Hotfax Message Center 3.0
from: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Price: $12.99
Prices subject to change.Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Ok for a home user but not for businesses
WinFax Pro was just not cutting it so we tried HotFax.It was clunky to use and the graphics hard to see.It was nice it would answer calls like a receptionist but not why we bought it. We ended up buying FaxTalk's Fax Center Pro.It was exactly the step up we needed from WinFax Pro.I wish HotFax had been it as it was less money.
Rating:
- Great Product!
I have used HF Message Center v. 3.0 since 1999, on versions of Windows from 98 up to my present XP Pro and have yet to have a single problem with it. I use it daily to fax work reports and have grown to love being able to group my business contacts and fax to them all with one click. In addition, I use the voice mail to answer my phone while I'm at work and it works perfectly every time. I like the pre-recorded messages that came on the installation cd and have used them exclusively. A few are muffled ... Read More
Rating:
- Good overall fax system
For a fax program that is better than the windows version, this program is a no brainer. I have no trouble sending and receiving faxes. Good product to buy, no problems yet.
Rating: - Compatibility Problems
Tried V4.0, did not reliably answer calls and itcaused problems with my system seizing up when answering.
Rating:
- Complex - Performs less than Satisfactory in Answering Calls
Used version 3 and 4.Choices of mail boxes, answering calls,paging, and faxing.The first PC answering machine we used wasFaxWorks on a Packard Bell PC.In contrast, every other package we have tried performs a great deal of secondary options, yet they are less than adequate on answering phone calls for small businesses. Furthermore, if you listened to a message on HotFax and wanted to replay, you need to open another menu.Possibly for you if you don't need the voice service.It is also difficult ... Read More
- Ok for a home user but not for businessesWinFax Pro was just not cutting it so we tried HotFax.It was clunky to use and the graphics hard to see.It was nice it would answer calls like a receptionist but not why we bought it. We ended up buying FaxTalk's Fax Center Pro.It was exactly the step up we needed from WinFax Pro.I wish HotFax had been it as it was less money.
Rating:
- Great Product!I have used HF Message Center v. 3.0 since 1999, on versions of Windows from 98 up to my present XP Pro and have yet to have a single problem with it. I use it daily to fax work reports and have grown to love being able to group my business contacts and fax to them all with one click. In addition, I use the voice mail to answer my phone while I'm at work and it works perfectly every time. I like the pre-recorded messages that came on the installation cd and have used them exclusively. A few are muffled ... Read More
Rating:
- Good overall fax systemFor a fax program that is better than the windows version, this program is a no brainer. I have no trouble sending and receiving faxes. Good product to buy, no problems yet.
Rating:
- Compatibility ProblemsTried V4.0, did not reliably answer calls and itcaused problems with my system seizing up when answering.
Rating:
- Complex - Performs less than Satisfactory in Answering CallsUsed version 3 and 4.Choices of mail boxes, answering calls,paging, and faxing.The first PC answering machine we used wasFaxWorks on a Packard Bell PC.In contrast, every other package we have tried performs a great deal of secondary options, yet they are less than adequate on answering phone calls for small businesses. Furthermore, if you listened to a message on HotFax and wanted to replay, you need to open another menu.Possibly for you if you don't need the voice service.It is also difficult ... Read More
