Check

www.skype.com

for details.

Having a phone number that can be called from other landlines and 
cell phones is called

skype-in.

What you need to be able to call landline or cell phones from skype is called

skype-out. There are two variants for this:

1. each call is paid for at a rate of 2 US cts per minute (I think)

or

2. there is a flatrate for unlimited calls though a "fair use" policy 
applies for that that gives a certain number of minutes per month. 
Check the above skype home page for current rates.

there also are hardware devices that can be used to recieve and make 
skype calls. Accessibility of such varies and i have personally never 
owned or used one.

I cannot advise on any other voip phone services. I know they are out 
there and a google searrch might turn up alternatives.

There is a mailing list for blind users of Magic Jack but the MJ 
accessibility problems are due to the MJ software having changed and 
having become more graphical. If the subscription is still current, I 
do not know why MJ would block calls. I do not know if ppl on the MJ 
list would be able to help. Miss angel on this list has Magic 
Jack,  too I think. So maybe she has some ideas or feedback.

hth

Doris






At 07:04 PM 12/10/2010, you wrote:
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant E. Metcalf" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 4:17 PM
>Subject: internet telephones
>
>
>>I am hoping to find an inexpensive internet telephone service. I 
>>recently gave up on MagicJack. It kept wanting to interferewith  my 
>>screen reader and eventually stopped allowing incoming calls and 
>>then outgoing as well. I am running Windows XP using  dslextreme 
>>for my internet. I see where Skype offers a telephone service, but 
>>I cannot seem to figure it out. Any help with Skype or suggestions 
>>for other possibilities  will be appreciated.
>>
>>Grant E. Metcalf
>>Bartimaeus Alliance of the Blind, Inc.
>>Phone:  650-589-6890
>>Email:  [log in to unmask]
>>Website: http://bartimaeus.us/
>>
>>
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