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With a small computer like a netbook you can easily connect Magic Jack to it along with a cheap $5 telephone ( from stores like Target) and make a phone call to anyplace in the US for free and they can call you free. Internet service is required of course but if you really need to make calls in a foreign country this is a good option if you don't mind carrying around a netbook. No special setup is required. You just dial the phone number in the US you want to call and they just dial your phone number with area code (no country code required). If your netbook isn't turned on while your traveling you will get a email with a voice attachment if the calling party left a message. The netbook is also great for off loading and doing some basic editing of all the photos you take on vacation. We just returned from a trip to China and it worked great. Verizon Cell service would have cost me $2.00 a minute. Voice Quality was great. It seems like Magic Jack voice quality has improved a lot recently. Back at the Villages now and the voice quality seems excellent. Can't be beat for $20/yr.

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As an aside just be careful if you use an internet cafe. I think I was ok using the Hotel internet connection but when I used internet cafe computer and internet (having nothing to do with magic jack ) I had my address book taken and emails sent to it requesting money. The email was an obvious hoax and no direction on where to send the money was given so no one would have fallen for it. By the way they also changed the address that reply messages were directed too and this took awhile to figure out and correct. Believe it or not its an option in My Yahoo mail.