Giveaway: magicJack Phone Jack & Year of Service
December 13, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Home & Living
When you can’t get together with family and friends during the holidays, you’ve got to pick up the phone and give everyone a call. It’s the season when, as Hallmark would say, we want to reach out and touch someone.
There’s an easy way to call everyone on your contact list without stretching your budget for long distance to the breaking point. It’s called the magicJack, and it’s a computer gadget that has a USB drive on one side and a phone jack on the other. You plugs your household phone into the phone jack on the device and then plug into a USB port. Then pick up the phone and make your call. You can make calls using a regular phone or a headset.
Not only is this handy at home to make calls, but you can tuck this little gem in with your laptop and use it on the road. It works anywhere you have a broadband connection, and since it’s only the size of a matchbox, it won’t take up precious room.
With this service you can phone FREE to the US and Canada, as well as call free back home to your magicJack number. Free voice mail, caller ID, 911 emergency service and FollowMe, a call forwarding service, and a few other services. International calls are very reasonable priced – for example, calls to France are currently two cents/minute.
magicJack is a great cost saver, allowing you the shave a few dollars off your long distance bill, cut down on cell phone minutes (and dropped calls) and avoid costly calls from hotel rooms.
The magicJack comes with the device, phone number and year of service, and one lucky Travel Product Guide reader is going to win this package. To be eligible to win, just leave a comment answering this question:
Who are you going to call?
The contest runs through tonight, Saturday, December 13th, 2008 at 11:59pm (PT). On Sunday, a random winner will be selected from all the comments to receive the magicJack and year of service. Please enter only once, and leave your email address in the appropriate spot so that we can contact you.
Check back tomorrow for the winner of this giveaway, and to see what great gift we have for Sunday. Remember, we’ll be giving away a travel gift each day right up till Christmas.
Photo credit: magicJack
I would call my mom and dad for sure!
Wow! This looks like a great gadget. I have been wanting to exit my landline for a while. This might make it possible! Thanks for making me aware of this product.
Oops, forgot to mention who I would call, and that would be my Sister, who lives in the US (I am in Canada) and my parents, who are also long distance from me. And my Aunt. She is in a seniors home and needs the cheering up!
I travel internationally 18 days every month, and several of my coworkers have these. They love them. I’d use it to call my wife and kids. And wouldn’t it be great to get this before Christmas (hint, hint), since I’ll be on the road on Christmas Day.
I’d call my daughter. Cool gadget.
I would call my 2 best friends, one who lives in British Columbia and the other lives in California.
This looks great. We’d use it to keep in touch with our parents (and to let the kids talk to their grandparents).
Of course I would ring up my husband and after I hang up, my parents. Very cool gadget. Love it.
I wuold call my best friend who is my sister. We talk at least twice a day since she lives far from me… I am in Virginia and she is in Florida… This would really help me keep in touch with even when I am travelling.
I’d call my Mom, who loves to hear when I win things.
I would call Nate.
I have one of these, it’s awesome but I want another one for my Mother. Hope I win, for her.
I would call, my Moma!
I’d call my friends and family back east!
Hopefully the rates to kyrgyzstan are low…’cuz if they are, I’m calling our former exchange student!
I would call my family and friends.
id call my sister in kansas city
mom
Ghostbusters…
I’m going to call my friend.
I’d call my stepmom in Kansas.
I want it!
i would call my Dad and sister!
I would call my friend in Jakarta – i think she needs a pick-me-up up being away from her sons right now.