I'll add my 2 cents. We have been using Skype for several months to talk
with our daughter studying in New Zealand. Using the free software and our
video camera we talk for free between computers. When she wants to just
call us on our land line or our cell phone from her computer, it costs $.025
per minute. Yes, that is 2.5 cents per minute from New Zealand to Los
Angeles. How can you beat that.
Ron Fine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
To: "Richard Gordon" <HealeyHundred@comcast.net>
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Not Healey, Magic Jack phone service
> Richard -
>
> As I said before: Skype!
>
> Skype is the world free VOip standard, developed in Estonia now owned
> by Ebay. I can promise you that for what you spend for Magic Jack,
> you can probably pay for land line calls all year in the US, and very
> cheap rates overseas. You can also call any skype user for free.
> Best part is it has Video, so we use it all the time with the
> Grandparents. Voice quality is as good if not better than a land
> line.
>
> http://www.skype.com/intl/en/useskype/
>
> the other problem I have with MagicJack is it uses a proprietary jack
> to plug your phone into your computer. Bad idea. Skype just uses
> your computers' camera and mic (if it has it - macs are great in this
> respect) or you can just buy a no name USB handset from your local
> Fry's or computer store, they are all configured to work with skype.
>
> Alan
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