I love it when I can get something better for less. A lot less!
Fed up with the major landline provider in my area, constantly raise rates, noise on the line, outages, etc, I started looking into VOIP (Voice over internet protocol) systems. Ended up getting a Magic Jack just to try out. This has got to be the best bargain out there. Works flawlessly. Unlimited local and long distance calling. Call waiting, call forwarding, caller ID, answering service, even a cel phone app. All at no extra charge. Speaking of which, this thing costs less a year than I was paying a month for just basic service!
They only drawback was, it only worked on one wired phone and that had to be near your router. But then, I found a way to make the Magic Jack work on every extension in the house. Turns out, all you have to do is disconnect the outside phone line from inside the box and plug the Magic Jack into any unused phone outlet. Volla! Whole house VOIP service. So, last week, much to their chagrin, I fired the phone company!
There's also something very neat you can do with this little device. Have friends and family overseas you want to call without it costing you or them an arm and a leg? Just get a Magic Jack, set it up with a US phone number and send it to them. As long as they have net access, they're now a local call.
