holy crap check this out

[UriA702]

I heard this on the computeramerica podcast.

http://www.magicjack.com/site/index.html

$20 a year for phone service! how awesome is this?

 

[hermeslyre]

Looks legit, looks great. I want it.

 

[bumblebee_tuna]

I don't see any fine-print nor any technical specs, which would seem iffy to me.....

 

[UriA702]

It's on CNBC and CNET

 

[hermeslyre]

The guys over at DSLreports seem to like it.

Edit: now that I read more about it, I really do want to try this out. It's super cheap, the quality is supposed to be great, it's unlimited service.. There are no downsides. Nice find man!

 

[sup2jzgte]

seems cool but how do you receive calls?

 

[hermeslyre]

Same way you receive calls normally, the phone rings, and if you feel like it you'll pick it up. They'll give you a phone number. You have to keep the internets running obviously.

 

[Kazoon]

I wonder if your phone number would show on other peoples caller id's when you make an out going phone call? And I dont see any caller id service available for the user end?

 

[hermeslyre]

It would, as a 703 area coded number, or something like that. you get Caller ID as well, I believe.

 

[pc-tech]

seems iffy

 

[hermeslyre]

You're just a fuddy-duddy. This is gonna be big, Better than Skype and all the other voIP services. It getting it's own wikipedia page soon, I think, the request has been made..