The 1-page manual said “Take it out, and try another USB port.” I did that, and a small blue light on the MajicJack turned on, and it started to self-install on my computer. When I first plugged it in, nothing happened. It only supports Windows XP and Vista, so Mac folks are out of luck for now. USB extension cord), and the other end is a phone jack. One end is USB (and thoughtfully comes with a 1 ft. This thing really is tiny! It’s the size of a Zippo lighter. It was shipped in a small padded envelope via First Class mail for $1.81 – very economical! See below for a picture of the unopened product. I received prompt order and shipping confirmations via e-mail, and it arrived just 4 days later. I found a coupon code ‘SUNROCKET’ that knocked off the $3.95 shipping, so I spent $39.95 total. I figured, for $40, why not try it out? There’s even a 30-day return policy. At first, I was skeptical, but then a reader e-mailed me last week and said it works great. You can also call to the US from international locations, but you can’t call to international countries at all.
It only cost $40 and includes one year of unlimited incoming/outgoing calls with free long distance.
Then I ran across something similar by a start-up called MagicJack. My initial idea was to get a real phone number with Skype (~$60+/year) and getting a $50 D-Link USB Phone adapter that replicates a phone jack, but the reviews were hit and miss. I like having multiple headsets around the house and not having to worry about minutes (all those hold times for customer reps add up). It’s actually been fine so far, but I’m just not ready to give up on traditional phones just yet. Since my SunRocket service went bankrupt, I’ve been living with just a cell phone.
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