Re: Anyone here using Magic Jack?

[Peter Dow <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since you need to have a computer on to use it, seems like Skype is 
simpler. For 2.95usd/month you can call land lines; calling other Skype 
users is free.

John Jones wrote:
> sjl - You would need a PC with a high-speed 'net connection.  Where it is in
> your house wouldn't matter as long as it gets sufficient bandwidth.
>
> Tom - As to loss of service, besides our home line, both my wife & I have
> cell phones so we already have double redundancy.
>
> All - If you do not normally have a PC on 24x7 then the added electricity
> usage for Magic Jack would eat into the savings v. Vonage or any other telco
> provider.  Keeping a PC running 24x7 will cost up to about $10 a month
> depending on the machine & your electric rates.
>
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> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Tom Liotta <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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> > sjl wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > If I switch from Vonage to Magic Jack, I would first need to buy a PC and
> > > put it where my Vonage router currently sits.
> > >       
> > If I switched to MagicJack, I'd certainly make sure that I had a
> > _spare_ PC available. (A "hot" spare would be nice.)
> >
> > Loss of phone service where I live could be deadly. And the life of
> > a PC is far from guaranteed.
> >
> > Tom Liotta
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