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Your own real US or Canadian fax number. The moment a fax arrives, you’re notified by email and on your phone — open it as a PDF from your inbox on any device. You can send from your number too, so replies come back to you. No fax machine, no hardware, no contract.
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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.
Get your number
Subscribe and choose an area code. Your number is ready in about 2 minutes.
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Give your fax number to the IRS, your doctor, an insurance company — anyone who needs to fax you.
Receive by email
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.
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?
A dedicated fax number is a real phone line, and real phone lines cost money to keep active. That’s why “free fax number” offers are usually short trials or shared numbers that can’t reliably receive your documents. The two real ones in the market show the shape: GotFreeFax publishes a single shared public number whose inbound list anyone can view, and whose own page warns against using it for anything sensitive, and Fax Burner gives you a free number that expires and rotates every 24 hours. Neither can go on a form. What actually is free: sending. FaxTerra lets you send 10 pages a month at no cost, with no credit card. And when you need to receive — the IRS, your doctor, or an insurer faxing you back — your own private number is $4.99/month, cancel anytime online.
Only need to send? Send faxes free — no signup tricks.
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. You can check whether your number will move before you pay anything: the portability check is open on any plan, including the free one, and creates no order. And the number stays yours, because moving it 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, so you can send and receive from wherever you live. Based in New Zealand or the United Kingdom? You can choose a local number of your own country instead.
Common for filing with US agencies from abroad — IRS, USCIS, banks, and more.
Send faxes. Get replies.
Your subscription isn't just for receiving — it's two-way faxing. When you send a fax, it goes out from your own number. If the other party faxes back, the reply lands in your inbox.
Replies come back to you
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 arrives. No checking, no waiting — it's in your inbox as a PDF within seconds.
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.
Never miss a reply
Most people get a fax number because someone on the other end requires it. Here are the most common scenarios.
IRS & tax documents
If the IRS has a problem with your filing — a missing signature, wrong form version, or additional information needed — they may fax back a rejection notice. Without your own number, that notice goes nowhere. Penalties, missed deadlines, and months of delay can follow.
PENALTIES · DELAYSInsurance 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 has real consequences — dismissed motions, default judgments, or waived rights. Your number ensures every filing reaches you.
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, choose an area code, and 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 — you can port your existing US or Canada fax number in, free with any paid plan, so you keep the number that's already on your forms, cards, and directory listings. A transfer is driven by your current provider, so it takes from about a business day to a few weeks, and your existing service keeps working until it completes. And your number stays yours: if you ever leave, you can port it back out, 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.
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. When you send a fax, it 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 — 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, you get a notification by email (and by push with the mobile app), then 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 is converted to a PDF and delivered to your email and your online inbox. 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 email and online inbox — 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 plan can include one of these numbers at no extra cost over the US price. Local regulations for these countries require identity and address verification (a government ID and a proof of address in that country), and the number activates about 3 business days after you upload them; sending works immediately. US and Canadian numbers are ready in about a minute. Numbers in other countries are not offered yet, though you can send faxes to 27 countries on any plan.
Can I get a fax number for free?
Rarely, and not reliably. A dedicated fax number is a real phone line that costs money to keep active, so "free fax number" offers are usually short trials or shared numbers that can’t receive your documents dependably. What is free: sending — FaxTerra lets you send 10 pages a month at no cost, no credit card. A private number for receiving is $4.99/month, and you can cancel anytime, self-serve online.
What happens to faxes I receive?
Incoming faxes are stored securely in your inbox. You get notified by email and by push notification on your phone, and you can view, download as a PDF, and forward them from any device. Faxes are retained for 90 days by default.
Can I receive faxes if I don't have a subscription?
No — receiving requires a dedicated fax number, which comes with a subscription. But you can send faxes for free (10 pages/month) without subscribing. If you only need to send, you don't need a number.
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