Magic Jack Internet Phone Review

Magic Jack is a newcomer to the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) family of Internet telephony. It is quick to install, simple to use and can not beat the price for making unlimited local and long distance calls in the U.S. and Canada. But Magic Jack is too good to be true?

Like most products, Magic Jack is it good points and it is not so good points. It is up to you to decide what is most important for you to make calls on the Internet and choose a product that should workbest in your situation.

Magic Jack Pros

Low cost to try out. For $ 39.95 plus shipping, you get the USB device, and the license to use it for unlimited local and long distance for one year. Each additional year costs $ 19.95. There are also a number of years to purchase packages at a discount. International calls can be free if you have someone who also call the unit. For example, if a family member who lives in another country can, you make a purchaseMagic Jack, and send it to them. Then you can call us for free, and they can call for free anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. Includes many features such as voice mail, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, 411 and 911 Save on your cell phone minutes, by making it, phone calls from home. Using an ordinary fixed network, including cordless phones. Headset and your computer microphone and speakers can also be used.

Magic Jack Cons

Your computer has to be turned on usingMagic Jack. Service can be intermittent. New company with growing pains, I can not recommend that to them only for your phone. Directory assistance, or 411 is advertising is on, if you call from your phone. If you are on the soft-phone screen, which the Life on the desktop, you will be taken to a web site to look up phone numbers. 911 is by a different system to the 911 call from a regular phone. When setting up your Magic Jack, you ask thephysical location of the phone in case the caller's 911th Until this service is much more stable, I would not rely on their 911 in an emergency. Another reason for keeping your landline phone. If your Internet service does not work during a power outage, you will be without this phone service also. If you are a cell phone that will work, this is another reason not to your landline phone service cancel. Make sure you keep a phone that does notUse electricity on hand for emergencies.

As with most or all VoIP services, you must have a high-speed Internet connection to use this service. These services include broadband, DSL, WiFi, FIOS, cable internet or WiMax. It is not recommended for use with satellite internet.

If you are with a service you make free long distance calls to allow interested in, try Magic Jack. If the dumping your current landline phone service is what you need, the other VOIPServices that are available and that have a long track record of performance.