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Magic Jack generally works well but, just like Skype on a phone through my computer, I found that people had problems hearing me. I often sounded garbled.
I found a solution. On a hunch, I bought an external, USB-based wi-fi receiver, bypassing the internal wi-fi on my new HP laptop. Huge difference. The [...]

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Magic Jack is a newcomer to the VOIP (voice over internet protocol) family of internet phoning. It’s quick to install, easy to use and the price can’t be beat for making unlimited local and long distance calls in the United States and Canada. But is Magic Jack too good to be true?

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Whither Skype, indeed. Almost a year ago, eBay, which bought Skype for more than $2.5 billion in 2005, was forced to concede that it overpaid for the Web telephony company by as much as $900 million. In an interview with BusinessWeek, defensive-sounding CEO Jonathan Silverman claims, “There is this perception gap related [...]

There are a wide variety of VoIP applications coming out on the market that will allow smartphones to make calls wherever an accessible wi-fi connection exists. This will enable some people to reduce their cell phone minutes, if wi-fi is widely available (which, in some areas is not always the case). And what is going [...]

I enjoy new technology. I guess I am also somewhat of a gadget freak and an early adopter. Anyway, I find emerging technology fascinating and want to experience it whenever possible.
I am also a big fan of VOIP. It has definitely gone mainstream and presents a challenge to conventional forms of land telephony, as offered [...]