The short answer
No. A fax can only be delivered to a landline, because a cell network cannot answer a fax machine's call. Cell numbers are refused or will fail.
If the person you want to reach only has a cell phone, ask them for an email address or a landline fax number. The number checker will flag numbers that look like cell phones.
A fax needs a fax machine on the line
A fax is not a message that waits in an inbox. It is a phone call during which two fax machines exchange pages in real time. A cell phone has no machine to answer that call, so the connection never completes.
That is why CaptainFax delivers to landlines only. The rule applies to all seven destinations.
Recognizing a cell number
In France, cell phones start with 06 or 07. In Germany they begin with 015, 016 or 017, in Spain with 6 or 7, in Italy with 3, and in Portugal with 9. Canadian cell and landline numbers look the same, so the format will not help you there.
The number checker is built to flag the obvious cases for each country.
Other options for the recipient
Some organizations forward their landline fax to an email address or use an online service to receive faxes. Ask whether that exists. If the person has no fax line at all, an emailed PDF will serve them better than any workaround.
If you are the one without a fax line, our page on receiving a fax explains what the service does and does not provide. For sending from a phone, see faxing from your phone.
Worth remembering
- Only landline fax numbers can receive a fax.
- Cell numbers will not work, in any of the seven countries.
- Ask the recipient for a landline fax or an email address.