It’s a potential Skype or Vonage killer, and a wonderful way for Filipinos in US and Canada to communicate with their family back home.
Magicjack is a service that lets anybody in the world make unlimited phone calls to the US and Canada for only $20 per year. Magicjack is currently offering a free 1-month trial which guarantees your money-back if you’re not happy using Magicjack.
To use the Magicjack, simply plug any household phone, plug the magicJack into any USB port on your internet-connected computer, and pick up the phone and talk for free anywhere in the USA and Canada!
It’s simple and it’s amazing and my lola will love it! 
I have to say, their website has a very strong marketing pitch. The service was featured by many news agencies in the US, the device is being given away for a free trial in schools and technology expos.
How much?
Magicjack lets you make unlimited calls for a flat-rate per year, whereas Skype and Vonage offer per-minute charging for PC-to-phone calls. Your first investment of $40 is for the purchase of the small device inclusive of 1-year license to make unlimited calls. On the second year, the license will cost only $20 (only 800 pesos-es!) for unlimited phone calls to or from the USA and Canada.
Will Magicjack work well in the Philippines?
As long as you have a good broadband Internet connection in the Philippines, I think it will work wonderfully! The free trial is only available for residents of the US and Canada. A relative in the US/Canada will need to order the device there. The device can be sent to the Philippines for use with any internet-connected computer in the Philippines.
In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if enterprising Filipinos would start selling the magicJack here in the Philippines over ebay.ph or Auctions.ph.
That’s great way for Pinoys to connect via phone calls between the Philippines, the USA and Canada.
Visit Magicjack.com for more details.
Do you know of Magicjack users? How did they find the service, what was their feedback?
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbacki was wondering if i had magicjack here in the US can i call my friends’ landline phones in the philippines? or do they have to have magicjack too? can you email me your response? thanks.
Hi ann,
From what I understand, if you have magicjack and call non-magicjack users outside the US, you will still be subject to some charges. But if your friends have magicjack too then magicjack to magicjack calls are free.
source: http://www.magicjack.com/5/faq/
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Hi! I’ve got a question
What if I give a magic jack to my family in the Philippines..can they call me in the US for free even if I dont have a Magic Jack?
Thanks!
Hi Yvetsky,
Yes
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So the free unlimited call is only applicable to US & Canada? What if I wanted to call to other countries?
if i magic jack and my wife has magic jack; are my calls to her from aphganistan and her calls to me free?
I currently have a computer but no phone line. Seems to be a problem where i am living in the Philippines! Can i connect Magic Jack to Bayan Wireless Landline & have good coverage to the US?
hi guys, we have both VONAGE and MAGIC JACK (well the magic jack is at my grandparents house, while the vonage is in our house.)
my parents sent it to us from the US to the Philippines.
my parents have regular telephone lines in the US (meaning its not magic jack or vonage). but when they call us its still unlimited calls. its not important if the calls you make are magic jack or vonage numbers as long as its US or CANADA numbers…
our magic jack and vonage here in the PHILS have US numbers so when we make US & CANADA calls even if its not magic jack or vonage its still free or unlimited.
@JAMES FROST: it doesnt matter if you dont have a phone line AS LONG AS YOU HAVE HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION! example: SMARTBRO postpaid is just pure high speed internet connection without landline. prepaid internt would not work because its not high speed.
@tonic: u can choose from a package which countries u want to have unli calls, like in ours, aside from US and Canada, we also have unli calls to FRANCE….
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