quit smoking

Hello fellow bloggers today i had a great adventure i decided since Give Something For Nothing is going to be a very big thing i needed a land line for long distance. So a 8km hike to and from my local computer shop (about 4 k each way) not easy for someone who has smoked 1-2 packs a day for so long.since i split up i haven't officially stayed quit i took myself back to the beginning of my "therapy" I'm trying to use suckers to supplement that "urge" to smoke the oral fixation as some people put it. So on my walk i only had 2 smokes not as good as i like but not bad considering I'm not on the patch and it was a loooong walk. i will keep trying to fill the fixation with suckers until Monday. Then its QUIT date, again lol.

As for this invention that seams to have so much hype, I did a little research and found surprisingly allot of people complain about it. However that post i read threw were older post hope things have changed. So I was excited but i had a problem. its been about 6 years since i had a home phone line and i don't own a phone.... so quick trip to Canadian tire and a $15 phone later I'm home. Keep in mind as i write this my blackberry is with Bell Canada on a student plan. installing it was easy although if i installed it according to the directions i would still be here waiting. like a dynex box the directions are for someone who has used a computer once or twice. The directions "witch are on page to of the only documentation it came with" say

1. 1 Plug any phone into magic jack.


2. 2 plug magic jack into computer


3. 3 pick up any phone and dial

well you have to register a number. and my auto run didn't seem to work so i had to do a clicky. Once my Magic Jack was registered it took about 10 minutes to work and my first call ... me lol
it seemed to work very well with my cell so i made a phone call. it was to a non bell non-rogers digital VoIP over cable phone the person i was talking to said i sounded "electric" i assume she was talking about my electric personality but hey :) after about 14 minutes my call was placed on hold? i thought it might have been my cheap phone but non of the buttons seem to work on it after i was off of hold she had hung up so i left it at that.

My second call was to a bell land line. I thought the quality was fine but i was told i was cutting in and out slightly. Keep in mind i get no reception on my cell unless I'm standing on my head with one foot in the air, holding an egg on a spoon. although she felt i sounded a little choppy she felt it was still better then my cell with blue tooth.
But that's not the best part. Because i have my 10 anywhere in Canada i called up bell and asked to pay the $3 call forwarding charge that no one ever uses (the operator even said she didnt know the still had it) and had it added to my bundle. then i change my my 10 number to be my jack. Now not only can i forward my blackberry to my jack and not have to worry about reception when I'm at home, but i can do this ANYWHERE i have a computer with internet And i can reverse it if I'm on the road. The best part is my cell number uses no daytime minutes when I'm using my jack. I'm considering getting another on to keep with my net-book. that alone makes it worth the cost

anyway only time will tell if this truly is the future of a second phone line. but for now i would at the very least get one if you have bad cell reception at home.

One more thing When registering for a number at the same cost as a Canadian one you can search there database for one that's customized. mine ends with 7-BILL cause i wanted a number somewhat close to back home