Friday, October 9, 2009

How To Use Magic Jack

By Dennis Whitefield

Reading this article will help prepare you for using Magic Jack. Specifically we will talk about how to purchase, how to install and the different features of the softphone screen. When you are finished reading this article you will feel confident about buying and using this internet phone service.

If you prefer to shop online, you can buy the Magic Jack at places like the official site, on Amazon.com or on eBay. It is also offered through local retailers such as Walmart, Best Buy and Walgreens. I recommend purchasing Magic Jack locally if you can. Then if something happens and you want to return it you have a much better chance of doing that.

A three year old child could install Magic Jack. All it takes is to plug the device in to a usb port and wait for the downloading process to be finished. During this time you need to provide your location address and information about area codes.

You will use the softphone screen often when you own a Magic Jack. It saves your phone numbers for you in an address book. It has buttons that when clicked will take you to useful web sites.

An important feature is the voice mail. You will receive instructions in the packaging that tell you how to set up your voice mail. Make sure you do this right away so that you don't miss any important messages.

You are asked for your correct physical address because of the 911 feature with Magic Jack. Because the service isn't linked to your location, they have no way of knowing where you are if you have an emergency. While traveling with this phone, you may want to have another phone available for emergencies so you don't have to keep changing your default location.

The softphone screen has some more buttons on it, for visiting commonly used websites. These sites are Yahoo, Google, AOL and the Weather. It also has a link to an information website for telephone numbers.

These are the basics for using Magic Jack. It is possible to save a lot of money on your long distance phone calls with it. Now that you know the best place to buy one, you can decide if you want to try out this new internet phone service.

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