Free MagicJack Trial: VoIP Phone Service Review

MagicJack promises that it's calls over the internet will be clear, and that they will be free, and they have delivered on that promise. MagicJack is an innovative newcomer to the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, that offers unlimited local and long distance phone service in the US and Canada for $19.99 per year... And, they're now letting customers try their VoIP phone service for 30 days for free.

Over the years, telephone companies and cable companies have ventured into this new technology. Instead of landline phones like we all used to have. The new technology of broadband and high speed internet now allows consumers to make phone calls while piggybacking on this system. The premise is, you're already paying for your internet connection, so you might as well use it for phone calls, too.

Unlike other VoIP companies like Vonage, MagicJack does not charge any monthly fee for calls within the US and Canada, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Also, if you're outside of the US, but are calling the US and Canada, that call, too, is free! This is a great savings for people who are abroad for extended periods of time.

For international calls, you must purchase prepaid minutes. But it still won't cost as much as regular phone rates. Imagine your savings. All you need is to buy the MagicJack USB dongle, let the software load, register for a number, and then you're done. Your calls will go through as normal. Yes, it is your actual phone and not the computer that will be ringing. And phone to phone is actually the way to make calls with MagicJack. Unlike Skype where you have to pay for calls that are PC to phone, with MagicJack, after that original $39.99 for the USB dongle and the first year of phone service, you're done!

Do you need your PC to be always on? What happens if your PC is not turned on? As long as you're on a call, your PC must be turned on. Otherwise the call will get terminated.

If a call comes in, and your PC is turned off, then the call will go to voice mail, automatically. MagicJack also offers call waiting, caller ID, call forwarding and conference calls. For caller ID, the number you chose and registered during the initial set up, will be the name and number that will appear on your friend's phones.

There are just a few simple requirements needed to use the MagicJack successfully. These requirements include connection with a high-speed Internet service like broadband, DSL, cable Internet, WI-FI, or Wi-Max, and MS Windows XP/Vista, or Apple/Mac together with Intel. Satellite Internet is not recommended when using the magic Jack.

With the use of the MagicJack, you can now call anyone in the US, or in Canada, through their landline,computer phones or cellular phones. You are also able to take any calls from these phones as well. Reviewers have been consistent with this conclusion: The call quality from MagicJack is superb. One won't even notice that it is an entirely new technology that makes these calls possible.

A fee for the USB dongle, and only $19.95 after the first year, is the entire cost for unlimited internet phone service. Imagine how much savings you get because of this smart device. There was a time that we all paid for every call we made. Local, regional, long distance and toll calls were all premium services. Nowadays, because of technology, your phone can now be activated with just a USB flash drive. This same call will be piggybacking on your internet connection, and the cool thing is, the quality is just plain awesome. Magic Jack gives you clear calls at such negligible cost that people are now trading their traditional phones for MagicJack service.

PC Magazine gave MagicJack a rating of very good. At the price of $39.99 with no cost during the first year, your phone just became your best friend again.