What Is Magic Jack?

Magic Jack is a service that has seen a huge increase in its popularity and usage throughout the US and Canada in recent years. Magic Jack is a voice over IP (VoIP) product, which works through plugging the dongle-like interface into the USB port of your computer and a landline telephone into the Ethernet port on the other end of the device. The service provides unlimited calls to all US and Canadian landline and cell phone numbers for an annual subscription charge of just $19.95

Voice over IP first became popular with consumers through Skype. However, since then a number of alternative services have become available, with varying levels of success. Perhaps much of Magic Jack’s success can be attributed to the fact it comes with a host of facilities that other providers charge extra for.

One example of these extras is a telephone number. Magic Jack users get a telephone number for incoming calls included in the price of the service. Users can even decide which area code they would like for their telephone numbers. IN addition to that, there is a call waiting service, voicemail and caller ID function all also included within the yearly fee. That’s quite a long list of features included within the price of the service, particularly when you consider that a number of other popular VOIP service providers do actually charge for such extras.

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.

Find out more about Magic Jack.

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