On Jan 9, 2010, at 1:18 AM, Fred Holmes wrote:
olsmeister writes "MagicJack is demonstrating a [0]femtocell device at
CES that will [1]allow any GSM phone (locked or unlocked) to place
free
phone calls over the internet using VOIP. The device costs $40 and
includes free service for 1 year. It supposedly will cover a 3,000
sq ft
house."
That is progress, but still requires a separate computer. I would buy
several of these right quick if they contained an embedded controller
to handle the last part of the connection. I want the thing to have an
Ethernet jack, not a USB.
Right now we are testing Skype's $5.95/mo one country deal. After only
a few days my wife announced that we had already gotten our money's
worth. We still have to place the call from our Mac, but it rings to a
regular phone in Italy. Quality is variable, sometimes good and
sometimes she sounds like Minnie Mouse.
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