hi lary i have the magic jack like david menchened. it is a little box about the size of a fat zippo lighter. you plug one end into the u s b port and the other end has a jack for a phone line. yep just a regular phone plugs into it. the voice quolity is pretty good althow there is some echo some times. but you can't beet the $20 a year cost. it is $40 for the first year because you get the little box.
as for diferent numbers just get another one. the cool thing is you can take the box with you. any hotel or anyware you can get broad band you have your phone number for the 50 states and canada. go to japan, have internet, you have your home number. now you may not be able to get an area code near you but you can still register with 911. as for acdcessability its very easy. hope this helps jim At 04:03 PM 5/5/2008, you wrote: >Hi Guys, > >I am considering jumping ship on the phone company and going with some >flavor of Voice over IP phone system. >The bad news is, I don't even know enough about it to ask intelligent >questions. >I am currently hooked up to DSL and thinking about switching to broad band >cable. > >Do I need to replace my existing phones? >Do I rout the system through my PC? >Will I notice any degradation in call quality? >What about setting up multiple lines with multiple phone numbers? >Do I need to purchase additional equipment and software? >Any insites you guys can provide is as always greatly appreciated. > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1415 - Release Date: >5/5/2008 6:01 AM
