Yes, you are not hallucinating nor it is a misprint. Calling to the US and Canada from anywhere in the world is possible at a nominal annual charge of freaking $20.
Thanks to Magic Jack, which is a phone jack for your computer that lets you connect to your standard mobile phone and make the cheapest of calls.
A wonder service for the bagpackers and travelers who end up making big holes in their pockets while making calls from the roads while they are on the move or for that matter from the hotels which add numerous kinds of charges to their bill.
All you need to have to enjoy the benefits of is a laptop, a broadband connection and of course the MagicJack and there you are…all set to make unlimited low-cost calls to US and Canada from anywhere in the world at a flat-rate price of $20 for a complete year.
As far as starting up is concerned you need to pay $40 as the start-up cost, which includes the cost of service of one year and the price of the device. Now just insert the USB port and the software loads automatically and in no less than 5 minutes you can make calls.
Talk about voice quality and MagicJack is par excellence when compared to any other wired phone and at the same time there’s no deterioration in the quality irrespective of what broadband connection on earth you are using or how slow is your PC.
You get a gamut of free services with the phone service which include - free local phone number, voicemail, call waiting, call forwarding, three way calling and free (commercial-supported) directory assistance. PHEW!! Now, that something!
Yes, US, Canada is cheap, but for other international calls you definitely have to shell out some exra bucks. Like France, the cost is 2 cents a minute (18 cents a minute for French mobile phones).
All in all MagicJack offers everything making it worthy of getting a kick-ass welcome in the Internet telephony market. So keep watching this space for the next update on MagicJack!

Via: WashingtonPost