is this bull or is it real
 

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...IJ1WQD91BE3RO0

i dont know if the link will work i hope it does -- jz

I only read the beginning, it sounds like skype. My mother regularly uses it to call internationally for free. I believe as long as the other party has skype its free, if you want to call a land line you might have to sign up for something, but its like .01 cents.

It's real. its VoIP just like Vonage or any of the other companies using VoIP.

:werd: i've done that a few times, now if only my grandmother had the internet way out in bumble****

it's not the same as a normal voip
you plug it into a USB port then plug your phone into it and call through the computer it costs 40 bucks for the first year where other's such as skype/vonage charge 40.00 a month my buddy bought one off a tv add and it is surprisingly good I recommend going back and reading the entire article
This thing is going to put regular land lined phone services and other voip's out of business in a year or 2

How is it not the same as VoIP? Only real difference is MagicJack has a dedicated phone network and doesnt lease like the other VoIP companies. It's still VoIP.

Quoted from the article

"Unlike most voice-over-Internet Protocol — or VoIP — providers., YMax is licensed as a phone company in the continental U.S. and operates a wide network of servers to carry its calls. VoIP providers generally outsource that side of the business."


Quoted from their site

"many other VoIP carriers do not have dedicated telephone networks, and lease this service from other companies. This can result in higher costs and poorer reliability. magicJack uses a dedicated telephone network."

My mother pays 0 for skype to make international phone calls, try again.

still pays the monthly charge or is she calling others on the SKYPE NETWORK below copied from there sign up page
https://signup.boingo.com/skype/self...do?SCC=SKPE200


You can choose how often you want to use Skype Zones...
Sorry, Skype Zones Beta is only available for Windows XP and Windows 2000

Skype Zones Beta Unlimited
For a monthly fee of $7.95 you can become a Skype Zones member and get an all you can eat subscription with unlimited Skype usage anywhere on the network. Your credit card will be charged $7.95 each month. Cancelling your subscription is easy, simply let us know 5 days before your next billing date by sending an email to zonessupport@skype.net or by calling Boingo at 866 526 4646 (from the US) or +1 310 460 3906 (from outside the US).
Skype Zones Beta AsYouGo
Pay as you go with a $2.95 fee per connection, allowing up to 2 consecutive hours of Skype access to a single Skype Zones location.

Make calls from your computer — free to other people on Skype and cheap to landlines and cell phones around the world.

sorry 40.00 bucks year beats 8.00 a month IMO not to mention alot of older people don't want to deal with the hassle of going and buying a headset and microphone

Skype is FREE to other people with Skype. How do you beat FREE?

true but not every one has skype not to mention if every one did have skype they would go out of business because they wouldn't be making any money

1. My almost seventy year old grandma uses skype, I think anyone with half a brain can figure it out.
2. You do not have to buy a headset, those are a pain, just buy a separate mic that can be placed anywhere on your desk and a camera that's mounted somewhere and you are set. Not that hard.
3. And yes i meant my mother uses skype to skype connection. And regarding the "not everyone has it" - it takes less then 5 minutes to get it. Get a computer with an ISP and hello free phone. I have NOT used a landline since I moved to US. Its almost been 10 years now, they became obsolete a long time ago.