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It's all about controlling costs by reducing "Termination Fees". Fewer calls equal fewer fees.

This can be achieved by lowering call quality, and if that isn't enough, restrict call volume.

I hope this isn't the case with MJ, but it sure looks like it.

c/p
Existing intercarrier compensation ...

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I believe that ATA is the same as an SPA2102. On mine I set the date and time on the "Adv, Voice, Regional" page and keep it current with a UPS supply. Caller ID works properly for me with this setup.

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[quote="teyong"] goodby to AT&T's $72.00 a month charges; which I just received a note about an increase on my in home line service.

They have to do something to make up for the lost revenue due to MJ.

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I used their service, RNK "Phone Number Bank" for about two months. My only complaint was that incoming calls took about 6 or 7 seconds longer before the first ring , as compared to a call directly to the number being forwarded to. Many callers would just hang up, thinking the call didn't go through.

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If you have a Paypal account you can get a "Virtual CC Number" which will be good for one purchase only, or one that is for one vendor only with no restrictions on number of payments....your choice.

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Hosts file location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

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You could get a RJ11 Phone AB 2 way switch box. Put your land line on one input, MJ on the other input. Put phone fax on output jack. Not a good idea to have a land line hooked up to the MJ. The ring voltage from an incoming call on the land line could damage the MJ.

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You could try going into msconfig and select "Selective Startup". Go to "startup" tab and uncheck all boxes, reboot and see if that makes a difference.

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After reading all of the above. my advice to you, 67cowboy, is .....do not even think about getting a MJ.

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If you get a spa2102-r ...best to make sure it has never been used with teleblend. If it has...you will probably never get it unlocked..

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I put all these in my host file and it is working again.

127.0.0.1 proxy1.atlanta.talk4free.com
127.0.0.1 proxy1.austin.talk4free.com
127.0.0.1 proxy1.baltimore.talk4free.com
127.0.0.1 proxy1.boston.talk4free.com
127.0.0.1 proxy1.chicago.talk4free.com
127.0.0.1 proxy1.cleveland.talk4free.com ...

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OK kumar, this my take on the CID issue.

Ideally, from a DC standpoint, one would want a telephone device to look like an open circuit to the line. This would allow an infinite number of devices in parallel without swamping the line to the point of drawing dial tone...off hook condition. One would ...

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No. The value is not critical. I would guess anywhere between 90k and 120k would be alright.

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Does it disconnect with nothing plugged into the mj phone jack? If it does, I would suspect a bad mj. If it does not disconnect, I would try adding one phone at a time and testing with each addition. If you have added the 100,000 ohm resistor, I would verify that it is the correct value. Too low a ...

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Had the same issue. XP Pro SP2... Tried everything imaginable. Did a system repair from installation disk and that fixed it.

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I recall Sunrocket offering great deals ... two years for price of one, for example ... just before they bit the dust.

These quick cash grabs don't bode well for the future of MJ IMHO.

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Just talked to a CSR. It will be working "soon" Not to worry...

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Try Newark.. It works for me.

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Thanks, but It's really not that difficult. A Radio Shack cheapo 15 watt iron should do it . Have fun....Snafu2

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I finally got my second mj working in spoof mode.
Used Wireshark to find proxy server (it was Newark). Changed Nashville to Newark in host file and now it is working perfectly.

Another "THANK YOU" goes to Stewart and MagicHack for their efforts in the creation of this fantastic program.

One ...

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Don't mind at all. Thanks for the improved post.

I was, for some reason, unable to register whit the forums image hosting site. snafu2

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It's the small, black thing at the bottom of pix, across the two pins of the RJ-11 connector. The ends have the fresh, sloppily soldered look.

It's not the conventional round resistor, but a SMD, or "surface mount device" type resistor. Takes up very little space.

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Another way to add resistor. Don't sneeze before you solder the tiny surface mount resistor or you can be assured it will vanish from the face of the earth....snafu2

http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i1546291_mj.JPG

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DSSfix,
If you find and answer please post it in forum. I have two mj's that are working great. One will spoof ID and the other will not. I have tried every possible cure with the non-spoofing mj and have had no luck at all getting it to spoof. I'm also thinking it could be a host issue. Thanks ...

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Jenny, Are you sure your power adaptors for those phones are pluged into a live outlet? Hard to imagine both phones are defective, but that's what it sounds like. snafu

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This is c/p from old forum...good luck

RUN MJ AS SERVICE
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Hey emdev2, My setup just about mirrors yours. Also noticed the power adapter affecting cid intermittently. The resistor fix is still working great for me.

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Create a deaktop shortcut to the magicjackloader.exe file located in the mjusbsp folder and drag it into the startup program folder for the user with mj. Starts every time for me...

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Use a phone cable with modular RJ-11 connectors (standard phone plug) and cut off a piece a few inches from one end. Strip out the red and green wires and connect one end of resister to the red and the other end of resistor to the green. If you have only two wires, or ones that are not color coded ...

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My observations. With one phone only, CID worked. As soon as I hooked up the whole house it would not. So I disconnected all house phones leaving just the one phone (located at the MJ) and the in-house wiring connected to MJ. Still no go.

I checked the wiring for resistance and foreign voltage and ...

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For what it's worth:

My situation may be unique, but most of the time my inbound CID would not display on my various phones (five mixed Uniden models) whole house setup, but did show correctly on the softphone.

I put a 100k ohm resister across the line and now all work great.

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Thanks for the tip Vulture1340. I do have a powered pcmcia two port, USB adapter .. and I'll give it a try.

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Tried another, newer pc and CID works properly. I have two dell laptops, older - with CPU 700mhz. These are the ones not working with incoming CID..Other than that the two Magicjacks have been performing great.

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More info:

The Softphone shows CID info but phone says "Incoming call" Then "incomplete data". Tried several phones....all do the same.

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My two MVs are both not showing incoming caller ID. Outgoing display is fine. Tried the obvious ...phones, different pc, etc. but no change. Thanks for any help or suggestions ...Snafu2

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