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Magic Jack Voip Service Without The Cost

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Magic Jack a USB device allowing you to send and receive phone calls through your computer's broadband connection. No monthly bill or service charges. If you need a cheap second phone line especially if you have teens then this is a viable option that will allow them unlimited chat and phone service.

New Table of Contents

  1. Voip Pricing
  2. Other Voip Providers
  3. Magic Jack Installation
  4. Magic Jack Features
  5. Traveling
  6. The Founder
  7. Testing Magic Jack
  8. In Summary
  12. Reader Feedback

Voip Pricing

Save Money

The Magic Jack device is plugged into your computer's usb port and the other end into your phone.

Selling for an initial fee of $39.95 plus shipping and handling.
The first year of phone service is included with the purchase price.
Thereafter, it is renewed each year for only $19.95.
You can purchase up to four additional years at a time for $59.95.">

Other Voip Providers

Fees And Security Issues

Some of the more well known voip providers may require additional equipment plus activation and/or cancellation fees.

Magic Jack does not require additional equipment or any contracts. If unsatisfied with the service you may cancel at anytime.

Its nearest competitor in-terms of price may be Skype, but Skype does not offer 911 service.

Another problem with Skype is that security may be a big issue. Upon browsing Skype user forums there are a number of instances where their accounts have been hacked.

If you do a lot of long distance calling voip services tend to be cheaper than traditional landlines even with unlimited calling plans.
The savings are even greater if you pay per minute charges for long distance calling.

Many of the better known Voip providers like Vonage, Verizon, Packet8, Net2Phone and AT&T will run upwards of $200 yearly. Magic Jack is just a pittance when compared to these services.">

Magic Jack Installation

Simple And Easy

Installation is relatively simple. The usb device will install itself.
Select the phone number of your choice.
Setup 911 service and call forwarding if desired.

Magic Jack Features

What You Get

* Three-way(conference)calling
* can be used with a headset or house phone
* Caller ID
* Call waiting
* Call forwarding
* Voicemail
* Telephone number not listed in directories
* Free phone number
* Do not disturb
* Free 911 service
* Free 411(directory Assistance)

Traveling

Internationally

When traveling internationally you can still enjoy the convenience of unlimited free calling from your Magic Jack phone number to all locations in the US and Canada.

The Founder

Who Is David Borislow

Although Magic Jack maybe newer than some of the older Voip providers, it is a technology well worth looking into.

David Borislow inventor of the Magic Jack device and founder of Ymax communications corporation a U.S based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC). Borislow has over 20 years in the telecommunications industry and winner of the J.D Power and Associates Award.

It is reported that David Borislow provided most of the funding for Magic Jack by investing $17 million from his own pockets.

Testing Magic Jack

The Results

Having tested Magic Jack, I found the clarity of incoming and outgoing calls were amazingly clear on both headset and house phone.

In Summary

Is It Worth It

At this time Magic Jack is only available online. However, there are plans to make it available in retail stores.

With the commitment of its inventor and continual upgrades, this company appears to have plans to be around for the long haul.
As with any new service there may be imperfections that will improve as system upgrades continue. However, for the price, Magic Jack may turn out to be a tough competitor for some of the more expensive Voip providers.

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  • Reply
    Reba Jul 21, 2010 @ 1:16 am | delete
    I went online for a free 30 day trial and found out after I had put in my debit card number and recieved my Conformation number that it wasn't a free trail. Now I am wanting to canceled this order and cannot contact no one about this. This is called bait and switch and that is against the law.
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    50now51later Jun 25, 2010 @ 10:13 am | delete
    I live in Montreal and when I tried to get phone line the Montreal area code was not available; so I am using a quebec city area code instead.
    Calling out is not a problem anywhere

    If you check the other services.
    Let's say you want to use your cell
    to make longdistances, it's cheap cheap
    I think 2 cents a minute
  • Reply
    Chris Dec 20, 2009 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    My issue is that the Magic Jack company sells to Canadian's but does not offer ANY canadian area codes. Yes we do save on our long distance fee's but the fact that we can't get a local number is not acceptable. They also double charged my credit card two times and never refunded me. I had to cancel the Visa to cut them off, they told me to go to the consumer protection agency they didn't care. Other than that yes it is great...
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    MJ User Feb 1, 2009 @ 6:02 pm | delete
    I have my Magic Jack connected to a 7 year old laptop with old USB 1 ports. It works great. I like to fool around with new technology and needed a second line. I am more than pleased with this. I have had one or two issues that seemed to have cleared up. I am almost ready to say that I would think about using it as a main line. I have had it for a month so I'll use it a bit more before making any firm judgements.
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    drbray Dec 13, 2008 @ 3:45 pm | delete
    MagicJack® Set Up

    After you have connected the device for the first time and registered the device, you should probably run TCP Optimizer to "tune" your computer to work with it in an efficient manner; it can be downloaded from the following website:

    http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

    (Quick use instructions are found on download site too)

    MagicJack® Uses

    1.Inexpensive Secondary Telephone Service
    2.Excellent adjunct to expensive prime time and/or poor indoor Cellular Telephone Service
    3.Distribute magicJack® phone number to all contacts as primary contact number
    4.When outdoors have the magicJack® phone number forwarded to cell phone
    5.When indoors use the magicJack® phone to reach and be reached by contacts
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    tdove Nov 1, 2008 @ 4:34 pm | delete
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