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Old 10-31-2008, 10:30 AM
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Have been using MJ for quite a while now and love it. Have 2 numbers (a 407 and a 202), using the 407 as the "home" number and the 202 for some other stuff.

When on the road between "homes" I can program the numbers to ring directly to my cellphones. Upon arrival at "home du jour" I just change the settings to ring at the house.

Am not concerned that when ComCast is out, so is MJ. In those rare circumstances, the hard-wire phone is usually out as well. Cellphones then become the phone-of-use anyway, and access to anyone's working computer would let me reprogram my MJ number to forward to my cellphone for the time being.

I agree with the post that the "352-xyz" MJ exchange may not be local to TV. That knowledge would require knowing what the "xyz" is that the MJ 352 uses, followed by a call to Verizon to ask whether a call to that 352-xyz is a toll call from TV.

I have to admit being less concerned with others enduring long-distance or toll charges than with what phone service costs me. I can't control what others do or pay for phone service, but would always suggest they look into such reduced-cost options as MJ.