My quote
This will allow me to dial europe for 0.2p per min (example only)

Note....... I said example only. This was purely for figurative speech only.



"An 01xxx number is even more in the sender's interest, but if you can't find this, then use an 0845 or 0870 number. "
For me to get an 01 etc number would require payment for the service from me. They need me to have the fax. Their work depends on it. Why should I pay?
I tried voipfone who use an 0870, after all, it's cheaper for the sender.
A test fax was sent at 1420 on Sunday. It hit my mail at 1355 on tuesday. I consider that to be crap!

I signed to Faxtastic, who use 0871.
Within 10 mins of signing up a test fax was sent. I was able to view it 2 mins later, including log in time.
And the winner is.............?

From various postings in the past, you will have read that I have done virtually everything to reduce the cost to my customers.

I have an 0800 number that diverts to my land or mobile at my expense.
I offer the land and mobile numbers for those on inclusive packages.
I accept email & text communication, calling back at my expense if necessary.
But short of setting up a fax to email service of my own, again at my expense, there appears to be no sensible alternative to getting the faxes. Especially if the distance between 2 known points in a 4 hour period could be 1500 miles.
I can work without their info.
They can't function properly without giving it to me. Due to some British Standard crap that only slows business down. Probably ISO9002 or similar.
I don't have a reason to pay £30 + per year for a service i don't need.
We are agreed generally throughout the forums that there can be a justified use of a number. I fully believe my use is justified.
Was there something I missed?

a very nice man wrote on Aug 29^th, 2007 at 9:34pm:

Wel, I did for a bit, until the box I was using died.  But it was an old Tiny box, so no wonder...  I did, however, get a feel for what it can do.  I really must set it up again, so I can get all my phones working again...

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Well all my figures were back-of-an-envelope type workings; but they should be in the ballpark, so you've got some idea on practicality.

For your own, personal, use, it's entirely practical.  I woudn't try and set up a business around it, though, unless you have a lot of knowledge in the market you'd be operating.

This was a site I had looked at, Getagrip, and passed over.
However, they include the one thing that I was trying to avoid, a personal cost.
The most basic setup, using an 01 etc number has the following table.
This didn't quite copy / paste properly.
Setup
Charge      £0.00      £50.00      £99.00      P.O.A.
Annual
Charge      £25.00      £25.00      £50.00      P.O.A.
                                      
Peak (min)      2.00p      2.00p      2.00p      2.00p
Off Peak (min)       2.00p      2.00p      2.00p      2.00p
Wkend (min)           2.00p      2.00p      2.00p      2.00p

Peak (call)               0.00p      0.00p      0.00p      0.00p
Off Peak (call)      0.00p      0.00p      0.00p      0.00p
Wkend (call)             0.00p      0.00p      0.00p      0.00p

As you can see, it will cost me at least £25 before I can even start.

If however, I chose an 0904 number, it would cost them £1.50 per min, but I'd get £1.15 for my trouble.