A Wired Home Needs Magic Jack

Filed in archive VOIP on May 15, 2010

In today's fast-paced, information-driven world, more and more homes are turning to the Internet for information. "Waitaminute, it's been like that for several years, if not a decade!" you scream. Yes, that's true, but now, almost everybody is not just wired, they're also mobile. This leads us to what I'm getting at: a device that's both wired and for the home, and mobile or portable.

I'm sure you're familiar with magicJack. I remember the Gadgets Weblog's article about it. "VoIP and Skype are the latest things, but sometimes those services can be hard to deal with. You might want to consider the magicJack, a device that can simplify the process of calling via the Internet."

I heeded Gadgets Weblog author Mark Rollins' advice and got myself a magicJack, and it has been serving me ever since, even though I don't live in North America.

That's where the magic of magicJack comes in. I can call anyone in the United States and, to some extent, Canada. The device, which plugs into a USB port on a computer and uses a standard RJ-11 phone jack where you plug in a standard phone, is very handy whenever I call relatives living in New Jersey.

It's like calling my next-door neighbors--that is, if your connection to the Internet isn't shocked. The real bonus to having the magicJack around when you live in a wired home outside North America is you can call anyone who has a magicJack anywhere in the world without paying extra for it.

For more information about rates and the device itself, go check out the official magicJack website.