Magic Jack

Tired of paying a monthly rental fee for your land line telephone for your Condo Unit? I found a company that sells Computer Phones. The current cost is $39.95 for the hardware and $20 a year for service. You can make unlimited long distance and/or local calls and talk as long as you like for no additional charge. The first year will then average a monthly cost of $5 per month or $60 for the first year and about $1.65 a month thereafter. This includes the cost of the magic jack itself. And it can be taken with you to whatever computer you want to use it on. To my knowledge, it works nationwide.




See how you just plug the Magic Jack hardware into your USB port, either into the front or the back of your computer, then you plug your phone line from any phone you want to use into the Magic Jack. There was no disc accompanying the hardware. The Magic Jack hardware can be plugged into any computer, lap top any number of times. The only other thing you need is a cordless or landline phone to go with it. The phone sends and receives calls without issue. The only trick will be to keep people from taking it when they leave your rental unit. But maybe that's just another reason you have a security deposit.

Try it . . . I think you'll like it. And if it only works for 3 months, you're already ahead of the game. Magic Jack can be reached at: http://www.magicjack.com/2/?mid=304185

One more important point to remember. I am not recommending the Magic Jack nor am I saying that this system is flawless. There are certainly issues.

1. You need to navagate through the system to figure out how it works
2. While you are on the phone, sometimes it shuts off.
3. Waiting for a dial tone can be frustrating.
4. After you get a dial tone, you dial your number and then there's silence, then after 3-4 seconds another dial tone sounds. You dial again and the same scenario happens.
5. Sometimes there's a kick back to your computer and your computer locks up. When this happens, simply unplug the Magic Jack and your computer should return to its former status.

Yes it is frustrating. But for the cost of $2-$5 a month, that's peanuts compared to what you are paying now. And for the most part, their system does work. I'm hoping that in time, technology will improve and this system will in fact be a useful one. You may want to go onto a review site to see what others might have found good or bad with the system.

NEW NOTE ON MAGIC JACK: WE HAVE NOW USED THIS JACK FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AND FINALLY WE FIGURED OUT THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH OUR JACK WAS NOT THE MAGIC JACK AT ALL, IT WAS THE CONNECTION TO THE USB PORT. IT WASN'T GETTING A GOOD CONNECTION. NOW IT APPEARS TO BE WORKING FLAWLESSLY AND WE LEAVE IT PLUGGED IN 24/7.