MagicJack is a nice home phone alternative to the monopoly phone company. It doesn’t matter where you live as long as you have an internet connection you can use magicjack as your source of a telephone. It is only $20 a year and $20 for the device and works with pretty much any standard home phone. I have a wireless phone hooked into mine. I have heard of sound quality issues with the phone which I would attribute to people using PC microphones and speakers as their source of sound. As long as you have a normal home phone connected up to it the sound quality sounds like any other land line phone call. Like any other computer device it can malfunction but 95% of my issues have been easily been solved by either rebooting my computer or removing the device and plugging it back in. The only issue I had to have help with was logging into my magicjack page on their website. Their support is all instant messaging and they were able to fix my issue in about 15 minutes. Their call forwarding is something I am not too impressed with because when the call is forwarded rather than getting the voice mail in the magicjack inbox it goes to my forwarded phone’s inbox. I do like their voice mail though because if you have an email address associated with your account then you can get emails with the attached voice mail if one is left.  There is also the fact that if your power goes out then your phone will not work unless you keep your modem, router, and computer all on a UPS (uninterrupted power supply). Others have complained about their 911 service but if you follow their directions when you first are installing MagicJack then you should not have a problem. They strongly suggest that you do not depend on their product for emergency use. So, on a scale from 1-10 I would give magicjack an 7 because of the call forwarding, the fact their is no phone support for their product, and the small 911 issue that can be avoided if set up properly.

If you live in the Dallas, Hiram, Villa Rica, or Douglasville area I will be able come to your house and help you install the product (standard rate applies). If you want to try it out for free then just visit their website and sign up for the free trial.