| Magic jacks or the Magic jack phone service, is | | | | dependable as that of regular landline phone |
| the up and coming leader in the VOIP long | | | | services, and thats the downside. In my opinion its |
| distance game. At a time when the economy is | | | | just not advisable to only have VOIP phone, |
| suffering, products that manage to save | | | | especially during emergencies. The magic jack |
| individuals hundreds to thousands of dollars are | | | | internet phone is the best choice as a |
| always going to blossom in spite of the recession | | | | SECONDARY phone, bar none! But I certainly |
| and any other financial difficulties we may be | | | | wouldn't recommend it as your solo phone! |
| having. Magic jacks is not perfect, not by any | | | | You can make local calls you are even granted a |
| means but companies and individuals have proven | | | | special phone number you can make national |
| time and time again, based on their savings off | | | | long-distance and even international long distance |
| their phone bills, which probably is the reason why | | | | calls with. The more long-distance calls to make, |
| its been getting lots of attention nowadays. | | | | the bigger your savings! |
| Let me start off with the negatives of magic | | | | A special magic jack phone number is granted |
| jack Internet phone service, and on this article I'll | | | | when you sign-up and is active regardless of |
| try to show you both the negatives and positives | | | | where you are in the world! You can receive calls |
| of the service. | | | | to and from anyone, anywhere, and they are |
| First off, you're going to be required to have fast | | | | totally free when calls originate or directed |
| Internet connection and that is the main | | | | towards US and Canadian numbers. |
| requirement of ANY voiceover telephony | | | | The package itself costs $39.95, and if you're like |
| systems. There's just no getting around that, that | | | | my sister? It'll literally pay for itself within hours.. :) |
| is required. Although you can enjoy unlimited free | | | | The other free features they come with are free |
| local and national long-distance including Canada, | | | | calls to cellphones, free voice mail, free caller id, |
| international calls are possible only if the other | | | | free call waiting, free call forwarding and some |
| person also has the device himself !Having that | | | | others I can't recall at the moment. |
| they are wired to have the capability to call | | | | At any rate if you're interested in this sort of |
| ANYONE in the US and Canada(with or without | | | | thing I recommend that you DO NOT purchase |
| the device) unlimited and vice versa. | | | | right away, and instead take them on their |
| If you have a business partner, family member | | | | one-month free trial offer just to see if this is |
| residing in another country and you anticipate a lot | | | | something you could find your own reasons to |
| of calls back and forth? It definitely is a good idea | | | | benefit from, and hopefully cut down your phone |
| to send the device over, and watch the savings | | | | bills by a few hundreds, to several thousands if |
| pile up! | | | | you're a heavy long-distance consumer. |
| 911 service on the magic jack is not as | | | | |