It might be time to cancel your phone line and replace it with a magicJack – a tiny gadget you insert into your computer’s USB port, instantly transforming the broadband access you’re already paying for into free phone service.
This is very easy to do, and very inexpensive – $40 for the device and one year of service, $20 per year after that.
You’ll save $400 or more per year on land-line phone service and you get unlimited calling, with free long-distance in the U.S. and Canada, and the company says it’s about to roll out a feature that allows you to keep your existing phone number.
It’s not perfect, and there are a few drawbacks. But it is very cheap and works very well as a “backup” for your cell phone.