I am here in Brazil, I have a Los Angeles number where mu daughters are and we can call each other without having to pay by minute. They justcall my Los Angeles number... and I call their numbers. All included.
Marcio -----Original Message----- >From: Tourbus Rider Stuart Carlow <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 1, 2010 8:46 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] MagicJack > >I've used one for a couple of years now. Generally it works very well >although occasionally the sounds is a little garbled or a syllable may be >dropped or I'll hear an echo. On rare occasion I'll have to call the party >again and get a cleaner connection. I have Fios for internet connectivity. A >relative in Boston has a DSL connection and there's more garbling or missing >sounds than on my line. Then again, a friend in Columbia, MD has Comcast >cable for his internet, and often calls that he places using the MagicJack are >kind of garbled (sometimes sounds like he's under water). > >I believe that if you are doing much downloading or uploading during a >conversation, that will will also degrade the voice quality. > >As far as 911 is concerned, yes you can place 911 calls, but I don't believe >that the 911 folks can trace the call to your specific address. And of course >(1) your computer has to be on at the time, and (2) you need electric power >functioning in the house. > >For international calls, you have to open a prepaid account, to which you can >add money as needed. But the calls are very cheap (Spain and England are >about 2 cents/minute) and I've found them crystal clear -- even better than >domestic calls. > > >************************************************************************* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
