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A comment on Magic+.

Re:Magic+ by captaindiego on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @06:30PM (#10847015)
It says it works from anywhere, but then only gives a number that works from within the US. How are you supposed to use this service while in another country and not having access to a US sim card?
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Re:Magic+ by exco on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @11:06PM (#10848449)
Sounds like that's a problem that Magic+ can solve for 100/hr.
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Re:Magic+ by huckyaus on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @08:20PM (#10847683)
The regular version of their service still appears to be US-only[0] (last FAQ item). I suspect that Magic+ is also US-only and they've neglected to mention it specifically on this page.

[0] https://getmagicnow.com/

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Re:Magic+ by MagnumOpus on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @07:13PM (#10847275)
If you are in the target group that is willing to pay $100/hour for a virtual assistant at the beck and call of an SMS, then the $0.20 or so for the SMS roaming charges seems like small change...
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Re:Magic+ by biot on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @08:51PM (#10847849)
Assuming they have a +1 ... internationally available SMS number. 5 digit shortcodes aren't guaranteed to work globally.
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Re:Magic+ by foobarqux on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @08:57PM (#10847869)
I don't think US shortcodes are reachable internationally.
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