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As you might remember I ordered a Magicjack a few weeks ago and reviewed it decently. Well I have come to the conclusion that Magicjack sucks, after a few weeks use. It works great from my end, but everyone I call hates talking to me when I am using it. They get choppy audio and sometimes can’t hear me at all. I would say it would be alright for traveling and using every now and then. I WOULD NOT REPLACE MY PHONE WITH THIS LITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC SHIT. I was actually thinking of disconnecting Vonage when I recieved this. I’m glad I didn’t Vonage’s quality is a bajillion times better than this. Both of them have shitty customer service, but atleast the people I am calling can hear what the hell I am saying. The up side of the magicjack is that it is very small, portable, and cheap. Otherwise, all other aspects you would expect in phone service suck. I will probably just leave this in my laptop bag and just use it when I’m traveling or something. I guess you get what you pay for.

If anyone knows of a really good SIP provider let me know. I am wanting to start playing around with asterisk.

Finally, I have received my new laptop. Here is what was fucking stupid about the whole deal. DHL is the sorriest piece of shit delivery courier available and Dell uses them. Dell’s facility is a mere 4.5 miles from my fucking house and the DHL sorting facility is about 5 miles away. DHL received my package in fucking Nashville and then it went to Memphis! What the fuck? After it was received in Memphis they sent the shit back to Nashville to be delivered. On top of it all they wouldn’t let me pick the shit up because it required a signature! What is the damn problem? Don’t they have pens at their office? Fuck DHL. Dell, I hope you decide to stop using DHL in the future because they are fucking morons. They waste their own fucking money just to make your package late. DHL’s business model must have been written by a retard.

Anyways, DHL bashing aside, I am pretty impressed with the Vostro 1400. It was cheap and actually has everything I wanted plus some extra shit I didn’t need. I read complaints in reviews about the battery shaking around in it’s compartment. My battery actually fits snug. They laptop is very solid. I really like the mag-alloy case. Feels really good compared to the plastic pieces of shit I have owned in the past. I tested everything out and it works great. Now I just need to get Windows XP wiped off of this hoe. Planning on installing Debian. Anyways, I am pretty pleased and would recommend the Vostro line of laptops. They’re nothing special, but what you get for the price is crazy.

I kept seeing stuff about Magicjack whenever I was searching for VOIP solutions. I bit the bullet and ordered one. They have a 1 month free trial going on, which I do believe expired last night. I read the quality is really good compared to some other big VOIP providers and some POTS providers. If it’s better than Vonage’s 2 cups and string quality they have a customer for life. At $20 a year for unlimited service, If I can make out what the distant end is saying then I will be pleased. I actually opted for the Platinum Plan for $50 for 5 years. If it isn’t that great I will find something else and use the Magicjack when I travel. I will be canceling my Vonage account this month. By the way, for the record Vonage sucks ass. They have great features, but they want extra money for everything and I really do believe they are overselling their resources. I’m tired of talking on the phone while hearing machine guns and whistles in the background. I also hate picking up the phone and dialing a number and hearing dead air after the ringing stops.

Conclusion, get a Vostro! and a Magicjack!

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