PhonePower works completely fine with just their modem and the cable modem with the computer completely shut off. Also, they are going to add a portability feature. The phone modem you get is about the size of a pack of cigarettes and you can take it with you when you travel.
-----Original Message----- From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:35 AM Subject: Re: MagicJack question I dunno, but remember - Magic Jack requires a dongle to run. Specifically, it requires *a whole gd computer*. Cynics would simply point out that, once you have the computer, you don't _need_ the Magic Jack to do VOIP. Besides, who wants to leave their computer on all the time just so their phone will work? If you've got MJ, can you tell the OP how to disable the incoming call popup? On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Fred Holmes <f...@his.com> wrote: > At 11:52 PM 1/15/2009, Tony B wrote: >>A much better solution for VOIP would be something like Vonage, which >>has a "magic jack" that connects straight to your router, and a >>regular telephone jack on the other end. So when you get a call, the >>telephone rings, instead of popping up a window on your computer. > > What is the long-term monthly/annual charge for Vonage service? For > Magic Jack, it's very cheap, less than $15 per year IIRC. This may be > an introductory price, but they have solicited payment for 5 years > worth, which I have taken. ************************************************************************* ** 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/ ** *************************************************************************
