ANTRATEL vs magicJack

With a smart phone, what good is Magic Jack? When power's out, MJ is out. A real landline is good when a power outage kills your smart phone, but MJ is not. And how often is there a power outage? Years ago, Magic Jack charged me for 5 more years AFTER I notified them I didn't want to renew. Unfortunately for me, the credit card I'd given them was stil good. To cancel, you may need to block them from your credit card if you can. Magic Jack customer service is behind an impenetrable wall. You can't reach a live person to explain a complex problem. Their FAQ's don't cover all their bad programming that causes customer problems. Anything unusual is going to be impossible to get help for. The one use MJ might have had is being able to call the USA from anywhere, BUT you need a perfect, super-strong WiFi connection for that, and I haven't found that in any of the places I've stayed. So MJ is useless overseas unless you pay a WiFi cafe to use a strong WiFi connection--if you can find one anywhere. I tried to cancel their useless service, but they charged me for another 5 years. In a couple of years, I'll be able to cancel because the old credit card they have is dead. It will be a relief.