How to Fax Italy From England

The way to send a fax from England to Italy with a machine is fairly straightforward, although sending a fax with a smartphone or email is much easier. You will need to dial the international dialing prefix for England first ( 00 ) followed by the country code for Italy ( 39 ) and then the number you are trying to fax.

• Send an international fax to Italy from countries other than England.

Format your dialing to look like this:

00 - 39 - [fax number in Italy]

The international dialing prefix for England is 00. This is the recommended International Telecommunications Union (ITU) default prefix, and it is the most widely implemented international prefix in the world. Just dial '00' for an international line.

Dialing Codes and Things to Know

• International prefix for dialing from England (the UK): 00 (look up others)
• Country code for calling Italy: 39
• If the phone number in Italy you are dialing begins with a '0' (trunk prefix), you can leave it off when dialing from another country.

Digits in Italian numbers are often grouped in different ways by different people. You may see spaces, dots, or dashes.

Is Your Machine Dialing Too Quickly?

Sometimes delayed connections in the phone switches require you to insert a pause after the international dialing prefix ( 00 ), the country code ( 39 ), and the number that you are dialing.

Some machines interpret a comma ( , ) as a pause, while other models use the pound sign ( # ).

Speed Settings

Noise on the long-distance call between England and Italy may cause data loss during transmission. If this happens, try lowering the baud rate on your fax machine to 9600 baud.

Note: Lowering the baud rate will allow a more stable connection, however, it will slow down transmission. Long-distance calling charges may be more.

Send a Fax From England to Italy Using Email

Internet faxing is the easiest way to send an international fax from country to country. Online fax services allow you to send your document as an attachment to an email. You can then send the email to a traditional fax machine in Italy, quickly and easily. Sending a fax electronically eliminates the need for a long-distance phone call and ensures delivery. You can even send a fax to Italy (or any other country) with your smartphone!

One popular online faxing service that works very well is iFax. You can send a fax for free or sign up for a free trial that can be canceled later if you aren't impressed with the service. Plus, a membership is less than calling Italy from England to send a fax!

Also, you will be able to receive international faxes via email as a PDF attachment anywhere in the world, no phone line required.

Faxing Etiquette

A little bit of faxing etiquette is appreciated, especially when faxing to large organizations. Keep these three tips in mind:

• ALWAYS use a cover sheet. Even if your cover sheet is simply hand written, at least people won't have to ask around the office or read too many details on the fax to find the intended recipient. Using a cover sheet also ensures the recipient knows how many pages to expect.
• List the number of pages on the cover sheet. Say something to the affect: "3 pages including cover" so that the recipient knows the entire transmission was received and no pages were lost.
• Keep your message on the cover sheet as brief as possible Help save ink, paper, and time. You can always follow up later with an email or phone call.

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