Magic Jack - New Phone Service

[remingtonbo2001]

big pig
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Originally Posted by big pig

Quick update since my last post...

I took my laptop and magicjack to a different location with wireless internet. I could not get it to work. Cut in and out so bad i couldn't understand anyone.

Came back home, plugged it in and presto. It seems my clarity and connection is getting even better since it started working at all. I forgot to mention in the last post that I had a couple of minor static noises on the line but heck I've even had that on my landline. They were very faint clicks or something but it looks like things are getting better and better!

If anything changes I will post it. Until then, Go Spurs!

Now that's what I call a testimonial.

The rest of you Non-Spurs fan Magic Jack users should take note.

If your Magic Jack isn't working simply use the special Magic Jack chant "Go Spurs Go" until you recieve a stable connection. Unplugging, and re-plugging the device will not work unless you use the Special Magic Jack chant.

[Trainwreck2100]

I'd like to bump this one last time as an adieu to random people bumping it due to google. Because this thread has been relegated to page 3 when you search "Magic Jack"

[GeeWhy]

I know it will shock you that I found this by googling Magic Jack. First page BTW. Actually, I googled "Does Magic Jack work?" In defense of the noobs (who do seem to be spamming); it took more than a few posts before I realized this was a Spurs fan site.

I was so entertained that I decided to join. I'm not huge on the NBA; but as teams go - I like the Spurs. I chose the Bobcats as my team. (I know they suck.) I am really a Tar Heel fan and prefer college ball.

Thanks for the laughs. I feel much less interested in the Magic Jack now.

Good luck on the rest of your season.

[MiamiHeat]

the commercials are annoying.

"you are now connected to the most powerful phone system in the world.... the in-ter-net. and. all. your. calls. are. free.

[pcfy2]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck2100

I'd like to bump this one last time as an adieu to random people bumping it due to google. Because this thread has been relegated to page 3 when you search "Magic Jack"

I just did a google and it is now no.2.

Here is my 99 cents worth.

I purchased mj back in march or april and it worked the first day and the day after. Everytime I pick up that phone I get a dail tone.

This month I purchased 2 more mj's one for myself and one for my brother in another state. I pluged mine in and it worked first time.

My first mj is still in use. i used a splitter and ran a cord to my neighbors.
They are in long distance heaven. Only missed a beat once. I just unpluged it waited 2 minutes and pluged it back in. It worked!!!

Now my brother has issues...He has cordless phones all over the house
and when he pluged in the base unit it would only ring on that unit and not the other phones.

Guess why? He did not unplug the telephone landline.
Has he resolved this issue? I don't know. I searched online and at mj site for an answer and emailed him the results.

Now it is up to him to figure out how to make it work throughout the house.

Magic Jack is so good that I am preparing to sell them to everyboy I see.

Website to follow just waiting on approval of domain regristration.

I will not fire my phone company. Just reduce the services that I use.

That way I have a back up with cell phone and all.


GO LAKERS!!!

PCFY2

[netvic3]

You can buy it at Radio shack, now for the same price as online plus no shipping charges.
It works great with a broadband connection.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Anyone able to use this with an alarm company I have ADT and it needs a phone line.

[temperlou]

I am new here, which seems to be unpopular but I am going to spend my opinion. I have been watching Magic Jack ads for over a year. I spend two months a year away from home and was interested in finding a way to call my kids and grandkids without breaking the bank. As I said, I have been keeping track of Magic Jack for awhile. I didn't want to buy it from the web site so as soon as Radio Shack and Best Buys started selling it, I bought one. I have been using it for about 3 weeks and everything works fine. I get a nice clear connection. I did have trouble once, I lost connection while talking to my grandson. I unplugged the Magic Jack and plugged it back in. In about a minute I called my grandson again and finished my hour long conversation. When I get back home, I am going to call ATT and cancel my "unlimited" long distance service. I figure what I save on that monthly charge and what I saved on my long distance calling my kids, Magic Jack will have paid for itself. I have also purchased a Magic Jack for my son. He likes it too.
When you buy from a store, you can always take it back if you can't get it to work. You really have nothing to lose. And NO, I don't work for Magic Jack.

[Slydragon]

WTF everyone is all up on this because of long distance? I mean if it's in the USA and not into Canada don't most cell phones have long distance already?

Don't give me "I don't have a cell phone" because you have a laptop and Internet when you are traveling so you should have a decent phone co and plan.

If you used it at home, isn't cricket/pocket free long distance also and you have the phone on you at all times not just at home.

I would only get this if Mexico was included that way my dad can call his family because that can still cost some cash as thing are now.

[magicgizmo]

Originally Posted by stroths

Stroths MagicJack Utilities Suite v1.6


**WARNING** Although I don't see this causing any damage, I take no responsibility for anything this may do to your system. Use at your own risk and please make a backup before running.

Description
I decided to incorporate several of the apps I have written into an easy to use GUI. It includes the SIP Info checker, MJ Upgrader, and some other nice features.

Regarding the SIP Info checker, it will pull your SIP credentials from your MagicJack. This is purely for educational purposes and should NOT be used to circumvent your MJ hardware. This is against their TOS and should not be done.

Download


Stroths MagicJack Utilities Suite v1.6

Here is the last version just in case the latest version (above) doesn't work for you.
Stroths MagicJack Utilities Suite v1.5


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Instructions

1. Unzip the folder and put it where ever you like on your system.

2. Once done, you can run MagicJackSuite.exe and go from there.

3. Update the config from the GUI

4. (Optional) - Create a shortcut to MagicJackSuite.exe on your desktop. This will make it easier to run in the future.


Bugs
Not really sure if its a bug or not, but sometimes you have to run the SIP Checker app more than once to get the SIP data. It really has to do with the timing of pulling the SIP data when magicjack starts. Since different systems run this at different speeds, its hard to determine a time value that works across the board.
See version 1.5 update as there was a bug in some versions before it.

Changelog

1.6
-Added "MySIPInfoLocation" variable to Optional section of the config file. You can select where you want to save your MySIPinfo.txt now.
-Added mouseover tooltips to each of the buttons on the main interface.
-Added ability to add a startup entry for MagicJack that bypasses the usual MJ splash screen. (suggested by jamesgray)

1.5
- Added "Optional" section in config for future options
- Added MJUpgradeURL to Optional config section. Allows you to put in a different URL if you want to download a different upgrade.exe file
- Fixed a possible bug causing a bluescreen on one of my test environments. Appears to be from some code I introduced on v1.2 and continued through v1.41. Might have just been my system, but upgrade just to be safe.

1.4.1
- Added Configuration with GUI interface to make the suite easier to setup.
- Fixed a bug in the GUI where it would not read the values from the config file after changing them in the GUI. Caused it to run with old values until you would exit and restart it. Issue now corrected.
- Optimized some code

1.3
- Changed startup registry entry remover to check if key exists and report back if not there

1.2
- Added Proxy Name and IP to SIP Info per request

1.1
- Added taskkill binary missing by some builds of windows

1.0
- Initial Release

Source: I wrote this app using a freeware scripting program called AutoHotKey (http://www.autohotkey.com/).

Credits:
Grep.exe - http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/grep.htm
Strings.exe - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb897439.aspx
PMdump.exe - http://ntsecurity.nu/toolbox/pmdump/

Also, thanks to all the members here who posted the info that allowed me to write this app.

This Guy is a Genius

[RandomGuy]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck2100

I'd like to bump this one last time as an adieu to random people bumping it due to google. Because this thread has been relegated to page 3 when you search "Magic Jack"

I am Random Guy, and by definition a random people, and I approve of this post.

[RandomGuy]

Originally Posted by magicgizmo

This Guy is a Genius

... says the guy with a post count of ONE.

'sokay, we all toot our own horns on occasion.

[RandomGuy]

Originally Posted by temperlou

I am new here, which seems to be unpopular but I am going to spend my opinion.

[omitted for sake of brevity-RG]...

When you buy from a store, you can always take it back if you can't get it to work. You really have nothing to lose. And NO, I don't work for Magic Jack.

Don't sweat being new. Any clubby message board usually has some jerks in it that will razz newcomers, but by and large people here are pretty friendly, much like the city of San Antonio itself.

The interesting thing about the Spurs' style of play is that they tend to attract a different kind of fan, than a lot of other teams, i.e. they tend to be a bit more laid back and a bit more mature. That may sound like a biased statement, but it is simply my observation from my experience with other teams' message boards.

[DynastyBuilder]

Originally Posted by Vinnie_Johnson

Anyone able to use this with an alarm company I have ADT and it needs a phone line.

bump.

[CJaye]

I bought the Magic Jack a year ago. It does work but I have to say the quality is bad. Some days I don't get calls at all it just go to voice mail. I've never had a problem with using 911. What can you say when you only pay 19.99 a year. I always keep minutes on my cell as a back up.

[2centsworth]

so everyone with 1 post loves magic jack.

[dallaskd]

Id rather save my money for a snuggie

[shadow_cobra]

Here is another great place I found to buy one .

http://free-long-distance-via-internet.com

[RandomGuy]

Originally Posted by Vinnie_Johnson

Anyone able to use this with an alarm company I have ADT and it needs a phone line.

Yikes. I would not put anything vital to life and limb on something as unreliable as internet connectivity.

[Qwerty8]

For those having problems with their MagicJack try calling 570-708-8780

http://whois.domaintools.com/magicjack.com

Ymax Communications Corp
ATTN: MAGICJACK.COM
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 447
Herndon, VA. 20172-0447

Domain Name: MAGICJACK.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Ymax Communications Corp
sb4fj4879x4@networksolutionsprivateregistration.co m
ATTN: MAGICJACK.COM
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 447
Herndon, VA 20172-0447
570-708-8780

Record expires on 07-May-2018.
Record created on 13-Apr-2006.
Database last updated on 27-Feb-2009 15:41:00 EST.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS01.TALK4FREE.COM 67.90.152.122
NS02.TALK4FREE.COM 67.107.71.186
NS03.TALK4FREE.COM 216.234.70.220
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We have not used MagicJack yet and found this site through Google and read through it to give us an idea of how this product worked for other people. Hope this information helps some people get their refunds or to be able to talk to a human about their faulty product.

[jump]

hello...i just googled magic jack after i ordered it and found this thread.
i now want to cancel my order because i did not realize that my local friends may have to call me long distance now.

when i got the confirmation email it said email back to make any changes. so i emailed back and said to cancel my order and do not charge my credit card.
do you think will happen now>?

[jump]

my order was cancel and no charge on my credit card just letting everyone know

[babbsiam44]

I am considering this product but have a question. Does anyone know these?

...I have a cordless telephone that you plug the base unit into a wall jack and a receptacle. The extension phone that comes with it simply plugs into a receptacle(no wall jack required). Will this product allow the extension phone to work if I have the base unit connected to my USB port?

...Can you leave it plugged in all the time and use it for your primary home phone?

....Can you use the internet and phone at the same time?

I went to Radio Shack(who by the way carries this product) and the man didn't know the answers to these questions. Can someone help me?

[Affletic1]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me about the technical use/operating components of YMAX company's "famous" Magicjack VoIP device? Briefly, I am in need of a simple Info Tech explanation that can identify the non-serious nature of the device on any computer with internet capabilities.

Today I was interrogated by a representative of the Department of Industrial Relations (located in a southern state)... for putting my Magicjack into one of the state computers with a simple goal of trying to make a phone call while using one of the public computers. Same thing happened at a local library... treated me as though I was hacking into their computer systems! No one had heard of or new how to simply explain the capacity of the Magicjack system while plugged into a USB port, including me.

At both locations it was regarded as a potentially "illegal scam" and that although they were uncertain of a charge or infraction citation, it nonetheless left a bad taste in my mouth along with an irritated disposition. If I could have any Info Tech insight on how to explain this simple operating device, it may save... my life!

Thanks for your help,
Jay

[Affletic1]

Babbsiam44:

Sure, it should work fine. Although remember your computer must stay on and connected to internet in order for it to work. It seems you have it figured out already: by plugging your phone jack into the MJ phone port. The electric phone base must stay plugged into electrical outlet as well. You should be good-to-go! BYW, it has been working fine for the past few months for us. In fact so well, perhaps it is why I have the problem posted!

Jay

[kimiecn]

Anything that sounds to good to be true isn't as good as it sounds.
I just tried ordering the stupid thing. I was so excited BUT, when it did not arrive (and I paid expedited handling), several emaisl back and forth to try and find out where it was, I finally did the live chat. Ok, obviously I was chatting with someone who's ability to understand the English language was lacking.
My question was simple: Where is it?
The USPS Track and Confirm stated that electronic notification was received by them, but NOTHING ELSE! No indication of when picke dup from Magic Jack in Florida, No transit information, no delivery, blah blah
So where was it?

I was told that it was delivered that "day after I ordered it". Ok.....well it obviously wasnot delivered correctly.

I was then told I put the wrong suite # for delivery. Ahhhhh well then WHY DID THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM THE COMPANY HAVE THE RIGHT SUITE NUMBER?

I then stated that I wanted it sent rush, but since I had already apid for rush and it was not rushed, that they should rush it and refund the money since they did not live up to their end of the RUSH DELIVERY.

I was basically told to either have it rushed, no refund, and that it was my fault because I did not put the name of my company on the label.

WELL, I GET PACKAGES DALY FROM THE USPS, know our carrier, he knows me, the guard downstairs knows me (even though in San Francisco, our building is really smally).

So.......now I am at a delima -- to get or not to get, that is the question.
I think the customer service sucked big time.
The woman was rude and if you can tell rude from a live chat, then obviously they are rude.

tomorrow I am going to try and call the ocmapny in Florida and see if they are real or not.

Maybe this is the biggest scam in consumer history with lots playing into it
For sure, customer service is not one of their fortes.

Why are these darn internet companies so afraid to give a phone number on their site.