We are trying out the magic jack as an alternative for making a long here in the US, also in Canada, and to those friends/relatives of ours who are having this affordable means of communication. With several days of using this, we can say that it seems it’s a regular phone. The line is clear and everything is perfect. We bought this for less than $40 and that includes one year activation. And we will renew our subscription for this thing next year if we will be satisfied because we are sure that we will save a lot of dollars in this magic jack.