Van Clan's Blog (3)

I've gotten so far into finding the best phone/voice mail solution, I've decided I should start a blog just on that subject. For now I've decided it's worth $5 per month to have a local number- Click on the box below for more info on that: Continue

A friend's house might work, but I've had friends lose important mail, so I prefer to keep my mail under my control. I have a post office box, but I think a mail service would work better because many places won't ship to a post office box and a mail service will accept UPS and FedX shipments for you, If authorized they can even sign for shipments that require a signature. For an additional charge a mail service will even forward mail to you in another city if you are traveling. Getting a line o… Continue

I like my pre-pay cell phone by Net 10. I got it at Wal Mart and it's only 10 cents per minute, but sometimes you want to have a phone number without letting people like the reminder service at your Doctor's office using up your minutes. Recently I discovered Magic Jack. They are offering a 30 day free trial right now at MagicJack.com. You just plug it into your USB port and then plug a regular phone into it. Presto, zero cents per minute. For times you aren't running your computer the calls jus… Continue