Anyone tried Magic Jack?

[Mole_J]

Just wondering if anyone has tried Magic Jack? Both positive and negative experiences with them?

I heard of it about a year ago, but never thought about switching over as my home line.

I have Vonage at the moment and like them a lot. Now I pay $40 a month for Vonage, I have an international plan to make calling some countries free. My wife uses mostly phone cards now to make international calls. It is easier to control the costs of calls.

Magic Jack cost $40 for the device that plugs into a USB on your computer. Plug your phone into that and make calls like normal. Then there is a charge of only $20 a year.

[RamboPreacher]

I thought about it. but I chose not to, for the same reason I don't already have VOIP. I already have a cell phone for long distance, and my land line works even when my ISP doesn't, so if (when) the ISP dies, I can still make/recieve a land line call.

I have thought about it more recently as we have come to a point that realistically the only time we do use the land line is to receive calls from folks that know our home number of 20 years; and for the DTV to sync up with programming. the latter could work on voip. the former would be a rather large learning curve, unless I could keep my same number.

[Full Quiver]

Barkey Bryant swears by it! Well, he doesn't swear but you catch my drift right?

[Pianoman]

My sister got one over the weekend. She called me &
the clarity was really good. I wouldn't have known if
she hadn't told me.

Her only complaint thus far is that the computer has to
be on for it to work.

[Shellie]

I think I should get my eyes checked. Maybe I'm just weary. I thought you asked if anyone had ever tried any black magic?



I thought.....I'm thinking about trying some this week.