inbox. No contract.
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Your own number, month to month.
- 50 pages/month
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- Receive faxes as PDFs in your inbox
- Cancel anytime
For ongoing, higher-volume faxing.
- 200 pages/month
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If you only need to catch one reply. A one-time number, yours for 90 days. $14.99 once, 50 pages included. Nothing to cancel.
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How to receive faxes without a fax machine
Your number is virtual — no hardware, no phone line. Faxes sent to it arrive as PDFs in your inbox, with an email alert the moment each one lands.
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Give your fax number to the IRS, your doctor, an insurance company — anyone who needs to fax you.
Receive in your inbox
When a fax arrives, you get an email alert and the document lands as a PDF in your inbox. View it from your phone, tablet, or computer.
See the rest of it in the screenshot walkthrough: opening a received fax, downloading it, and the record it leaves.
Everything included
Only need to send? Send faxes free — 10 pages/month, no credit card. Want to compare prices? See how we compare to eFax and others.
Looking for a free fax number?
Keeping a dedicated fax number active costs money. “Free fax number” offers are usually short trials or shared numbers that can’t reliably receive your documents. GotFreeFax publishes a single shared public number whose inbound list anyone can view, and its own page warns against using it for anything sensitive. Fax Burner gives you a free number that expires and rotates every 24 hours. Neither can go on a form. FaxTerra lets you send 10 pages a month free, with no credit card. A private number of your own costs $4.99/month and cancels anytime online. The IRS, your doctor or an insurer can fax you back on it.
Only need to send? Send faxes free, 10 pages a month.
Keep the number you already have
If your fax number is already on your forms, invoices, and directory listings, you can bring it to FaxTerra instead of handing out a new one. Transferring a US or Canada number in is free on every paid plan, and your existing fax service keeps working until the transfer completes. The free portability check works on any plan before you pay and creates no order. Moving the number back out later is free too.
Check whether your number can move, or read how fax number porting works.
Works from anywhere
Your number is a US or Canadian fax number, but you don’t have to live in the US or Canada to use it. Whether you’re an expat, traveling, or filing US paperwork from overseas, it’s reachable from any country. Sending depends only on the destination, never on where you are. People based in New Zealand or the United Kingdom can choose a local number of their own country instead.
Common for filing with US agencies from abroad — IRS, USCIS, banks, and more.
Two-way faxing
Replies to your inbox
Your faxes show your number as the caller ID. When a doctor, government office, or business hits reply on their fax machine, it arrives in your inbox.
Your number, your identity
Without a dedicated number, faxes are sent from a shared number and replies can't reach you. With your own number, you control both sides of the conversation.
Instant notifications
Get an email the moment a fax lands as a PDF in your inbox.
50 pages included
Your plan includes 50 pages per month for both sending and receiving. Business and Pro plans include more, and you can upgrade anytime.
What a missed reply costs
IRS EIN applications
Apply for an EIN by fax and the IRS faxes a cover sheet with your EIN back to the fax number on your form. Without a number of your own on that form, the reply has nowhere to land.
EIN REPLYInsurance claims & appeals
Your insurer will fax back a determination on your claim — an approval, a denial, or a request for more documents. Miss that response and you could miss your appeal window. With your own number, you're alerted to every reply by email and on your phone.
APPEAL WINDOWDoctor's offices & medical records
Your doctor's office sends test results, referrals, and prior authorizations by fax. Miss them and you miss your follow-up appointment — or delay treatment your provider needs to coordinate.
CARE DELAYSLegal & court filings
Courts and opposing counsel send time-sensitive filings by fax. A missed response deadline can mean a dismissed motion, a default judgment or a waived right. With your own number, a faxed filing lands in your inbox.
MISSED DEADLINESReal estate & mortgage
Your lender or title company may fax requests for additional documents during a closing. A missed request delays your closing date — and in a competitive market, delays can kill the deal.
CLOSING DELAYSCommon questions
How quickly can I get a fax number?
About 2 minutes for a US or Canadian number. Create an account, subscribe and choose an area code. Your number is ready to give out right away. New Zealand and the United Kingdom numbers take about 3 business days, because local regulations require identity and address verification first; your sending works immediately while that completes.
Can I keep my existing fax number?
Yes. Port your existing US or Canada fax number in free with any paid plan and keep the number already on your forms, cards and directory listings. A transfer takes about a business day to a few weeks, and your current provider sets the pace. Your current service keeps working until it completes. If you leave, porting the number back out is free.
How do I receive a fax?
When someone sends a fax to your number, you get an email notification the moment it arrives. The fax lands as a PDF in your FaxTerra inbox, where you can view or download it from any device. Turn on attachments in Settings and the email carries the PDF too.
Can I receive faxes from the IRS, a doctor, or a court?
Yes. Your FaxTerra number is a real US or Canadian fax number. It works with any fax machine or fax service. Government agencies, medical offices, insurance companies, courts and businesses can all send to it.
Can I send faxes online too?
Yes. Your subscription includes both sending and receiving. A fax you send goes out from your own number, so the recipient sees your caller ID and can fax you back. 50 pages per month are included for both directions.
How do I send a fax online?
Upload a PDF or photo from your phone, tablet or computer. Enter the destination fax number, preview and send, with no fax machine and nothing to install. You can send free up to 10 pages a month, or send from your own number with a subscription so recipients can fax you back.
Do I need a fax machine?
No. FaxTerra replaces the fax machine entirely. When a fax arrives, we email you. If you use the mobile app, you also get a push notification. Open it in your inbox and download it as a PDF from any device. To send, upload a document from your phone, tablet, or computer.
How do I receive a fax without a fax machine?
Get a virtual fax number: a real fax number that lives online instead of on hardware. When someone faxes it, the fax lands as a PDF in your online inbox and you get an email alert. No machine, no phone line, nothing to install.
What is a virtual fax number?
A real US or Canadian fax number that isn’t attached to a fax machine or phone line. Faxes sent to it arrive as PDFs in your online inbox, with an email alert for each one. The service is sometimes called internet fax or fax-to-email. To anyone faxing you, it behaves exactly like a traditional fax line.
Can I get a UK or other international fax number?
Yes, in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Every paid plan can include one of these numbers at no extra cost over the US price. Local regulations require verification first. A UK number needs a photo ID and proof of a UK address. A New Zealand number needs your name and a New Zealand address, with no documents. Either number activates about 3 business days after you submit. Sending works immediately. US and Canadian numbers are ready in about a minute. Numbers in other countries are not offered yet, though a subscription or credits send faxes to 27 countries.
Can I get a fax number for free?
Not reliably. "Free fax number" offers are usually short trials or shared numbers. FaxTerra lets you send 10 pages a month free, with no credit card. A private number for receiving is $4.99/month, and you can cancel anytime online.
What happens to faxes I receive?
Incoming faxes are stored securely in your inbox. You get an email when each one arrives, and a push notification if you use the mobile app. You can view, download as a PDF, and forward them from any device. Received faxes are kept 90 days on Starter and a year on Business and Pro.
Can I receive faxes if I don't have a subscription?
Yes, with a one-time number: $14.99 once for 90 days, 50 pages included, and nothing to renew. For ongoing receiving, a subscription includes your own number. Sending needs neither, with 10 free pages a month.
People receive faxes on FaxTerra
It simply works! Easy to get a fax number and receive faxes reliably, all for a great price. The help resources go above and beyond just a fax service and great at answering questions and alleviating concerns. Def my go to from now on for fax needs.
My fax number was created for me within less than two minutes. I could upload my SS-4 and cover sheet and fax them to the IRS in under five minutes. I also got a receipt confirmation in pdf format immediately after all this was done.
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