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Magic Jack - Update

Published
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Joe Barnes
on November 14, 2008
in Joe, Mac and Stuff
. 1 Comment

www.magicjack.com

So, I have now had my Magic Jack for 6 months and I have to say that I am very impressed with this little gadget.  Everything that the website has said about this gadget has been the truth.  So, what can you do with this Magic Jack?

1.  Get rid of your expensive phone bill!  As long as you have fast enough Internet access, the Magic Jack will work.  I was in DR Congo, Africa and we were using satellite for Internet, when it was up.  The speed was not fast at all, maybe around 128k or so.  The Magic Jack worked!  Yes, in the middle of no where in Africa!  So, if you can get out of your home phone bill, do it and get one of these.  Again, it cost me $50 for the first YEAR and then $20 dollars every YEAR after.  Yes, YEAR…not month.

2.  If you travel outside of the U.S., this is for you!  I bought a second Magic Jack and left it in Africa so they could call back to the U.S.  It does not matter where you are in the world, you can call back to the US, and I believe Canada, for that small yearly price.  Oh, and you do have to have internet access.  I you know of a missionary, this would be something so awesome to give to them.

I have a cousin that her and her husband are in Italy.  He is in the Navy and is stationed over there.  I told my aunt about the Magic Jack, so she bought one for them.  They will not need to get phone service while they are in Italy.  As long as they have internet access, they will be able to use this and call back home.

I also have a buddy of mine that is teaching a class for my company over in Germany.  He bought a Magic Jack so I told him he needed to bring it with him to Germany and use it.  He told me that AT&T cell phone service for him over in Germany would be .99 cents a minute.  WOW!  So he brought his Magic Jack and is making free calls back home.

My daughter is getting to that age where she likes to get on the phone, and stay on it.  Instead of getting an additional phone line from TWC, I am going to get another Magic Jack and connect it to her computer.  Then she will have her own phone and it will not tie up the home phone.  Plus, it will save me a lot of money each month.

With all that said, I do not work for Magic Jack.  I have never met Magic, or Jack.  I got it because I was tired of paying my $30 - $40 dollar a month phone bill.  I saw the commercial and thought, you know what, for $50 dollars, why not try it.  I did and I have been so impressed.  The I got a second one for the DR Congo, Africa mission trip I went on and that was truley a gift from God.

So, if you have any questions about this, post a comment and I will answer your question.  I get so many “hits” on this blog site every day from people that are searching for Magic Jack, and if it really work. YES, it does, and again, if you have questions, post a comment and I will answer them.

Magic Jack - Does it work? - update

Published
by
Joe Barnes
on June 9, 2008
in Mac and Stuff
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Does it work….YES!  However, this is what I have found out:

On a Windows computer you get all the features; caller id, call waiting, better “control panel” software on your computer.

On a Mac computer you do not get all the features.  However, you do still get outstanding phone service.

Cons:
Computer has to be running 24/7 for phone service
All features don’t work if you are using it on a Mac

Pros:
1st year is $50 a year, each year after that is $20…common….that is cheap!!!!
Quality of service has been better than expected.
Customer service department has answered and helped me and the experience was great.
I get to cancel my $30 a month phone bill!!!

Conclusion, I think this product is great.  So much that I ordered a second one, that will be going to Africa with me.  I have already recommended this to my friends and family.  With the way the economy is going right now, every penny counts!

Magic Jack - Does it work?

Published
by
Joe Barnes
on May 28, 2008
in Mac and Stuff
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So I ordered a Magic Jack the other day. It cost me $50. Their web site says that for $50 I get calls within the US for free, for a year. Yes…for a year. Then after the first year, each year after it is like $20 or $30. Hmmm…I pay $30 a month, not including taxes. That is $360 a year, again, not including taxes. So I decided to get this little gadget and see for myself if it works. I actually installed it today. It took less than 5 minutes, oh, and I did it on my Mac. I called Melanie at the church and it was more clear than my Time Warner Cable phone. I had a friend of mine call me at the new number and he was really impressed. I will play around with it for the next month. If all is good, I am probably going to cancel my TWC phone service. With gas prices going up, we need to save every penny we got. I will post up later my pro/cons of the Magic Jack.