[TomGuy]

Clark Howard says the cheapest cellphone service is where you buy your own minutes and where they don't age it (forcing you to buy more minutes).

I don't make many calls. I got tired of paying the local telephone $300 a year just to have the phone sit. I investigated and switched to Tracfone prepaid. My minutes never expire. It does cost about $8/month for 'service' but that is still cheaper than the landline was.

I also have Magicjack connected to the computer for about $12/year. Magicjack has a new device similar to Nettalk's which connects to the Internet, but the pc does not have to be on. Service is about $30/year.

[midnightcat]

in order for the Magicjack to work, though, do you have to have a highspeed cable connection for the computer? my father wants to use Magicjack but he has a DSL thing for his PC right now. I’m not a high tech person (sadly, I still have dial-up) so I can’t comprehend how the thing actually works.