Send Online Faxes With Your Google Voice Number

The next step is to port your GV number over to your online fax service.
IMPORTANT NOTE — Once you port your Google Voice number to an online fax service, it will no longer work for sending and receiving calls. It will only be able to send and receive faxes, just like a dedicated traditional phone line.

To port your number to eFax, you’ll have to sign up for an account.

1. On the sign-up page, enter your Google Voice number where it says “Enter your existing fax number.”
2. Enter your account information like name, contact number, and billing information.
3. Review the Letter of Agency that lets eFax work with Google Voice to use their number eFax’s service.
4. Now the porting process will begin. Until the port process is complete, you’ll receive a temporary fax number that you can use right away.

Now you’re ready to fax!

Once you’ve ported your Google Voice number over to eFax, sending faxes is simple. Here’s how it works:

1. Log into your eFax account.
2. Click “Send Faxes.”
3. Ender the recipient’s name, company, country, and fax number, and click “Add.” Or click “Choose from Contacts” to select a fax recipient already in your contacts list.
4. To add a cover page, click the “Include Cover Page” box. Type a subject line and message in the appropriate boxes.
5. To add your fax document, click “Browse” and select a document from your computer.You can add up to 10 documents to a single transmission.
6. Click “OK.”
7. When you’re done, click “Send Fax.”
8. The recipient will receive your fax either to their own online fax portal or to their traditional fax machine. The recipient will receive the fax from the Google Voice number that you ported into eFax.

You can also send online faxes by email instead of logging into the eFax portal. After you’ve ported your Google Voice number into eFax, log into your email account. Then:

1. Create a new email.
2. Address the email to the recipient’s fax number, followed by “@efaxsend.com”
3. Attach the documents you’d like to fax to the email. You can attach PDFs, JPEGs, MSWord documents, and dozens of other file types.
4. If you’d like to include a cover page, you can simply type your message into the body of the email.
5. Hit “Send.”
6. Just as if you’d sent your fax from the portal, the recipient will receive your fax from your Google Voice number.

After you’ve ported your GV number into eFax, you’ll be able to receive faxes sent to that number in the eFax online portal. You can view these faxes anytime on your computer or in the eFax mobile fax app.

You can also receive faxes to your email. Your faxes will be forwarded to the email address you specify. Just click on the attachment to view the fax.

Accidentally deleted the email? No problem! Received faxes are automatically archived in the cloud for the life of your account with eFax. You can retrieve them from the online portal or the eFax mobile app.

Physical fax machines add to the overhead costs of your business. You need to account for various extra expenses like a fixed phone line, paper, ink and toner. With online faxing, you receive your faxes directly in your Gmail inbox, removing your dependence on physical machines and automatically cutting down on overhead and maintenance costs.