[Zass38]

I have used Magic Jack ... but with the "dongle" that must be plugged in it is somewhat of a pain.

I have had much better luck with Skype, which costs on the order of $1.95/month and covers all of the US. This fee is only required if you want to call any telephone number. It is FREE if you call only other Skype users. Any added feature is that it can use the same number as your Cell phone, so that callers will realize that it is you who is calling. You can also easily set up a picture phone service and video conferencing, i.e. with the entire family on one screen.

Nothing to plug in ... just down load the software and you are ready to use the Internet as your phone service.