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gobob
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 Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:24 pm Post subject: Can I port two phone numbers to MJ |
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| I have two land lines. One is in Texas and one is in Ca. I would like to get rid of both land lines but keep both numbers. Can I do this with MJ? |
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bitstopjoe
Future magicJack CEO
Joined: 13 Sep 2008
Posts: 2844
Location: North East Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Sure, buy 2 MJ units and port each number to each MJ unit... Only way I can see you doing what you want. I am sure others will chime in if there is another way to achive what you are trying to do. |
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Palerider0098
magicJack Apprentice
Joined: 27 Sep 2012
Posts: 27
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:41 am Post subject: Call Forwarding |
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Honestly, I'd switch to a different provider given the recent issues that MJ is experiencing. They have been sued for Patent Infringements by Nettalk; the Court Docs were files on 9/21/2012 and now they are charging 19.95 a year for 500 monthly call forwarding minutes. They are no longer the Great Value which sucks, especially since I have 3 MJ's to replace now. You can attempt to get any answers from their live help, but I wouldn't bother as I have asked them many times about these issues and all I get is incorrect or B.S. answers from them.
Go to http://www.nettalk.com and check out their products; They offer a USB Model and an All in one that will work when connected to either a Network Jack or your Wi-Fi Connection. They will also port your current MJ number and they offer free call forwarding as well. MJ now charges for call forwarding and current users will lose this feature as well so there is no grandfathering for us. |
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bitstopjoe
Future magicJack CEO
Joined: 13 Sep 2008
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Location: North East Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Call Forwarding |
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| Palerider0098 wrote: | Honestly, I'd switch to a different provider given the recent issues that MJ is experiencing. They have been sued for Patent Infringements by Nettalk; the Court Docs were files on 9/21/2012 and now they are charging 19.95 a year for 500 monthly call forwarding minutes. They are no longer the Great Value which sucks, especially since I have 3 MJ's to replace now. You can attempt to get any answers from their live help, but I wouldn't bother as I have asked them many times about these issues and all I get is incorrect or B.S. answers from them.
Go to http://www.nettalk.com and check out their products; They offer a USB Model and an All in one that will work when connected to either a Network Jack or your Wi-Fi Connection. They will also port your current MJ number and they offer free call forwarding as well. MJ now charges for call forwarding and current users will lose this feature as well so there is no grandfathering for us. |
Dude go be a shill for Net Talk elsewhere, ok? One post, sure ok, but jeez dude give it a rest OR go play in traffic..
Now go show mommy you learned how to cut and paste...A LOT!! |
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Palerider0098
magicJack Apprentice
Joined: 27 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:15 am Post subject: ? |
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| You sound pretty upset, have I offended your sensibility? Sounds more like a piss poor attempt to defend a crappy company! |
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kedwards
MagicJack User
Joined: 20 Nov 2011
Posts: 48
Location: Suffolk, VA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Call Forwarding |
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| bitstopjoe wrote: | | Palerider0098 wrote: | Honestly, I'd switch to a different provider given the recent issues that MJ is experiencing. They have been sued for Patent Infringements by Nettalk; the Court Docs were files on 9/21/2012 and now they are charging 19.95 a year for 500 monthly call forwarding minutes. They are no longer the Great Value which sucks, especially since I have 3 MJ's to replace now. You can attempt to get any answers from their live help, but I wouldn't bother as I have asked them many times about these issues and all I get is incorrect or B.S. answers from them.
Go to http://www.nettalk.com and check out their products; They offer a USB Model and an All in one that will work when connected to either a Network Jack or your Wi-Fi Connection. They will also port your current MJ number and they offer free call forwarding as well. MJ now charges for call forwarding and current users will lose this feature as well so there is no grandfathering for us. |
Dude go be a shill for Net Talk elsewhere, ok? One post, sure ok, but jeez dude give it a rest OR go play in traffic..
Now go show mommy you learned how to cut and paste...A LOT!! |
I agree. Palerider0098's repeated posts are infuriating...
Keith, who is looking for an Ignore button... |
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bitstopjoe
Future magicJack CEO
Joined: 13 Sep 2008
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Location: North East Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:44 am Post subject: Re: ? |
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| Palerider0098 wrote: | | You sound pretty upset, have I offended your sensibility? Sounds more like a piss poor attempt to defend a crappy company! |
Upset?? Nope not at all. In fact my MJ expired this past Aug and after 4 years I didnt renew it, NOR did I make a zillion ANNOYING posts touting my Obi.
We get it, you love your new Net Talk, fantastic. Tell us once in the Alternative section and be done with it... |
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nailgunner
MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 18 Mar 2010
Posts: 1548
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Call Forwarding |
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| kedwards wrote: |
I agree. Palerider0098's repeated posts are infuriating...
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+1
It's one thing to give an opinion when it is asked for. Quite a different thing to troll a forum with a canned response when others are looking for technical advice, regarding 2 phone lines...a router...etc...etc. |
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wgnweb
MagicJack Expert
Joined: 12 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| In case you dont know, Magicjack will charge you an ADDITIONAL $10 a line on TOP OF the $29 a year to KEEP your number ported. Who ever heard of a company charging to KEEP your ported number active. They charge to port in(I understand that) then they charge to keep it ported then they charge you $30 to port EACH number OUT if you dont like their service. |
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bitstopjoe
Future magicJack CEO
Joined: 13 Sep 2008
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Location: North East Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| wgnweb wrote: | | In case you dont know, Magicjack will charge you an ADDITIONAL $10 a line on TOP OF the $29 a year to KEEP your number ported. Who ever heard of a company charging to KEEP your ported number active. They charge to port in(I understand that) then they charge to keep it ported then they charge you $30 to port EACH number OUT if you dont like their service. |
I also hear Dan is working on a plan to charge an extra $15 a year if you allow your phone to ring more than 2 times!!! Plus an extra $5 if you say hey instead of hello. hehehehe |
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nailgunner
MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 18 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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I think this is all the fault of RedPepper at PCPhoneSoft.
So many of us were not using our MJ's as Dan intended and were having all our calls forwarded to GV that Dan felt he needed a way to keep current MJ users from trying it out, over an extended period, using our MJ numbers. I probably would have kept my MJ subscription. So if the termination fees on my forwarded calls for a year would have been less than the $30, it's his loss. It's a distraction to give out a new number after 3 years, but as I've proved on this forum from time to time, I do have some idle time on my hands.  |
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SteveHC
Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 26 Dec 2011
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Location: Southwest Florida
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| nailgunner wrote: | I think this is all the fault of RedPepper at PCPhoneSoft.
So many of us were not using our MJ's as Dan intended and were having all our calls forwarded to GV that Dan felt he needed a way to keep current MJ users from trying it out, over an extended period, using our MJ numbers. I probably would have kept my MJ subscription. So if the termination fees on my forwarded calls for a year would have been less than the $30, it's his loss. It's a distraction to give out a new number after 3 years, but as I've proved on this forum from time to time, I do have some idle time on my hands. |
- I serriously doubt that is the reasoning behind their decision to start charging extra for Call Forwarding. I think that there are two more likely reasons:
1) It costs them money to forward incoming calls to numbers "controlled" by other telcos... call termination fees and in some if not many cases, possibly 3rd-party long distance fees as well. Some MJ customers do such call forwarding almost on a permanent basis, while others use it minimally and in somecases not at all.
2) MJ is a publicly traded company. In order to keep its stock value moving upward as steadily as possible, they have to find a way to at least incrementally increase its profits. They've already maxed out on operational and financial efficiencies, and possibly plateaued out on retail sales (at least for the time being), so the only thing left is probably looking for ways to increase revenue from pre-existing customers/subscribers. Charging extra for download and usage of the apps - like OOMA does - may be next. |
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nailgunner
MagicJack Sensei
Joined: 18 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| SteveHC wrote: |
1) It costs them money to forward incoming calls to numbers "controlled" by other telcos... call termination fees and in some if not many cases, possibly 3rd-party long distance fees as well. |
Thanks for the termination fee info, seems like I've seen that somewhere before. Oh yea, in my post.
I was being more sarcastic than anything, but the timing with the App coming out, and being much more popular than the App company thought, is at least curious. |
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SteveHC
Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
Joined: 26 Dec 2011
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Location: Southwest Florida
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:27 am Post subject: |
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| nailgunner wrote: | | SteveHC wrote: |
1) It costs them money to forward incoming calls to numbers "controlled" by other telcos... call termination fees and in some if not many cases, possibly 3rd-party long distance fees as well. |
Thanks for the termination fee info, seems like I've seen that somewhere before. Oh yea, in my post.
I was being more sarcastic than anything, but the timing with the App coming out, and being much more popular than the App company thought, is at least curious. |
- Oh yeah, definitely - they're clearly looking to boost revenue by nickel-and-dime-ing us. |
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wgnweb
MagicJack Expert
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Magicjack has EVERY right to charge what they want. The problem is they are not the "best". There are others better or just as good out there. Another problem they have right now is that they are probably going to loose the lawsuit against them by netTALK. They will want to recoop that cost too. they will probably start charging a fee if you want to talk for longer than 5min at a time. |
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SteveHC
Dan isn't smart enough to hire me
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Location: Southwest Florida
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| wgnweb wrote: | | ...Another problem they have right now is that they are probably going to loose the lawsuit against them by netTALK. |
- I'm not so sure about that. As I understand it, MagicJack first sued NetTalk, actually; NetTalk's suit *appears* to be a retaliatory counter-suit (the likes of which often wind up not faring too well in court, and at best serve to possibly help "blunt" the outcome of the original suit). But your point is certainly well taken. |
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cell14
Dan Should Pay Me
Joined: 23 May 2009
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Location: South FL
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | They charge to port in(I understand that) then they charge to keep it ported then they charge you $30 to port EACH number OUT if you dont like their service. |
They cannot charge you any fees for an outgoing port. So if you want port your number out of MJ, you just do it and ignore their blackmail. |
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wgnweb
MagicJack Expert
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| YES THEY CAN CHARGE. You guys keep saying "they cant charge". It is right on the FCC website that they can charge to recoop their expenses. HOWEVER what they CANT do is hold up the port from going thru for NON Payment. |
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ladylucerne
MagicJack Newbie
Joined: 11 Nov 2012
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Can I port two phone numbers to MJ |
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| gobob wrote: | | I have two land lines. One is in Texas and one is in Ca. I would like to get rid of both land lines but keep both numbers. Can I do this with MJ? |
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ladylucerne
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| answer me when you receive my question |
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