Feature by feature
This is the part most comparisons skip. Sticker price only tells you what the cheapest version costs, not what the version you actually need costs.
| magicJack | 815 Voice | |
|---|---|---|
| Auto attendant and phone trees | Costs extraAuto attendant is about $10/mo extra | Included |
| Call queues and ring groups | Not offered | Included |
| Call recording | Varies, ask them | Included |
| Business texting from your main number | Varies, ask them | Included |
| Voicemail to email, transcribed | Included | Included |
| Free number porting | Included | Included |
| Setup configured for you, not DIY | Not offeredDIY | IncludedWe configure your greeting, routing and users with you |
| Desk phones, paging and door intercom | Varies, ask themLimited | IncludedPhones ship pre-configured |
| Fax, alarm and elevator lines handled | Costs extraVirtual fax is about $5/mo | IncludedFax, elevator and alarm lines handled |
| AI receptionist available | Not offered | Costs extraFrom $99/mo on top, we are not going to pretend it is free |
| Month to month, no contract | Included | Included |
| A local person who answers the phone | Not offered | IncludedNew Lenox, the owner answers |
What it actually costs
Nearly every comparison article quotes the annual prepay price, because it is the smaller number. Here is the real month-to-month picture, and then the number that actually matters: what magicJack costs once you add the pieces we include as standard.
| magicJack | 815 Voice | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan compared | magicJack for Business | Business Phone |
| Advertised (annual prepay) | not published | we do not do annual pricing |
| Real month-to-month price | $15.99/line/mo | $24/user/mo |
| Matched to what we include | about $35.99/line/mo once the attendant, fax and toll-free are added | $24/user/mo, all in |
| Contract | Monthly | None, month to month |
What magicJack charges extra for
- Auto attendant about $10/mo extra
- Virtual fax about $5/mo extra
- Toll-free about $5/mo extra
- Fully loaded it lands near $35.99 a line
Where magicJack is genuinely better
We are not going to pretend they have no advantages. If any of these matter more to you than price and local support, go with them and we will tell you so on the phone.
- The cheapest sticker price on this page
- Fine for a single line that just needs to ring
- Very low commitment
Pick magicJack if you are a micro business that needs one working line and nothing else.
Our honest read
The $15.99 is real, and so is what is missing. Add the auto attendant, fax and a toll-free number and you are near $35.99 a line, above us, for a thinner system. If you have outgrown magicJack, that is usually the reason.
We are a local company in New Lenox. We set the system up with you, port your numbers free, and answer our own phone when something needs changing. If that is worth more to you than a national brand name, call (815) 463-9621 and we will price your exact setup, including telling you if you are better off staying where you are.
All of this is included at that price
- Custom phone trees & call routing
- Call center queues & ring groups
- Desk phone, cell app and computer on one number
- Texting from your main business number
- Voicemail to email, transcribed
- Call recording
- Multiple locations on one system
- Free porting, you keep your number
- Copper and POTS line replacement
Also available
- AI receptionist, from $99/mo
- Desk, cordless and conference phones
- Toll-free and vanity numbers
- Online fax and fax lines
- Overhead paging, intercom, door phones
- SIP trunking for a system you already own
- Moving off One Talk or a legacy system
If your current system does something that is not on this list, we can almost certainly do it too. Ask and we will tell you straight.
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