magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

You could try a ring booster:
http://www.sandman.com/longloop.html
http://www.vikingelectronics.com/products/view_product.php?pid=219
http://www.thetwistergroup.com/product/RG-10A%20J00746.html
http://salestores.com/virgelrgribo.html

I haven't tried any of these ring boosters but plan to someday ...

I just tested my MagicJack with a model 2500 desk phone. This phone has an old-style ringer. It worked fine.

My advice is to try it.

Rotary dialing won't work; I've tested it. You can get a rotary-to-tone converter to get around that.

I'll check whether the MJ can ring a model 2500 phone (the touch tone version of the 500). If not, a ring booster can be used. Stay tuned.

FYI, I've had a 360 number since Vancouver, WA became available about a month ago. At the time, 360 Longview and 360 Vancouver were available from http://my.magicjack.com. Now, I see that they're both missing.

LikeMagic wrote:>>> 360-353 - Longview, OR

Longview is in Washington state, not Oregon.

This is fixed on the portal, but the FAQ still has it wrong.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I need to leave my laptop running 24/7 for other reasons, so I'm not sure I'd gain much by using an ATA. Also, once I hack/customize something, it becomes unsupported, and I have to maintain it myself. I'm sure there's nothing to it, but life is short.

You can't use MJ when the computer is off. If you're concerned about energy use, might I suggest a cheap laptop? Mine uses 16 watts with the lid closed, so I leave it running 24/7.

I unplug the MJ before I shut down. At startup, I don't plug in the MJ until bootup completes. That works 95% of the time. The remaining 5% of the time, magicfix brings it back to life unless the server is down.

Nevertheless, I'm keeping my landline until the reliability improves.

You might need a booster to ring two phones reliably. I'm aware of the following products but haven't used them:

Viking Electronics RG-10A
Mike Sandman Ring Voltage Booster
Mike Sandman Ring Voltage Booster II