Curtis, thanks, but we just aren't connecting on this. I understand the physical differences of Magic Jack and Skype. What I want to know are the functional differences. Magic jack isn't magical, it is just using your phone as the dialer, microphone, and speaker, but is still a VOIP system like Skype. Skype has accessories that are phone handsets so physically the systems can be made to be pretty similar. They are both VOIP systems. So is there a reason to use one over the other?
Apparently, Skype has the ability for you to have a phone number that people can call from a regular land line, or that you can use to call people on a land line. Magic Jack does this as well. So, which is more economical? Now that I am interested and doing research, a lot of folks are saying that there are better systems than Skype. Systems that use the SIP protocol and not a proprietary protocol like Skype uses. Grand Central appears to be a leader in this market. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081
