The Magic Jack is basically a small box that needs to be plugged into the USB port of your computer to be able to make free calls to USA and Canada. The device uses VoIP technology and offers a host of benefits that others in the category don't. The company now plans to launch another service that [if it works as good as the Magic Jack] is bound to attract some frowns from the conventional cell phone service providers. A cell phone version of Magic Jack will soon flood the market. This device will cost just $40 and allow the user to make free calls without having to subscribe to a cell phone service. It's good to see that the price tag is at least lower than an average monthly cell phone bill, but the company plans to pull off signals from the conventional phone service providers and use that for the new device. It remains to be seen, whether, the cell phone companies will allow a competitor to feed on their signals and serve its own customers.

The biggest issue with this version of the Magic jack is that it would work only with AT&T and T-Mobile phones. It won't work with Verizon and Sprint phones. Does this suggest that there's a minor glitch in the device, that won't let it work with Verizon and Sprint? We won't know the answer until the problem is solved. It doesn't look like they have collaborated with AT&T and T-Mobile, so it's probably a glitch that is contributing towards this limited functionality. The device not only needs to be plugged into a computer, but also needs to be connected to the internet. This means that you'd not be able to make calls while taking a brisk walk in the garden. You need to be connected to an internet connected computer, to be able to use the device.

The new cell phone version will also allow users to make international calls for free, but it's yet not clear whether people from countries other than the U.S would be able to use this facility. A regular cell phone could burn a hole in your pocket in you are too much into international calls. The Magic Jack can save you those bucks.

The device is going to be available to the public sometime in May 2010. It has a mini antenna that will supposedly cover a three thousand foot range. The FCC and major cell phone carriers are yet to decide on whether the product is legal or not. The regular phone service providers spend millions on phone towers and signals; sucking them off without permission will surely draw some negative attention. If the verdict goes in favor of the Magic Jack, it'll for sure change the way people make and receive calls.