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I never heard of MagicJack, which is surprising since it's been around for a couple years, and typically I or one of my friends comes across "gizmos" like this before the general public. It sounded interesting, but like Clarke said on his radio show, it's surprising the company can offer the service for that price. There has to be a "catch", which seems to be outlined by the negative reviews below:<br> <br> http://www.laptopmag.com/review/voip/magicJack.aspx<br> <br> http://youtube.com/watch?v=zvsLfiOELaA<br> <br> The quality of reception likely has more to do with the quality and speed of the internet connection. It sounds as if those that have better than 3 mB connection have little issues with the product.<br> <br> Cellphone signal boosters: Debunked as worthless on this radio show and others. Those that claim an improvement can chalk it up to coincidence only. This is regarding those "cute" stickers you are supposed to fix to your phone. If there are active powered "repeaters" you place in your home, that's different.<br> <br> Land Lines: Provide some use, but are a dying breed. With wireless plans becoming so affordable, it's not worth having an unnecessary second line, when you can just use your cell at home. Of course, there are rural areas where signal coverage is low, so a land line is still mandatory.<br> <br> Needless to say, land lines can go out during natural disasters, so that's no reason to keep one, and as far as security systems, I thought they've all gone away from phone lines in favor of internet routing or radio signals. Maybe there are some providers still using the older technology.<br> <br> Cell phones and 911? Look up e-911.<br> <br> "Computer @ home without land line?" - not sure what's being asked here, but DSL no longer requires land line service, and there's also cable, satellite and cellular (you can either tether your cell phone to your computer, or buy a cellular card for your PC or laptop).
By Scott J. Smith
