MagicJack an alternative to Vonage?
We are currently using Vonage for our local and long distance calls from home, but we are always looking for ways to save money. I was checking out this post at BudgetCents.net, and have ordered a free 30-day trial from magicJack. Our current local and long distance bill is about $30 per month – if magicJack works out, we would end up paying $40 per year (this is for the first year – it is then $20 each subsequent year). That would be a savings of about $320 per year!
Basically, you plug one end of the magicJack device into a USB port, and then your landline phone into the other end. This works out for us, as we have one laptop that sits in our bedroom for our processor-heavy tasks such as video editing and music conversions. We’ve also had our issues with Vonage throughout the years, with less-than-stellar reception at times and the inability to receive our voicemail messages in a timely manner.
I am really glad that there is a 30-day trial, and will post again once I receive it and check it out.
What do you think? Would you find this useful if it works? How much would you save?
Something has to be missing for the price. How is that even possible? Cheaper is not always better and sometimes you get exactly what you pay for. I use TrinitiComm (http://www.triniticomm.com). It’s way better, has more features, provides true unlimited local, long distance and international calling and is even cheaper than Vonage.
It is interesting how they can do this. Especially since they have to pay local phone companies for dead-ending the calls that are made to regular phone lines.