Magiccrap! I mean, uh, MagicJack! ;)

[matrix563]

Skype Killer - Magic Jack - $20.00 a year phone service
http://www.magicjack.com/3/index.asp

Reviews
http://www.magicjack.com/3/reviews.asp

FAQ:
http://www.magicjack.com/3/faq/

Can I use my existing phone number as my magicJack number?
Yes, but not yet. You will be able to transfer or port your existing local phone number to magicJack, for a nominal fee, in the coming months.

I am trying the free trial, I'll post results here later on!!

http://www.download.com/MagicBlock/3000-2349_4-10838528.html?cdlPid=10843178

found that by reading the reviews!!

 

[alik4041]

I was watching some tv show like HSN or something today and they had this..it looked okay...

 

[AltTabbins]

I would avoid them. Read the user reviews.
This is like ANY cheap voip in my opinion.. You are paying $40 for a years worth of phone service... what do you expect?

 

[matrix563]

whats wrong with cheap voip? my sunrocket was great till they went belly up. aside from suddenly going belly up, cheap voip is great!

 

[krupted]

i like cheap voip- but thats what skype is too. though skype costs roughly $100 a year to go in/out unlimited, i feel its a pretty damn good service. and you know theyre not going bellyup anytime soon....

 

[$ilvano]

I did a service call on someones comp that had magic jack. Other than the actual usb hardware taking over the soundcard, it sounded like crap.

 

[krupted]

skype is pretty dominant too when it connects to a call. it likes top QOS priorities on your router and nothing else running on the machine. i couldnt imagine anyone using skype on their everyday pc- if you're getting incoming calls you really need a dedicated server box for it.

 

[HemiRick]

I just switched from a vonage line to a majic jack and the quality and service is exactly the same. I also signed up for the 4 more years of service for $50 deal....so in theory $90 for 5 years of phone service....my only complaint is that they haven't got number porting going yet.