Magic Jack
Not entirely sure why I stopped in the Radio Shack and purchased this, but lately been in a more spontaneous mood – and I guess I wanted to test this device out for quality. I know that the math adds up. $40 for the device and first year of service, and $20 more per year for unlimited domestic phone usage.
It’s a little device that plugs into the USB port on your XP or Vista computer and on the other end you plug in a standard phone. Takes about 5 minutes to load the software and register, and you choose a new phone number and then can make unlimited calls.
So far it works really well. In my opinion its not quite rock solid like an old landline, but its very good voice quality, and there is some latency, but not too long. If it didn’t work out for me I was thinking of sending this off to a relative so that they can keep in touch with their parents in another state for cheap.
On the packaging it states that you can use this in other countries, and your callers will appear to call you in whichever area code you choose when you register. The Magic Jack is available at many Radio Shacks or you can order online. I’ll review more later on after using it for about a month.
