On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Stroller <strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: > > On 11 Jan 2010, at 18:31, Mark Knecht wrote: >>> >>> ... >>> MagicJack is just a USB FXS and a SIP client, except that it's tied into >>> a >>> proprietary service. There are lots of companies that sell VoIP using the >>> SIP standard and I would expect there are many cheaper than MagicJack, >>> because they don't bundle it up in a package that's easy-to-use to >>> noddies >>> (on the other hand, MagicJack's prices may be affected by the volume >>> they're >>> able to buy). >> >> At about $1.50/month it's nothing to worry about price-wise, ... > > They give you unlimited calls for that? > > Or am I somehow misunderstand the service?
As I understand the service it's $19.95/year, unlimited calls in the U.S. and Canada. They have other plans that allow calls to other locations but I don't have enough interest myself. > >> ... if it is packaged well and somehow that translates into it works >> better or >> has family features like voice mail, call forwarding or other things, >> then I'm happy to pay the price. > > You should be able to do FAR more sophisticated things than this if you > manage it yourself. Asterisk is, however, hugely complicated. I really like > the sound of Freeswitch, but haven't looked at it closely yet. > > Stroller. I suspect you are right but I am really looking for something simple and pretty much turn-key right now. I don't have the time to learn some new complicated software package and then try to administer it. thanks, Mark
