I Have Been Using Magic Jack Over a Year

I create websites on my spare time and I put information on them that needs phone verification. Most of the calls I make are long distance I needed a service that was inexpensive. I am trying to keep costs to a minimum so I did not want to invest in the pricey phone packages that my phone company offered just to get unlimited long distance.

I tried Skpe and I will tell you they have a quality service and it is cheaper than a lot of other long distance plans. Still, I needed something less expensive to cut down on my costs.

When I saw the MagicJack commercials I naturally thought it was too good to be true – you could make unlimited calls long distance nationwide for $19.95 a year, free phone number, free voice mail, free call waiting, caller id, and free directory assistance? I thought something had to be terribly flawed about the device or the service for that kind of value.  What is the catch?

I took the chance and bought one at my local Radio Shack for $39.99. The $39.99 includes one year of long distance plus price of device and comes with a short USB cable.

I plugged in the MagicJack in my USB port in my desktop computer. Dialing software automatically downloaded. I registered my information and was ready to make my first phone call. You can use a headset plugged into your computer and dial the number from the software or you can plug your regular telephone into the Magic Jack.

I plugged in my telephone in the Magic Jack and made my first call. I just couldn’t believe it! My first call was clear, no disconnects like I expected. I made my second call; I couldn’t even concentrate on what I was talking about to the person on the other end because of my excitement over the MagicJack. One call after another and it was working great. Very, very seldom do you get a number you have to dial twice to connect.

Since I really bought this to use calling to verifying information for my websites, I forgot about all the other features it came with. It really is a separate phone line. You can actually have people call your Magic Jack phone number and receive calls. When your phone is not plugged in, it will go straight to voicemail and you can retrieve the message through your email.

There is one thing I did not have success with, using just headphones. The calls did not connect well and very bad clarity. It may be my computers that are the problem, I cannot say. Although it works perfectly fine with my telephone.

By the way, the MagicJack works just as well on my wireless laptop as my hardwired desktop. You do need DSL or Cable internet to use MagicJack.

If you have been on the fence about trying MagicJack, you have nothing to loose by taking advantage of their 30-day free trial offer – use MagicJack for 30 days and pay nothing. Back when I bought this, if I could have tried it out with no risk, I would have jumped on it.