Information Madness

MagicJack is popular more outside USA than within USA as it allows people from around the world to use their MagicJack device and get free USA incoming number plus allow free and unlimited calls to USA and Canada. Now the company has brought the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home

The device is, in essence, a very small cellular tower for the home.

The size of a deck of cards, it plugs into a PC, which needs a broadband Internet connection. The device then detects when a compatible cell phone comes within 8 feet, and places a call to it. The user enters a short code on the phone. The phone is then linked to the magicJack, and as long as it's within range (YMax said it will cover a 3,000-square-foot home) magicJack routes the call itself, over the Internet, rather than going through the carrier's cellular tower. No minutes are subtracted from the user's account with the carrier. Any extra fees for international calls are subtracted from the user's account with magicJack, not the carrier.

The concept is not new, Sprint has already a device called Sprint Airave that serves Sprints customers who don't get good signal in their houses. Sprint Airave gives sprint customer their own miniature cell tower that covers up to 5,000 square feet. The difference here is that Sprint Airave only allows sprint customers.

So MagicJack is launching something similar device for the mainstream people. YMax Corp said this week at the International Consumers Electronics Show that it plans to start selling the device in about four months for $40, the same price as the original magicJack. As before, it will provide free calls to the U.S. and Canada for one year.

So imagine having this MagicJack Cellphone tower in India and using cellphones in India to make and receive free calls to USA, Canada from within your house without siting next to a computer.. its pretty interesting.