Comments on: Cheap phone service: MagicJack http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/% Live Rich Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Connie Manis http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-640 Connie Manis Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:48:15 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-640 Really great article - I was heading for a similar article which I will probably still write, but from a slightly different angle. Thanks for sharing this with your readers...I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates it. Really great article - I was heading for a similar article which I will probably still write, but from a slightly different angle. Thanks for sharing this with your readers…I’m sure I’m not the only one who appreciates it.

]]> By: Dong Huppenbauer http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-635 Dong Huppenbauer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:26:47 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-635 Im 16 am I able to use this product safely? Im 16 am I able to use this product safely?

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]]> By: Charles Baumgartner http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-581 Charles Baumgartner Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:29:18 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-581 Buyer beware! I got mine from Wal-mart a couple months ago. Got it hooked up at home and tested both calling out and receiving. It worked fine so I ordered my business cards, which cost about double the price of the MJ. Today I am trying to set up my voicemail and I find out through online tech support that someone else has already registered this number and that I must go back to the store I got it from to get a new one. WTF is this? Now I have to pay to get all new business cards again? Does anyone know how this could happen, or what I can do to keep my number? This isn't right. I spent a lot of time and effort ordering my cards. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Buyer beware! I got mine from Wal-mart a couple months ago. Got it hooked up at home and tested both calling out and receiving. It worked fine so I ordered my business cards, which cost about double the price of the MJ. Today I am trying to set up my voicemail and I find out through online tech support that someone else has already registered this number and that I must go back to the store I got it from to get a new one. WTF is this? Now I have to pay to get all new business cards again? Does anyone know how this could happen, or what I can do to keep my number? This isn’t right. I spent a lot of time and effort ordering my cards. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Mary Q!uadros http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-561 Mary Q!uadros Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:22:24 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-561 I have paid for my magicjack and it stopped working. Hiow Come? I have paid for my magicjack and it stopped working. Hiow Come?

]]> By: Leona http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-521 Leona Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:25:15 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-521 I have a couple of questions that I have not been able to find an answer about the Magic Jack I am about to be hired by a customer service company and they don't like voip will they be able to tell the difference if I install this device and also If I wanted to disconnect my phone in my apartment from my phone company will Magic Jack still work indepedantly on its own ? I haven't bought the device yet but am just thinking about it for now I have a couple of questions that I have not been able to find an answer about the Magic Jack
I am about to be hired by a customer service company and they don’t like voip will they be able to tell the difference if I install this device and also If I wanted to disconnect my phone in my apartment from my phone company will Magic Jack still work indepedantly on its own ?
I haven’t bought the device yet but am just thinking about it for now

]]> By: Jim http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-491 Jim Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:52:23 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-491 Like most, I was suspicious about the claims, so I bought my MagicJack from my local RadioShack for $39.99 (no shipping). They had a 30 day return policy, so I figured I'd know in 30 days whether it would work for me. My scenario is that I keep my landline from the telco as a striped down line for local calls only so my number never changes, then have a second line for outbound LD. This allows me to select a new carrier for that second line at will and not care about number portability. I've done Packet8, my local cable company, and now MagicJack. I'm on my third month with the unit and am very pleased. I initially did my setup on a laptop with WindowsXP as my "nice an simple sanity check". I got it working right away and made some calls. The voice quality had a few packet drops here and there, but I still felt like I was getting more than I paid for. I am using a 10MB/1MB cable modem by the way through a NAT router. I have several servers that run all the time, so I chose one of those to be the permanent host. I chose a machine running Windows 2003 64-bit. I found instructions with a little googling to run the magic jack as a service. I created a low permission account to host the service, uninstalled it from my laptop, and installed it on that machine while logged in as that service account. It worked perfect. I never see the magic jack interface. It's all under the service. I just pick up the phone and dial and it works. If the unit ever does fail, at this price I will buy another one to replace it. I have never called their customer service, but I have ZERO expectations that they do more than answer the simple questions. At this price, they can't afford to provide advanced troubleshooting. You do get what you pay for, and if you're in the least bit computer savvy, this is a fantastic option. It's not going to work for everyone. Buy it someplace local like I did. Keep the packaging and the receipt. Try it out. If it doesn't work for you, take it back. If it does, enjoy the best bargain out there in my humble opinion. I hope the company will be around a long time, but I'll be paying for 1 year at a time. If they fold, I'll only be out $20. That's less than 1 month of service with any other phone option. That's a risk I'll take any day. BTW, it's also worth mentioning I've never seen one of their advertisements, so I don't feel like I was promised anything more than a way to save some money. And I am saving a lot. Like most, I was suspicious about the claims, so I bought my MagicJack from my local RadioShack for $39.99 (no shipping). They had a 30 day return policy, so I figured I’d know in 30 days whether it would work for me. My scenario is that I keep my landline from the telco as a striped down line for local calls only so my number never changes, then have a second line for outbound LD. This allows me to select a new carrier for that second line at will and not care about number portability. I’ve done Packet8, my local cable company, and now MagicJack. I’m on my third month with the unit and am very pleased.

I initially did my setup on a laptop with WindowsXP as my “nice an simple sanity check”. I got it working right away and made some calls. The voice quality had a few packet drops here and there, but I still felt like I was getting more than I paid for. I am using a 10MB/1MB cable modem by the way through a NAT router.

I have several servers that run all the time, so I chose one of those to be the permanent host. I chose a machine running Windows 2003 64-bit. I found instructions with a little googling to run the magic jack as a service. I created a low permission account to host the service, uninstalled it from my laptop, and installed it on that machine while logged in as that service account. It worked perfect. I never see the magic jack interface. It’s all under the service. I just pick up the phone and dial and it works.

If the unit ever does fail, at this price I will buy another one to replace it. I have never called their customer service, but I have ZERO expectations that they do more than answer the simple questions. At this price, they can’t afford to provide advanced troubleshooting.

You do get what you pay for, and if you’re in the least bit computer savvy, this is a fantastic option. It’s not going to work for everyone. Buy it someplace local like I did. Keep the packaging and the receipt. Try it out. If it doesn’t work for you, take it back. If it does, enjoy the best bargain out there in my humble opinion.

I hope the company will be around a long time, but I’ll be paying for 1 year at a time. If they fold, I’ll only be out $20. That’s less than 1 month of service with any other phone option. That’s a risk I’ll take any day. BTW, it’s also worth mentioning I’ve never seen one of their advertisements, so I don’t feel like I was promised anything more than a way to save some money. And I am saving a lot.

]]> By: monica http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-471 monica Wed, 13 May 2009 15:51:37 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-471 can i hook up two mj on two differant computers ause my husband has hes own computer and if i can two mj than that would great please let me know very soon because i'm going to but two friday if it will work on two differant computers thank you monica can i hook up two mj on two differant computers ause my husband has hes own computer and if i can two mj than that would great please let me know very soon because i’m going to but two friday if it will work on two differant computers thank you monica

]]> By: chris horne http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-470 chris horne Tue, 12 May 2009 15:42:44 +0000 http://www.gregkarp.com/blog/2007/12/31/cheap-phone-service-magicjack/%#comment-470 I had mj for 5 months,sometimes the clarity wasn't good but it worked most of the time,now I cannot make or recieve calls no dial tone blue light out have tried rebooting several times no help I have written this off as a learning experiance now lets see if mj will cancel my service and not charge me year after year for no service and no customer service I had mj for 5 months,sometimes the clarity wasn’t good but it worked most of the time,now I cannot make or recieve calls no dial tone blue light out have tried rebooting several times no help I have written this off as a learning experiance now lets see if mj will cancel my service and not charge me year after year for no service and no customer service

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