said by ctceo:As a challenge a friend of mine bought the GV phone to compare and was charged $18.81 after tax and setup fees.
I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say "GV phone" but, as stated by others, the Google Voice service is currently free. I've been using it for several years, even back when it was Grand Central. I've never paid so much as a dime to use it. GVJack + GV =
As far as the MJ forwarding page being down, I have noticed their web page and/or parts of it go down frequently.