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eFax Review

Service Name
  eFax Plus
Monthly Fee
 
$16.95
Hidden Fees
 
Yes
Start Up Fee
  $10.00
800 Number
 
No, but
866, 877 or 888 Number
 
No, but
Free Trial Period
  30 Days
Free Incoming Pages
  130
Free Outgoing Pages
 
30
Users in plan
  5
Online fax storage
  1 Year
Customer Support
  24/7
Premium Upgrades
  Yes
Corporate Packages
  Yes
Send faxes by email
  Yes
Incoming Overage Pages
  $0.15
Outgoing Overage Pages
  $0.10
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Plan Reviewed: eFax Plus

Pros

  • Responsive customer service
  • Multiple users included with most accounts
  • Online fax storage for 1 year with most plans

Cons

  • Hidden Fees: eFax does not include any inbound pages with a toll-free number and the fee per page is $0.20
  • $10.00 start up fee
  • Higher prices than most providers in our survey
  • Fewer included pages than most other providers

Conclusion
At $16.95 per month, eFax service fees are 70% more than our "market standard". In addition, eFax Plus includes 130 pages/month for inbound faxes and 30 pages per month for outbound faxes, which is significantly below our "market standard". However, they do offer a 30 day free trial that includes 130 inbound pages and 30 outbound pages. It's important to note that telephone customer service isn't available to customers that have trial and basic accounts. If you have a trial or basic account, email is the best method to get account support. Sending a fax with eFax also took much longer than with other fax services in our survey.

eFax probably has the most subscribers of any internet fax service. If you are interested in an eFax service plan because you like going with the largest brand in the industry, we recommend looking at some other J2 Global Communications brands like JConnect. You will get the same customer service as with an eFax service plan but much better pricing. eFax is also one of the few carriers that charges extra for a toll free number, but you would only know this by reading the fine print.

User Feedback
2 stars

2 out of 5 stars
August 19, 2008
By Mike (Denver, CO)

I was not happy with eFax
They are expensive and the service was hard to cancel. I switched to fax.com.

5 stars

5 out of 5 stars
August 19, 2008
By Jeff (Portland, OR)

I've been with eFax for 3 years.
Works like a charm. Highly reliable.