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by owtluke
Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:20 pm
Forum: Magic Jack Technical Support
Topic: MJ hangs up
Replies: 23
Views: 14474

Re: MJ hangs up

It is a configuration parameter from MJ itself. They deliberately terminate the call after 5 minutes. I just had 9 consecutive calls all terminate at exactly 5 minutes. You can watch the MJ window as the call rounds the 5:00 boundary and you will see the software itself saying "Hanging Up". It's ...
by owtluke
Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: magicJack Reviews, Rants and Raves
Topic: Lessons from the dead blue light
Replies: 7
Views: 9155

Lessons from the dead blue light

I had another chat with MJ support. Their position is that you are paying for the device, the device costs 39.99 and you get the first year free. After that, if your device dies then you have to buy another one unless it is under warranty. As mine was 15 months old, it was no longer under warranty ...
by owtluke
Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:32 pm
Forum: magicJack Reviews, Rants and Raves
Topic: Lessons from the dead blue light
Replies: 7
Views: 9155

Lessons from the dead blue light

I bought my MJ in May 2008. I ran it 24/7 until today, when I discovered the thing had died. I'm convinced these things are are designed to fail so they get a continual stream of hardware purchases, much like the auto industry. As it is now a useless piece of crap I removed the plastic cover and ...