Good Overseas Travel calling plan - Using MagicJack to call back home

I will stay in China for a while and have to contact back to my family and co-workers. Using traditional phone plans is not a good idea, I know China Telecomm is overcharging international calls as much as they can. I am glad that I can install a broadband at home here very quickly and cheap (RMB 660 like $90 for a whole year), and glad that I brought my MagicJack with me as well.

After the Internet broadband installation, the first thing I did was to connect the MagicJack to my Laptop’s USB connection, and let the Jack automatically run the software installation. Since this MagicJack has been registered and activated by me in USA before, the whole installation process here is very simple. The only holdup is the downloading time due to the bandwidth from the ISP I am using.

After the completion of installing MagicJack software, I heard the dial tone when I plug a normal phone set to the MagicJack. And I dialed a USA phone number, and I heard the phone on the other side ringing. Then I asked my family test from USA, they just dial a local number (I registered for my MagicJack) and the phone connecting to MagicJack ring. I pick it up and then I can talk to them in North America for free from China now. (Of course, I already paid $19 a year for the MagicJack)

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8 Responses to “Good Overseas Travel calling plan - Using MagicJack to call back home”


  1. 1 Leo

    Hey,

    Never knew you are back in hometown. Why not drop me a message?

    Just have a nice trip… :-D

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    WebGuru replied on March 30, 2008:

    Yes, I have been in China for a while. These days too busy to contact friends. How are you, in school now?

  2. 2 Leo

    Yes I’m so far so good. Been back in school for over a month.

    How are you?

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  3. 3 Eric Johnson

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  4. 4 Tom

    So if I am going to be in CHina for several weeks and I am staying at good hotels with internet access can I simply take my magicJack with me, hook up to my laptop and call home to cell phone? Do major hotels in China offer free hi speed internet?

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    WebGuru replied on August 4, 2008:

    Yes, you can bring MagicJack with you and call from China to your US phone just like calling local phones here.

    But I am not sure about the high speed internet availability in major hotels in China thought. (always stay in relative or Friend’s places when being back to China)

  5. 5 travel package

    well this is useful… (at least for me)

    very thanks

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  6. 6 Zestsast

    well done, brother

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