magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Hacks

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

"MAGICFEATURES" - ADD OVER 20 BRILLIANT FEATURES PLUS CALL RECORDING. FREE TRIAL !!!

Get the full licensed version of the "Magicfeatures" software plugin for a one time payment of just $19.95 !!!

Many people with traditional landline phones pay that much each and every month and sometimes even more for a smaller list of custom calling features. You also get Call Recording that can be initiated at any time during an incoming or outgoing call or you can enable the option to automatically record all phone calls.

A simple yet brilliant gift for yourself or to give to that special someone.

At the time of online purchase, you will be e-mailed all the instructions to download and use the new "Magicfeatures" including a license key. Print them and you are ready to go.

It's FREE to download and try out for a few days and comes with a full uninstall application.

The "Magicfeatures" Plugin is available at http://www.pcphonesoft.com .

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You get all these great "Magicfeatures":

Caller ID with Name (with Online Reverse Number Lookup)
Call Waiting Caller ID
Talking Caller ID
7 Digit Local Area Dialing
Voice Mail (dial 98)
Speed Dial (dial 1-50)
Last Number Redial (dial 66)
Call Return (dial 69)
Cancel Call Waiting (dial 70)
Call Forwarding (dial 72/73)
Anonymous Call Block (dial 77/87)
Do Not Disturb (dial 78/79)
Priority Calls Only (dial 64/84)
Selective Call Rejection
Blocked Call Chime with Caller ID
Priority Call Special Ringing
Priority Call Waiting
Call Waiting Disable
Automated Extension Dialing
Automated Phone Card Dialing
Double Ringing for Answer Machine Pickup
Call Location Lookup
Call Recording
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conniemadagain · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject:

who are they
how long in business
where did they come from

more info or it is a scam ...

Question

sabresfan · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject:

I'm trying the free trial version and the call block features work nicely when I put my cell phone number in to test it. The double ring does not seem to be working. Do you have to register for that feature to work?

newtoncd · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject:

I tried a trial of the program and the caller ID with call waiting does not work.

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

I double checked and the double ringing feature is working for me. Open the "Features Dashboard" window and make 100% sure the Double Ringing feature checkbox is ticked and then press OK to save the setting and close the window.

If that feature is on, you should hear your phone physically ring 7-8 times before going to voice mail instead of 4 rings.

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

For technical support stuff, there is an active support forum at http://www.pcphonesoft.com .

The call waiting caller id has been tested against various Vtech, Bell and AT&T regular and cordless phones that are Call Waiting Caller ID capable. So far it has worked with all of them.

The first thing to check is to make 100% sure the box your phone came in definitely says Call Waiting Caller ID on it. Many phones that support regular incoming Caller ID do NOT support Call Waiting Caller ID. It is a different feature capability altogether.

There is absolutely no doubt that there are going to be some phone makes and models that support Call Waiting Caller ID where the feature is not working. The exact makes and models of those phones need to be identified so some fine tuning can be done as required.

newtoncd · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:42 am Post subject:

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

Thanks for the additional information and clarification. A solution to address your phone will be included in the next release.

conniemadagain · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:07 am Post subject:

macman4hire · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject:

Moderators,

I believe this thread belongs in Discussions Topic magicJack related items For Sale / Wanted!

sabresfan · Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject:

The call blocking with the widcards is nice and works. I did notice that I have to uncheck call waiting caller id for the name and number to show up. I'm under the assumption my cheapo phones don't have this feature and this is the reason why it was not showing up. I did get the double ring to work with a restart and it has worked when I have tried it out since then. The 7 digit calling works along with speed dials. The 69 for call return and 98 for voicemail also work.

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

Release 1.01 is now available for download at http://www.pcphonesoft.com .

The discrepancies you guys have mentioned have been fixed.

sabresfan · Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject:

I'am throughly impressed with the Xlite plugin and the ability to use it with MJ. I now have the Xlite and MJ plugiin running and they work great. A nice tip for people is to use sipgate and you can set your own caller id. I have mine setup as my googlevoice number which rings my MJ. Thanks redpepper these are some great products that deliver.

newtoncd · Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

They have been all over my caller ID with call waiting problem.

I have it isolated to the fact that when I call out and am talking to someone and then get a call, the caller ID with call waiting does not work.

However, when I am on a call (someone else has called me) and I get another call, caller ID with call waiting works fine.

It works fine with my PAP2T, so, I am guessing it is some minor setting they need to change. Otherwise, their software works great and they do a nice job of responding on their forum.

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

CALLER ID NAME - REAL TIME ONLINE WHITE PAGES REVERSE LOOKUP

This capability was developed in direct response to a great suggestion from a member in this forum. For private numbers, cellphone numbers and international numbers where a White Page lookup will not work, the caller's location (state or country) is looked up and displayed.

The Real Time Online White Pages Lookup capability is available for following Caller ID (Name+Number) features in Release 1.02 of the "MagicfeaturesPlugin" posted today for download:

1. Caller ID
2. Call Waiting Caller ID
3. Blocked Call Chime With Caller ID

macman4hire · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

Unfortunately the speed dial/caller id, call blocking do not seem to working on my system. The only feature on my system that appears to be working is the double ring. Please advise me how get this software working correctly.

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

For technical support stuff, there is an active support forum at http://www.pcphonesoft.com .

We don't have any related trouble reports open at the moment, so it is probably something fairly simple and subtle:

1. Download and use the very latest release (currently Release 1.02).

2. Make sure you close any and all other "add on" 3rd party software you are using before continuing your testing.

3. Make sure you have the audio settings in the magicJack dialer set to your phone (i.e. USB Internet Phone by TigerJet).

4. Dial the calls using the keypad on your phone.

If you still have challenges, please report them on the support forum at http://support.pcphonesoft.com . We may need some further information but together we will get any issues you have sorted. Thanks !!!

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

MAGICFEATURES - FULL FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS

CALLER ID (NAME + NUMBER)
:::The caller's name and number is sent to your phone after the first ring. An online White Pages lookup is attempted if the name cannot be located in the Speed Dial (or Contact) table entries. For cases where a White Pages lookup will not work (i.e. private numbers, mobile phone numbers, international numbers) the caller's location (state or country) is looked up and displayed.

CALL WAITING CALLER ID (NAME + NUMBER)
:::The caller's name and number will be displayed on your phone. Note: Your phone MUST ALSO be Call Waiting Caller ID capable.

CALL RETURN ( Dial 69 )
:::Dial 69 to return the call to the last caller that called your phone number. A busy tone will be received if the caller was anonymous.

VOICE MAIL ( Dial 98 )
:::Dial 98 for quick access to your Voice Mail messages. Dial your Voice Mail password on your phone keypad when prompted.

7 DIGIT LOCAL AREA DIALING
:::Only 7 digits need to be dialed for calls in the same area code as your phone number.

SPEED DIAL 50
:::Dial the Speed Dial number (1 to 50) you have associated with a given telephone number and name in the Speed Dial table.

PRIORITY RINGING (MAY ALSO BE USED FOR SELECTIVE ANSWERING MACHINE PICKUP
:::Calls arriving from telephone numbers in the Priority Ringing table will be given a unique ringing cadence.

DOUBLE RINGING FOR ANSWERING MACHINE PICKUP
:::Your phone will ring twice as many times as usual before routing to voice mail to facilitate the use of external answering machines.

CALL FORWARDING ASSISTANT
:::Just press a button to view and change your network call forwarding settings.

SELECTIVE CALL REJECTION
:::Enter the telephone numbers you want to block from calling you in the Selective Call Rejection table.

ANONYMOUS CALL REJECTION
:::Calls arriving without caller identification information will be blocked.

DO NOT DISTURB
:::All incoming calls will be blocked.

BLOCKED CALL CHIME WITH CALLER ID (NAME + NUMBER)
:::Blocked calls will briefly chime the phone once to remind you that blocking is active and send the caller id to your phone.

CALL RECORDING ON DEMAND
:::Just dial *** on your phone at any time during the call to start call recording. Recording will be stopped when you hang up. The feature meet legal implementation requirements by transmitting a call recorder warning tone every 15 seconds. The feature should only be used according to the laws that apply to your jurisdiction.

conniemadagain · Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:14 am Post subject:

REDPEPPER: WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER MY QUESTIONS?

ARE YOU AFRAID WE WILL FIND OUT YOU TOOK YOUR TEC FROM ANOTHER BRAND OR YOU'RE FLY BY NIGHT?

I AM TYPING IN LARGE LETTER SO YOU CAN NOT SAY YOU DID NOT SEE IT.

SO ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER OR CONTINUE TO JUST BE A SHILL?

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME ASKING ...

FYI, I SEE YOU ARE SPAMMING EVERY PHONE/VOIP RELATED WEBSITE AND ARE ANSWERING QUESTIONS BUT YOU WILL NOT ANSWER MINE???

WHY???

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

With all due respect, your attitude and questions really make you appear to be tied to a competitor. We have been around too long not to know a duck when we see or hear one. In a nutshell, that is exactly why we have not replied to you and it is quite obvious that any answer provided would not be suitable to you for "whatever" reason.

We believe our products speak for themselves and that is why we offer FREE trials. This sales methodology also keeps the fire under us to focus on resolving reported issues as quickly and thoroughly as possible.

Our Magicfeatures Plugin was built as a complement to the SkyJack and XliteJack plugins that have been out for some time now. They were all designed and developed directly on the back of 25 years of telecoms development experience.

Today we are pleased to announce we have just added the feature "Call Recording On Demand" to our Magicfeatures Plugin.

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

CALL RECORDING ON DEMAND - NOW AVAILABLE

Release 1.03 has just been posted for download and contains the new feature "Call Recording On Demand".

Just dial *** on your phone at any time during an outgoing or incoming call to start call recording. Recording will automatically be stopped when you hang up. Recordings are stored as WAV audio files and filed according to call date/time and the called number (or the caller id for incoming calls).

NOTE: The feature meets the legal implementation requirements of transmitting a call recorder warning tone every 15 seconds. For reference, call recording should only be used according to the laws that apply to your jurisdiction.

conniemadagain · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:01 am Post subject:

my original post with attitude:

who are they
how long in business
where did they come from

more info or it is a scam ...

So you come into this forum AND all you do is spam it with sales ... and I have attitude because your afraid to answer 3 simple questions?

Honest business give honest answers ... you do not fit honest ...

quack quack ...

conniemadagain · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:02 am Post subject:

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

CALL RECORDING ON DEMAND - NOW AVAILABLE

Release 1.03 has just been posted for download under the "Downloads" page at http://www.pcphonesoft.com and contains the new feature "Call Recording On Demand".

Just dial *** on your phone at any time during an outgoing or incoming call to start call recording. Recording will automatically be stopped when you hang up. Recordings are stored as WAV audio files and filed according to call date/time and the called number (or the caller id for incoming calls).

NOTE: The feature meets the legal implementation requirements of transmitting a call recorder warning tone every 15 seconds. For reference, call recording should only be used according to the laws that apply to your jurisdiction.

conniemadagain · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject:

YOU ALL BETTER BE CAREFUL AS YOU ARE D/LING A .EXE FILE NOT ZIP ...

A REAL COMPANY ONLY ZIPS THEIR FILES AS AN .EXE FILE CAN RUN ON YOUR COMPUTER AFTER THE D/L AND STEAL YOUR INFO!!!

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

After a little more investigation, we have indeed tied CONNIEMADAGAIN directly to a competitor.

The relationship and association was made from other links in this forum specifically relating to a product referred to as "Magic Beans" and another separate forum we found located within the "MagicJackBeans" website.

We were spot on in our assessment of this individual (or company representative/partner/owner as it may be) and were right in focusing our energy and response efforts on our customers, product support and new development efforts.

It appears people simply do not understand what a "free market" economy really means. It's a big market out there with plenty of opportunity and we are not afraid to compete for business. We understand exactly what it means and our simple response will be to even work harder to develop and support further product offerings and keep our prices value oriented.

Although the PCPhoneSoft brand is relatively new and focused on addressing a very specific market segment and opportunity, its products are built on lots of previous telecoms development experience. That experience reaches back over 25 years to the days when MCI and Sprint first entered the common carrier market in the United States to compete. We have been around for well over a decade ourselves and are in telecoms for the long haul.

newtoncd · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject:

sabresfan · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:

I'am also running the software and have not had any problems. It's added some great features and works nicely with MJ.

conniemadagain · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject:

vdot · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:42 am Post subject:

newtoncd · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:49 am Post subject:

conniemadagain · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:14 am Post subject:

joevv · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:55 am Post subject:

Just installed magicfeatures and It works as advertised. Execellent product.

Joe

Camel · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1

There are some haters around here, but I also have tried this program out and can say it does everything as advertised. I would recommend it if you are interested in a few addition features for yor MJ.

I actually give props to redpepper for offering a free trial, I really wanted to try out MagicBeans to see if it was for me but vdot forces the customer to pay before trying it, not my style (and the website kinda scares me away) Shocked

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I dont know which product is better but neither one seems to be a scam. MagicBeans seems to have more features (based on what I read) but cost more and has no way to try before you buy (even a 24hour trial is better than nothing man!) and MagicFeaturePlugin has fewer features as of now but is cheaper and anyone here can test it out for I think it was 10 days.

Thats my take. Wish someone will make a freeware program like these Rolling Eyes

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

HOLIDAY SPECIAL !!! "MAGICFEATURES" NOW JUST $6.95

Between now and the New Year, get the full licensed version of the "Magicfeatures" software plugin for the low price of just $6.95 !!!

A simple yet brilliant gift for yourself or to give to that special someone. What an interesting stocking stuffer !!!

At the time of online purchase, you will be e-mailed all the instructions to download and use the new "Magicfeatures" including a license key. Just print them out and you are ready to go.

The "Magicfeatures" Plugin is available at http://www.pcphonesoft.com .

pepsiman · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 15

will this program work with on a thin cliet?

there were issues that i have read about with trying to use magic beans on a thin client and was wondering if your program would have the same issues.

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

We cannot think of any technical reason why "Magicfeatures" will not work on a thin client. In all honesty, we have been so focused on developing and rolling out new features we haven't had time to test the product on thin clients.

There have been so many downloads of the all the plugins that there is a good chance somebody out there is using them with a thin client and we simply are not aware of it.

Our suggestion is to download whatever plugin you need and try it out for a few days. All the plugins are free to try out for up to 10 days and they all come with uninstall programs.

If there are technical issues, just post them on the support forum at http://www.pcphonesoft.com . It's just software so the issues will be sorted if there are any.

pepsiman · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 15

is the price of $6.95 per year or just a one time fee?

how much avaliable memory do i need to install and run the program?

newtoncd · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:54 pm Post subject:

R0ss · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 25

This looks like a very interesting add on to MJ. Just wondering if there is any possibility of doing something to improve the ability of MJ to be used for Fax send and receive? Or if it is even possible. From what I have read on the forum some have success and others do not. Currently I am having no success in sending/receiving a fax. This would be a welcome feature for me personally!

Ross

Alpman · Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:11 am Post subject:

I downloaded the trial and installed it on one of my Neoware e100 800Mhz TC's with just 128mb memory and a 6GB MicroDrive. It installed just fine and all feature appear to work without issue. It takes up very little disk space and just 1mb of RAM according to Task Manager.

I love the fact that Caller ID names appear and that it auto hides the mJ softphone. I also enjoy the 50 number speed dial, extended ring time and distinctive ring features. But the best part about this plugin is 7 digit dialing!!! Now my mJ is like a real phone. My wife will finally let me ditch the phone company altogether.

I may possibly add the option to pre-load the plugin on my thin clients that I sell, if I can negotiate a volume license price...redpepper???

WOW - What a great addon to mJ!!!

joevv · Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:

Works great on a HP T5720. Best feature for me is on demand recording.

Joe

conniemadagain · Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:

After I read Alpman's post (who I trust) I pm'd others that bought this program ... they all said it is legit ... so I am satisfied ...

Since I made a big deal about the advertising I thought I should say so ...

You can be mad at me but just understand I care about the members here!!!

crackerjack · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 784

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

Alpman · Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:51 am Post subject:

redpepper · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 501

RELEASE 1.04 HAS BEEN POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD

Release 1.04 includes the new feature "ACCEPT ONLY PRIORITY CALLS", a selective call acceptance capability that will block any incoming calls that are not included in the Priority Call table.

Alpman · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:42 am Post subject:

I purchased the full version last night, thank you. I currently have v1.03 and tried to use the update check function. It says I have the latest version. It is not recognizing the 1.04 upgrade. Is the upgrade check feature working correctly?

conniemadagain · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:26 am Post subject:

conniemadagain · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:32 am Post subject:

magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Hacks

MAGICFEATURES - Add 20+ Features Plus Call Recording