Magic Jack Explained

In recent years, the voice over IP service, Magic Jack, has become increasingly popular in both Canada and the USA. Basically, Magic Jack is a dongle-like device that plugs into your computer and has a socket at the other side for you to plug in a standard telephone. It costs $19.95 per year for the service and this includes unlimited outgoing calls to US or Canada based phone numbers.

Skype originally made voice over IP services popular. Since the success of that service, numerous others have become available, some more popular than others. It's fair to say that much of Magic Jack's success in this increasingly competitive market is down to its additional facilities at no charge.

An example of these additional facilities is the telephone number. Magic Jack users get a phone number included in their service at no extra cost in order to enable them to receive incoming calls. There's an element of choice in the number too, given that users can decide which area code etc they would like to have. On top of the number, there is a voicemail service, call waiting service and caller ID all included in the annual fee. This is a pretty rich list of features for an inclusive fee, particularly when compared to a number of the alternative services out there.

Many users ask about international calls with Magic Jack. You can indeed make them through the service but they are not included in the annual fee. However, the price per minute for international calls is much lower than the cost of the same calls through standard telephone services, making it appealing for those who do frequently make international calls.

In Summary, Magic Jack offers very useful features available on mobile telephones and geographically fixed landlines while utilising VoIP through the Internet. This allows for huge savings on regular calls within the US and Canada as well as calls to overseas destinations.

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