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MagicJack's Next Act: Disappearing Cell Phone Fees

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Posted on 1/10/2010 11:40 EST
Filed in: Calling Plans, Cellphone, Cheap Cellphone, Cheap iPhone, Cheap Mobile, Frugal tips, iPhone, Mobile, Prepaid, Smartphones

Cellular customers of AT&T and T-Mobile USA have cause for cheer. An article in The New York Times reports on a gadget that affixes to your PC and acts as your own private cell tower. The bottom line: no charge for cell calls. Verizon customers, do you hear me now?

"The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget that's been heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home, in a fashion that's sure to draw protest from cellular carriers.

The new magicJack uses, without permission, radio frequencies for which cellular carriers have paid billions of dollars for exclusive licenses..."

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