Get rid of digital phone...Magic Jack

The first site that I came to was Magic Jack at http://www.magicjack.com/. It looks like a pretty good concept and the price seemed to be right, no monthly fees. What is it? Well, it is a little unit that you plug into a USB port on your PC and then you plug your phone line into it Let's break it down...

Pros

• $39.95 for unit and first year of service
• $19.95 each year after that
• Call quality seems to be pretty good, just search around for some reviews
• Might be great for long distance calls when you dont want to use up your cell phone minutes.
• Good if you have a PC and it is always on.

Cons

• PC has to be on for unit to work.
• Not a great option if all you have is a laptop
• One of cheesiest web sites I have ever seen - probably designed in Czech Republic or former Soviet Eastern Bloc country. Seriously, site makes you doubt this unit will ever work.
• Inventor of MagicJack has two dogs named Magic and Jack. Enough said.