Traditionally, a fax was sent via the phone line to and from a physical fax machine. You can also open your inbound faxes right in your email inbox and read them on your desktop or mobile device-no more bulky fax machines. With virtual fax, you can send large files or sensitive information over the Internet. Typically, you need an Internet connection and a cloud-based fax service provider. Essentially, virtual fax (sometimes also called eFax) lets you send and receive documents in the cloud.