magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

This method cannot record a call; it uses the dongle's hardware as a virtual sound card/mic so that other programs such as Skype can use the phone attached to the dongle. If you really want to record a call, you can try Virtual Audio Cable (http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.html).

I found this interesting use of the MJ when I was setting it up today (first time user, love it!). Forgive me if someone else discovered this first (I searched the forum and found nothing).

Open up any sound-outputting program (I used Audacity) and set it to use the "USB Internet Phone by TigerJet ...

I am thinking about getting a magicJack to use as a second phone line. Does it give enough power to ring the old-fashioned bells inside my Western Electric 500 set? Or, does anyone know the max ringer equivalence of the device? I know the rotary dial probably won't work; I will have to get a tone ...