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If you had problem with caller-ID not showing up on your phone and you used snafu2's 100K resistor fix, does the fix work?

The 100K resistor Caller-ID fix provided by snafu2 is discussed here:
http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/inbound-cid-possible-fix-t108.html

LikeMagic · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:42 am Post subject:

Only 4 people who tried the Caller-ID mod? Laughing

LikeMagic · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:05 am Post subject:

Update:

9 people use the caller-ID mod and still 100% successful rate Idea

LikeMagic · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject:

Is this poll still active? Please vote.

shampooguy · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 23

Worked for me

magikhands · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

Works for me like Magic Very Happy

mphixson · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

didn't have to, just bought a cheap GE cordless, it worked fine!

kumar · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 806

Wow 100% LOL.... i didn't try the hack and i just deal with the issue:-p Nice to know it works for everyone who tried it (that did the poll)
Peace
Kumar

sli23 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 9

worked for me and my uniden phone .

HendersonMike · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject:

MY cheap RatShack phone don't have no caller ID winder so, I ain't tried the fix.

Cadstar · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

Hi all, new MagicJack user here. This is my first post.

I picked up a 3-station cordless phone at WallyWorld for $60 and found callerid not working with MJ. I just picked up a couple resisitors today at my local 'shack. I'll solder one up tonight and post my results. Thanks for idea of popping it into an RJ-11 coupler! That saves me from hacking up the cable and having it look like crap after I tape it all back up again! I made up a small pigtail so I could pop the coupler in-line right next to the MJ (it's nice to have cable, RJ-11 plugs and a crimper laying around in the bottom of my toolbox).

I setup an older P4 Sony laptop with WinXP to dedicate to MJ untill the linux port comes out. Rolling Eyes

Cadstar · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:34 am Post subject:

Great results here, adding a 100k ohm resistor in parallel across the phone line fixed my callerid issue. Now all 3 cordless phones display caller info as they should.
Now all I need is linux support for the MJ so I get get to work on creating a plugin for MythTV!

http://www.mythtv.org

Very Happy

Jcwilbu · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 7

Thanks goes out to Taken83oveR for his dsl filter addition between the mj and your phone wiring i now have number id on both of my phones.

pxj69 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 4

The resistor trick worked for me. Uniden cordless. Thanks for the post.

Pathfinder · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 11

I also have a Uniden cordless works fine.

DrStrange · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 15

My caller ID worked before the 12/17 upgrade [after which it stopped], so I used a 220k resistor, just to be cautious and so as to minimize any possible effect on audio quality. The resistor mod restored caller ID function.

mcole44 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2008 Posts: 6

The resistor mod worked great for me until the upgrade. I will try the 220k fix. Hopefully that will work.

mcole44 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2008 Posts: 6

Just tried the 220k fix. Still doesn't work. Worked fine before the upgrade, but doesn't work now. Anyone else having trouble with the update?

DrStrange · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 15

Sorry if I didn't explain clearly the first time:

My caller ID was working without the resistor mod before the 12/17 update. Since the original post about the resistor mod mentioned trying several different values of resistance, I used a higher resistance [in order to preserve audio quality; back in my 2-way radio days, putting a resistor across the transmitter audio line could get rid of feedback noises, etc, but it would make the audio tinny].

If your caller ID was working before 12/17 but not after, you'd theoretically need a lower value resistor. I think I'll leave it up to the person who invented the modification to suggest what value to use, unless you have a lot of junk resistors lying around and you want to try incrementing downward [use 92K, then 85K, etc.].

JigoLigo · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 4

CID works well with my cheap GE phone without any 100k modification.

mthrun · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

worked for me!!!

PennWritre · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:08 am Post subject: YES!!!

Yes, this also worked for me.
A simple solution, rather than solder the resistor in between the wires was to install the resistor between the screw terminals inside the wall jack. I am using line 2 so I used Yellow and Black, as opposed to red and green for line 1.

severly · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 6

This worked for me also. Not a bad solution for 99 cents, and I have 4 extra resistors Very Happy

gwguruman · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 2

Worked for me also.

mdima · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Posts: 9

I see CID on my phones, but only the incoming number, not the name. Will resistor fix help here?

smalcom · MagicJack User Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Posts: 41

slycat63 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 4

Caller ID works w/ 100k resistor

Gear-Monkey · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

I just picked up a new MJ the other day from Radio Shack. Sometime my CID works and other times it doesn't work. Would this mod fix the issue? wiki said that this fix doesnt work anymore:

Gear-Monkey · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

I tried this:

>Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>Scroll to Universal Serial Bus Controllers and expand>Right click on each USB Root Hub and select Properties>Select Power Management tab>Make sure the to uncheck the box next to "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

And it didn't work right away. So I swapped out the 6ft phone cord (cord that goes from phone to MagicJack) with a heavier, higher quality and it worked. Of course I'll need to give it a few days to see if it actually fixed it.

EDIT: Nevermind, didnt fix it

str8shooter · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 26

I have sold about 40 100k "do-dad's" and have had only one complaint.

Gear-Monkey · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

dhart94 · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 27 Sep 2009 Posts: 12

This 100K resistor worked great for me. Thanks for the info, saved me
lots of trouble. I was getting prepared to rewire the phone cables in the house.
Laughing

Alpman · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject:

By popular demand, I've just listed the solderless Y-adapter version of this fix on ebay . I'm calling it the CIDJak Mini. Priced at under $7 plus actual shipping, it's a bargain. Check it out HERE. I'm not trying to make a killing on this product, just recoup some costs and cover a little of my time while providing a solution for some of you that don't have the means to build this handy little device themselves.

V-Man · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:50 pm Post subject: 100k ohm Magic fix

Just wanted to add my Thank You's to snafu2 for coming up with the 100k ohm resistor Caller ID display fix. Idea

I suspected inner wiring capacitance was the issue but due to lack of experiment time, I just went out and bought a cordless base that supports multiple phones. I tried your fix just now and TA-DA! Now my whole house is supported INCLUDING the DirecTV receiver's Caller ID display. The magicJack Tech Support (I use the term "support" extremely loosely) told me specifically that it would never, quote "NEVER" work on my satellite receiver. I'm tempted to go rub it in their faces but my jabs would fall on deaf ears, I'm sure. I mean, they MUST be deaf, right? Snafu2 came up with this fix over two years ago and they're still telling their customers the same old incorrect BS?

At any rate, Snafu2, You are Truly Da MAN! Very Happy

Gonna go download the PCPhoneSoft software now. Hope my luck holds.

Later MJ fans.

mgvet · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:10 pm Post subject: CID Fix

Thank you snafu2 for coming up with the 100k ohm resistor CID fix. It worked great. Wink

shardman1 · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 01 Apr 2010 Posts: 11

Works fine with my Uniden also.

tahwos · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 06 Oct 2010 Posts: 6

I know this an old poll, but this fix still works. Just did it with a $15 vTech from Wal-Mart, and a MagicJack that I bought in February 2010. Crimped the resistor into an RJ11 connector and plugged it into a line splitter. It also worked plugging it into an empty phone jack, in the same room.

EDIT: For the sake of not bumping an old thread - my caller ID has never worked at any stage of upgrade, until today, when I added the resistor. I am currently on MagicJack 2.0.1, USB 2.0, directly into the back of my tower.

shardman1 · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 01 Apr 2010 Posts: 11

Since the last upgrade, I no longer need the fix to get caller ID to come through. I am running two MJ and noticed that the caller ID started working on the one that I did not have the resistor on, so I took it off the other one too. Works just fine. Thanks MJ!

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