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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Hosted PBX - Feature-Rich VoIP Solution

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Hosted PBX - Feature-Rich VoIP Solution
By Armstrong C

Many small businesses and home-based businesses choose hosted PBX - the feature-rich VoIP solution - due to its advanced and cost-effective features. A hosted PBX system is beneficial for startup businesses in that it helps them create a good business image. The VoIP technology co-ordinates phone and Internet traffic over a single network. All PBX phone features are provided through advanced VoIP technology.

A VoIP enabled hosted PBX system comes with a variety of phone features that help to maintain a well-organized communication system in a business environment. From call attending to call routing, all steps are effectively carried out with the aid of sophisticated VoIP technology. With multiple extensions, you can create virtual departments or virtual branch offices for your business. All our calls will be routed and delivered efficiently via hosted PBX.

The most beneficial feature of VoIP enabled hosted PBX is that it can connect business calls to you, regardless of your location. Multiple business calls can be managed effectively by this hosted system. Calls can be routed to various extensions. Features such as auto attendant, call forwarding, call routing, call transferring, call waiting, conference call, direct inward dialing, music on hold and more help to handle your business in a professional manner.

Advanced VoIP technology provides the facility to send and receive multiple faxes at the same time. Fax mail feature can forward fax messages to email addresses and the users can check them later. If multiple business calls arrive simultaneously, the call can be transferred to various extensions, and then to the voice mail box. Users can also track call records and update various phone features through web access.

As all the phone functions are provided via hosted VoIP technology, the services cost only a fraction of a standard PBX system. No huge investments or hardware installation is required for hosted PBX services. A number of VoIP service providers offer hosted PBX with different functionalities at affordable rates. You can choose the right virtual PBX system that satisfies your business needs.

Hosted PBX - Feature-rich VoIP Solution - AccessDirect, a leading provider of Hosted PBX systems, offers affordable VoIP hosted PBX solutions for all type of business establishments.

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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Magicjack Installation Instructions

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Magicjack Installation Instructions
By Adrienne Petersen

Making long distance calls can now be cheap and easy. Magic Jack is available through the official company website or in many stores. In just a matter of minutes after receiving or purchasing your MagicJack, you will be able to install it and begin making calls. If you haven't bought a MagicJack yet, or are a little confused as to what to do, these instructions will make installing it a breeze.

In the package, you will see that you have the USB device and a USB extension cord. If you have an a/c powered USB hub, you may also use that to plug the device into. I recommend using the a/c powered USB hub if you cannot plug in the magicjack directly into a USB port on your computer. This will help you avoid some problems later on.

After that, all you need to do is to plug your phone line into the device. Wait a few minutes while it automatically downloads the software for you to be able to make phone calls. When it is finished, you'll see a softphone screen pop up on your computer to help you make phone calls. You may also dial a call by using your phone.

The softphone screen can be used for dialing numbers. It also keeps a log of the numbers you have called, as well as having an address book where you can keep frequently called numbers. It also has send and hang up buttons to push to start and end your calls. You may also start a call by just picking up your phone and dialing, then hanging up when you are finished talking. The softphone screen also has links to click on to access 411 pages, Yahoo, Google and your voice mail. It will also import your favorites from Internet Explorer. The softphone screen can be minimized when you are not using it, but you cannot make it go away, it will always be on your desktop.

If the device is not working perfectly for you, go to the official Magic Jack website and download the magicfix. Your computer will also periodically download updates as they are needed for this internet phone.. Magicfix can also be accessed through a button on your softphone screen.

You can call any landline or cell phone with your magic jack in the United States or Canada, you're not limited to only calling other magic jack users. You may also pick out any area code you wish, and can change your phone number at any time.

About The Author:
Adrienne Petersen has more detailed instructions with images at what Magic Jack is and provides reviews of Magic Jack features.

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Friday, March 13, 2009

How to Buy Magic Jack

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How to Buy Magic Jack
By Frank Breeze

Besides being a big financial-saver, the Magic Jack will save lots of time and stress by eliminating frustrations of cell phones. Though cell phones have become more of a necessity than a luxury in recent years, landlines are more appropriate for the home. Everyone wants a cell phone when they are out and about and need to be gotten a hold of in case a friend or family member has a question for them or an emergency situation arises. Though cell phones are right for those instances, this does not mean that landlines have become obsolete. For one instance, cell phones run out of battery and need to be charged frequently. If one forgets to charge their cell, the battery will surely die and if they cannot find their charger or have lost it, they will not be available to be gotten a hold of. This goes without saying that if an emergency situation arises they will be unavailable.

Even if the specific situation is not an emergency per say, obviously it still is a major nuisance if someone wants to get a hold of the person and they do not know that they are trying to call them. Land line phones ring loud so they can be heard in the whole house if necessary. They have special features (speaker phone, call waiting, answering machine etc.) which have become quite popular throughout recent years. Though cell phones are very much a necessity for many, other consumers will say they are not fully dependable to be living on, alone. Therefore, land line phones have not become completely obsolete and surely will remain within consumers' homes for more years to come. The biggest reason people have dropped their landlines is that they do not want to pay a land line bill as well as a cell phone bill, as these bills pile up and eat up their paychecks. This is why the invention of the Magic Jack has solved the problems for consumers all around the world.

Though still a relatively recent invention, the Magic Jack has yet to catch on in popularity, though some people who are not savvy with cellular technology may take better to purchasing one. Most people buy Magic Jack because you can use a land line phone converted through your computer and strictly pay a flat rate of $19.99 a year, which sounds like a huge time-saver.

Want to know how to buy Magic Jack at the lowest price? Go to http://www.HowToBuyMagicJack.com

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

A Review of the Magic Jack Service

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A Review of the Magic Jack Service

I highly recommend you buy the Magic Jack if you have been thinking about it. This nifty little device, about the size of an iPhone, plugs into the Internet through your USB drive on your P.C; just like a thumb-drive or iPod does. I recently bought the Magic Jack because I work from home and have to pay a rather substantial phone bill every month, mostly because I have family, friends and customers all over the World and keeping in touch can get expensive. When I heard about the Magic Jack I thought it made sense.

The cost was about $45.00 when it was all said and done. I received it in about 4 days and immediately put it to use. To my surprise the device worked right away. It only took me a few minutes to get it running and I started making calls immediately. I remember thinking that I was going to get some insane bill in the mail from my Internet service provider or something but that never happened.

A Quick Review of the Magic Jack Service:

Pros:

1. You can use any regular phone to connect to the box.

2. You can use it when you are on vacation with the same phone number. (If you have a laptop and bring it along)

3. It sounds the same whether you are calling someone next door or across the country, the reception is always crisp and clear.

4. The Magic Service is cheaper than any other phone service at $20.00 per year & after the first year service is free.

5. Magic Jack emails every voice mail to you and you can get them at any time, even if the Magic Jack is not plugged in.

Cons:

1. Just like a cell phone there is an occasional cut out and you don't know when your disconnected.

2. Occasionally when you plug Magic Jack in it gives off a loud buzz. I just disconnect it and reconnect it and it works fine. Could actually just be my computer, it is kind of old.

There are 2 steps to setting it up.

1. Plug the Magic Jack into your computer.

2. Plug your phone line into the outlet on the back of the Magic Jack. Once you complete these steps you will immediately be able to start making cheap local and long-distance calls.

So, I guess what I am trying to say is it requires absolutely no technical skills to get it set-up and working. Unlike Skype, Vonage or other popular VoIP services, the Magic Jack service does not require any headphones or headsets to make calls. You can use any phone, cordless or chorded and it does not even have to be your phone; I recently used it with a hotel phone.

The Magic Jack service provides a number of features such as call waiting, 911, conference calling and voice mail. It has a "follow-me" feature that forwards calls to other phone numbers when you are offline.

About The Author:
Jason Murphy has spent over 10 years studying and learning Internet technology. He provides consumer reviews and helpful information on his Web site: http://bestofthebest2009.com/

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Monday, March 9, 2009

Avoid Scams! Read This Before Buy Magic Jack Internet Phone - An Honest Magic Jack Review

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Avoid Scams! Read This Before Buy Magic Jack Internet Phone - An Honest Magic Jack Review
By Kyle Black

Magic jacks or the Magic jack phone service, is the up and coming leader in the VOIP long distance game. At a time when the economy is suffering, products that manage to save individuals hundreds to thousands of dollars are always going to blossom in spite of the recession and any other financial difficulties we may be having. Magic jacks is not perfect, not by any means but companies and individuals have proven time and time again, based on their savings off their phone bills, which probably is the reason why its been getting lots of attention nowadays.

Let me start off with the negatives of magic jack Internet phone service, and on this article I'll try to show you both the negatives and positives of the service.

First off, you're going to be required to have fast Internet connection and that is the main requirement of ANY voiceover telephony systems. There's just no getting around that, that is required. Although you can enjoy unlimited free local and national long-distance including Canada, international calls are possible only if the other person also has the device himself !Having that they are wired to have the capability to call ANYONE in the US and Canada(with or without the device) unlimited and vice versa.

If you have a business partner, family member residing in another country and you anticipate a lot of calls back and forth? It definitely is a good idea to send the device over, and watch the savings pile up!

911 service on the magic jack is not as dependable as that of regular landline phone services, and thats the downside. In my opinion its just not advisable to only have VOIP phone, especially during emergencies. The magic jack internet phone is the best choice as a SECONDARY phone, bar none! But I certainly wouldn't recommend it as your solo phone!

You can make local calls you are even granted a special phone number you can make national long-distance and even international long distance calls with. The more long-distance calls to make, the bigger your savings!

A special magic jack phone number is granted when you sign-up and is active regardless of where you are in the world! You can receive calls to and from anyone, anywhere, and they are totally free when calls originate or directed towards US and Canadian numbers.

The package itself costs $39.95, and if you're like my sister? It'll literally pay for itself within hours.. :) The other free features they come with are free calls to cellphones, free voice mail, free caller id, free call waiting, free call forwarding and some others I can't recall at the moment.

At any rate if you're interested in this sort of thing I recommend that you DO NOT purchase right away, and instead take them on their one-month free trial offer just to see if this is something you could find your own reasons to benefit from, and hopefully cut down your phone bills by a few hundreds, to several thousands if you're a heavy long-distance consumer.

I Hope you have found this article useful... You can read about something, or you can actually SEE IT IN ACTION for yourself!... If you want to see a demonstration (or just watch the videos and testimonials etc., about the Magic Jack Internet Phone Service Click here. Reviews of magic jack phone are also found here.

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Saturday, March 7, 2009

MagicJack Com Device - Does it Work?

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MagicJack Com Device - Does it Work?

Sometimes a service or product comes along which totally changes the game within a particular industry. It may come from a large company, a multi-national or even a small one man operation. I've been using the MagicJack VOIP service from MagicJack.com for several months now. I initially started using it as a means to reduce my home office costs, but really found that it had a far broader appeal for me, especially internationally.

In doing my research to reduce telecom costs, I checked out several phone service companies, including AT&T, Comcast, and multiple VOIP service providers, including Vonage. What I found was pretty revealing, especially the cost of service when making and receiving international calls to different countries. It's all over the map!

But, let me digress just a bit. I discovered MagicJack when I was out having dinner with an old colleague. He bought a Magic Jack because he was traveling frequently within the US and internationally. He was opposed to paying the outrageous rates that hotels charge just to make even a local phone call. He'd heard about MagicJack.com and decided to give it a whirl. On a trip to India, he decided to try it out and was blown away by the fact that he could call back to the US ... FREE!

MagicJack.com does NOT restrict the use of their device from calls abroad. So imagine a world traveler who calls back home frequently. Plug this little device into your laptop's USB port and the hotel phone and you are now calling the US literally for nothing. There is a $19 / year charge, but that's it! Let's take this idea one step further. Imagine you have friends or relatives who live outside the US. Pick a country. Buy a MagicJack, assign a phone # to it and send it to them. They now have a valid US phone # and can make and receive calls for that same measly $19 / year - UNLIMITED. Talk your head off!

Now, let's get REALLY creative. I have a virtual assistant who lives in the Philippines. I could have set her up with a T1 line or an international calling card ... or, I guess, any # of options. I could also have signed up for Vonage and let her use the soft phone version of their service. The cost for Vonage? ... $24 / month. Compare that to only $19 / YEAR with MagicJack.com.

Now, to be fair, Vonage has a huge infrastructure for which to pay. They even have a customer call center in case you need help. MagicJack.com does not have a call center, yet. You do everything via chat sessions. Their chat sessions are very quick and I have not had a problem getting immediately to one of their support staff.

I have plenty more ideas about how to use MagicJack. But, I don't want to spill all of the beans, for fear that they might cut me off as a Power User (grin). In any event, I think the people at MagicJack.com have created a truly revolutionary product and have signed up for their discounted 5 year service because I just love saving money.

About The Author:
David Chan is a business professional who works with teams across the globe. He's also a technology enthusiast and enjoys sharing his technology experiences with others. Find out more about different devices, such as the iPhone, Smart Phones and more at http://everypathnbeyond.com

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