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annabaum100@yahoo.com wrote:
> Question on MagicJack
> ************************************
> 
> My question is
> Do all the calls come thru a PC/Laptop device ?

yes
> Does the laptop have to be on for this service to work ?

yes
> 
> If this is so, then this is a problem. That means if my laptop is not
> on,  I will miss calls
> 
very true

> Currently I have Comcast cable Internet and telephone service.
> I have a wireless router for  my laptop: internet.
> 
> Pls let me know as I am ignorant how  MagicJack works.
> 
> Your help will be highly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> anna

I just smirk when I see all these TV commercials telling people how much 
they save, because they leave out the part about how you have to have 
your computer running 24/7 AND the ISP HAS to keep the internet 
connection working all the time. Obviously, this CANNOT be as reliable 
as the old phone line was.

A big concern to me is 'what if I have to call the police in the middle 
of the night?'  Of course the computer would be off, and so this 
cost-saving approach also means that I can't make emergency calls, 
doesn't it?

They (MagicJack, Comcast, Vonage, etc.) will NEVER say 'this may not be 
the right approach for you if you are the sort of person who only turns 
your computer on a few times a week.'