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Friday, January 8, 2010
MagicJack's new device: Free cell phone calls from phone
MagicJack, that low-cost Internet phone gadget-maker, has come out with yet another product that could reduce the cost of cell phone calls - a device that enables you to make free calls from cell phones in the home.
The device is, in essence, a very small cellular tower for the home.

The size of a deck of cards, it plugs into a PC, which needs a broadband Internet connection. The device then detects when a compatible cell phone comes within 8 feet, and places a call to it. The user enters a short code on the phone. The phone is then linked to the magicJack, and as long as it's within range (YMax said it will cover a 3,000-square-foot home) magicJack routes the call itself, over the Internet, rather than going through the carrier's cellular tower. No minutes are subtracted from the user's account with the carrier. Any extra fees for international calls are subtracted from the user's account with magicJack, not the carrier.

According to YMax CEO Dan Borislow, the device will connect to any phone that uses the GSM standard, which in the U.S. includes phones from AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA. At a demonstration at CES, a visitor's phone with a T-Mobile account successfully placed and received calls through the magicJack. Most phones from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. won't connect to the device.

Borislow said the device is legal because wireless spectrum licenses don't extend into the home.
MagicJack is expected to unveil this device in about 4 months, with expected price of $40 for one-year service, including free calls to US and Canada.

For complete article, see:

Yahoo.com: MagicJack's next act: disappearing cell phone fees


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