FemtoJack Central - A Guide To Magic Jack's Femtocell

Ymax Corporation and VocalTec recently announced that they have officially cancelled plans for the femtoJack in favor of a stand alone magicJack device that works via direct ethernet connect rather than through a computers USB port. This new device is being called the magic Jack Plus and it is expected to be released any day now. The magicJack plus is actually exactly the same as the magicJack except for it's ability to be used without a computer. For those that were looking for a cell phone solution magicJack also announced that in the near future they will be coming out with a 'magicJack App' that will work with smartphones.

A couple days ago at the CES Ymax Corp. CEO Dan Barislow officially announced what I had been expecting for some time now. His announcement was that Ymax would be releasing a femtocell in the near future that would work with cell phones to provide consumers with unlimited local and long distance calling when in range of the femtocell. Barislow said that Ymax's new product will be tabbed the "femtojack" and will work by wirelessly directing calls through magic Jack's VoIP network. The femtoJack is suppose to work with any GSM phone and a service plan with a provider is not needed in order to use said GSM phone with the femto Jack.

According to recent reports the femto Jack gadget will cost $40-$50, phone service for the year will be $19.95 and it will first be made available to those that already have the magic Jack. If you want in early on the femto Jack it looks like you will have to get the magic Jack first.

Once we hear any new information we will update you here.

The Gurus at Ymax Corporation recently announced that they are nearly finished with a new type of femtocell that hooks into computers just as the magicJack does. This new product was referred to by Ymax CEO, Daniel Borislow as the "femtojack" and is being developed by the same company that came out with the magic Jack.

The femtoJack is a femtocell that will be used in a similar fashion as the magic Jack. It comes as a average sized USB device that you simply hook up to your computer. Once hooked up you are able to instantly connect a telephone to a VoIP network and route all outgoing calls over a broadband internet connection. The special thing about the FemtoJack however is that it is a femtocell that is made to work with cellular phones instead of landlines. With the Femto Jack the need for a landline could be reduced to none since users will be able to get plans that include unlimited minutes while in range of the femtoJack.

The femtoJack is likely to be a huge product for the Ymax Corporation, probably bigger than the magicJack, and a top product over the next several years. The beauty of the femtoJack is in the potentially unlimited minutes which will allows cell users to greatly reduce monthly overage charges that they are use to dealing with. In theory, the FemtoJack basically turns your cell phone into a landline telephone (only without the wires) while in range of it. It is also great because it works as a cell signal booster in that it provides crystal clear service within its range.

If you want to get the femtoJack you will probably have to wait until early 2010. Ymax is still in the process of developing it and there are still issues to be dealt with including dealing with FCC regulations and working with major U.S. cell phone carriers on some sort of agreement.