It installs all by itself from the unit.  You have to go online to pick your 
number and as luck has it they didn't have a number in our area code.  Calls 
to Canada and the US are free but you have to pay in advance for other 
calls.  I think it's like .02 a minute to call England.  It's not very 
expensive at all.  I got the jack for free because I paid for 5 years of 
service in advance.




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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: Magic Jack


>    Hi All, Concerning the Magic Jack,  as I understand it,
> There's No Set Up Charge.
> You pay slightly less than forty dollars  and that gets you the magicjack
> box, _Along With The First Whole Year Of Service,Which includes a number 
> in
> your area code(/I don't think they've got it set up yet to where you can
> keep your existing number,)
> And that first year of service is for no additional charge, no matter how
> many calls you make to where, and no matter how many calls you get from
> where.  And I Also Understand that if you take your laptop with the magic
> jack box to a foreign country, your calls back to the states and at least
> Canada, Are Also Free/included in that one time <Thanforty$s
> The Unit of course belongs to you.
> I'm not sure about set up software.  There may be a disk that comes with 
> the
> MagicJack, but It's more likely that the little M J, which plugs into a U 
> S
> B port on a computer, has software that'll lead you to ,
>
> follow the prompts to
> set it up.---I know nothing about the level of blind friendliness or
> unfriendliness involved here---but that remains to be seen.
>
>     Now then, after the first year,
> Then Each succeeding year you pay slightly less than 20 dollars per year 
> for
> the same unlimited service, which includes caller ID, call waiting,
> directory assistance,/although I _don't know about Free Dirrectory
> Assistance....there's always,
> 1-800Free411,
> 1-800Call411,
> As Well As 1-800Goog411, _All Of Which Are_ Free.)
> Not Only That, But there's Even More  stuff/services,  included in the 
> Magic
> Jack Yearly Price.
>
> I've heard a good bit about this little box, and its' service.  I'm not on
> board yet, but am _Very Seriously Considering It.
>
> (I Know that One of the best consumer help advokets,/IMHO,  Clark Howard, 
> at
> clark howard dot com,/spelling may vary,  but you can go to  W S B Radio 
> Dot
> Com, if you can't find the link anywhere else.)
> Anyway, Clark
> has used the service for a couple of years, is increjulessas to how they 
> can
> do all they do for as little as they charge, doesn't have them as 
> sponsors,
> (not sure how much if any advertising magicjack does, but the word is sure
> getting out about them.
> Sure you keep a computer on 24-7 to run it all the time, and you might do
> well to pick up a cheap used desk top that you dedicate to its' use, but 
> for
> LD service for less than 20bucks for a whole year? Maybe Worth The Test?
> Anyway, HTH, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu, not connected in any way with Magic Jack,
> but will probably be soon..
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:35 AM
> Subject: Re: Magic Jack
>
>
>> Hi
>>     I just started reading this thread. I looked up the product online 
>> but
>> could not find the set up charges or how much it costs to use it. Any
>> information is appreciated.
>>
>> God bless,
>> Mark
>> -- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon
>> Clear, 27.0°F Wind:S-170° at 3mph
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 9:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: Magic Jack
>>
>>
>>>I didn't know radio shack had this.  Thought you had to get it on line.
>>> I'm tempted to give it a try.
>>> 73
>>> Butch Bussen
>>> wa0vjr
>>> open Node 3148
>>> Las Vegas
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 24 Nov 2008, Barbara Lombardi wrote:
>>>
>>>> Haven't tried it but know several who have and like it a lot.  Its 
>>>> quite
>>>> a
>>>> gadget for sure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:36 PM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Magic Jack
>>>>
>>>> Anybody tried, I think it is called Magic Jack, from Radio Shack?  It 
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> phone hookup for 40 dollars the first year and 20 dollars each year
>>>> there
>>>> after that uses your cable connection for local and long distance
>>>> services
>>>> with all the favorite package features, call waiting, and the like.
>>>> Just
>>>> trying to find comment on its quality and all.
>>>>
>>>> Phil.
>>>> K0NX
>>>>
>>>>