[AccessD] Magic Jack (OT)

Yes, I understand.  I'm a night owl, so I've seen my share of
infomercials for that thing.  One of their selling points is to give
these to people over seas, which makes sense, IF they have a computer
and internet connection.  I'm not surprised about Thailand, our plant in
Vietnam struggles behind a connection that isn't very much faster then a
dialup modem!

One thing I've always thought was funny about their commercials, is that
a lot of people have DSL, and while it is possible to get DSL without a
'phone line' now, most people have the Phone/DSL package, so I wonder
how many people turned that off only to find their internet connection
gone, wondering why the magic jack stopped working! Lol

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William
Hindman
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:14 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Magic Jack (OT)

Drew
...yes and no ...unlike Vonage it requires a pc AND internet access
...on 
both ends ...given those, its very cheap and as reliable as its
dependents.
...Comcast gives me voip off my cable modem, no pc required on either
end 
...in Thailand they receive the calls on their landline or cell phones.
...pcs and internet access are still relatively expensive in Thailand so
the 
Magic Jack is not the "magic" answer you would think
William

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From: "Drew Wutka" <DWUTKA at marlow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:31 PM
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: [AccessD] Magic Jack (OT)

> Yes.  It's an IP phone 'jack', that plugs into your USB, allowing you
to
> plug your normal phone into it, making VoIP calls.  It is a US based
> system, so calls in the US are free, however, you can buy a Magic
Jack,
> send it to someone overseas (with Internet access), and they will then
> have a US number.
>
> It's something like $40, which is the jack, and 1 year of service,
after
> that, it's $20 a year for service, probably the cheapest phone service
> you can find.
>
> Drew
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