Magic Jack

My uncle introduced me to the MagicJack a few years ago and I have been using it ever since as my home phone. It's a low cost to try out and can save you money on your cell phone bill if you choose to use MagicJack as your home phone. For $39.95 plus shipping and handling, you receive the USB device and the license to use it for unlimited local and long distance calling for one year. Each additional year is $19.95. There are also multi-year packages to purchase at a discount. Try it out today you won't regret it! Below are some pros & cons to using the MagicJack.

MagicJack Pros
-$20 per year
-You can take it anywhere in the world to use with a computer that has a USB port
-You can buy a MagicJack and send one to a family member outside of the country and make free calls to them
-Includes many features such as voice mail, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, 411 and 911
-Save money on your cell phone bill by using it to make calls from home
-Uses any ordinary landline telephone, including cordless phones
-You don't have to install anything on your computer in order for the device to work
-Clear sound with super quality
-You can use call forwarding to a number of your choice
-Since you must have your computer on in order to receive calls, if it's night time and you would not like to receive calls you can turn your computer off

MagicJack Cons
-Must leave your computer on to receive calls
-Poor technical support (chat based only)
-You cannot port your existing local phone number (as of now)

-If your internet service does not work during a power outage, you will be without this phone service
-911 is through a different system than the 911 you call from a regular telephone