Thinking

 by: L Jones

Hello all. It’s here. My Magic Jack arrived in the mail just three days after I ordered it. It came in a small rectangular package with cushioned foam to protect the little gadget. I waited a little while before I actually tried to install it, because after reading the reviews, some of the reviewers mentioned needing computer skills and things like that to get the thing to work. I ate my dinner first, because I wanted to feed my brain.

So I ripped open the package and headed to the computer. The instructions say to plug the Magic Jack directly into the computer and not in a hub. I had one open slot; lucky for me. If you saw my computer, you would see why. I have a hub on the front and back of it.

Anyway, I plugged it into the available slot and “voila”, the Magic Jack did the rest. Once the software was loaded I was prompted for 911 information and desired phone number location. I submitted everything and was told it could take up to 2 hours to receive my phone number. About 10 seconds later, my phone number showed up on the screen.

First thing I did was called my mother to test the clarity. As close to perfect without being perfect as it could be. I am totally satisfied (1 day in). If I run into any problems, I will definitely post it.  Right now I will enjoy my current and future savings.

ISSUES:

(1) They offer a 5 year $59.95 offer which is phenomenal, I just don’t know if the company will be around then.

(2) They mention in the Agreement that the Magic Jack is yours, but the software is not. What happens after the first year and you opt out of the service? Silly question, but what if?

(3) I was a bit angry, because I thought you could only get these on television or the Internet. I ordered online and yesterday while I was at Best Buy, sure enough I saw them there. This knowledge, if nothing else, could have saved me the shipping and handling cost.

OVERALL:

I am looking forward to reducing my yearly telephone bill from $456.00 to $19.95 without sacrificing sound quality or dependability.

 Reviewed by: L Jones

In December 2008, I found myself aimlessly walking the aisles in Staples looking for deals on products and electronics that I really didn’t need.  Walking from aisles to aisle, looking at software and telephones, speakers and desk chairs; finally I walked down the laptop aisle and I saw her; Aspire One was her name.

Now, I had seen netbooks before, but was never really impressed with them, because for one, they looked pretty cheap. Secondly, they typically boasted around 8GB max hard drive; pathetic, I know.  Thirdly, the operating system was usually linux. Now, after the Vista debacle;  ok, that’s too strong of word. Let’s just say that the scars left from going from XP to Vista still run deep. Any other operating system other than XP, to me is a negative.

But the Acer Aspire One was different. The glossy case caught my attention. It was like the beautiful personality of a very sexy woman. The sexiness of this computer is its 8.9″, 2.2lb body. Beautiful.

I was so impressed, that I shared my love affair with the family. I went online to sites like tiger direct and other forums to get the goods on the Acer Aspire One and all the reviews were good. I then took the family to the store and introduced the Aspire to them and interestingly enough, my 10 year old daughter fell in love as well. Long story short, we just got the net book for my daughter.

Let me give you a bit of data that screams volumes at me. 160GB hard drive; 8.9″ screen, 802.11 b/g wifi; web cam; card reader; WINDOWS XP. Come on now. This little net book packs a wallop.