magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

smalcom

Thanks. Things are clear now. So you would have to connect a monitor, mouse and keyboard onto the TC to enable/disable call forwarding? Is there anyway to access it from my desktop computer so I don't have to connect anything to the TC?

TeamViewer (also a freebie for personal use) is a similar ...

smalcom

Thanks for the response. What is the best way to find out if and when they add a local exchange for my area?

Use the magigJack FAQ site which will show you all of the available exchanges in an area code. One thing, though. Once you set up an area code/phone number combo on a dongle, they will not ...

smalcom

Thanks for the response. What is the best way to find out if and when they add a local exchange for my area?

Use the magigJack FAQ site which will show you all of the available exchanges in an area code. One thing, though. Once you set up an area code/phone number combo on a dongle, they will not ...

smalcom

...Typical: Thin Client 5710 $80, 1 GB Flash $20 and DDR 512 $30 bucks. In my ordinary calculator that comes up to $130 + $15 shipping...

I bought my TC (HP 5710 800 MHz) with 512/512 magicJack ready (just "plug and play") with Team Viewer installed for $109.99 + $10.00 shipping. There is one now ...

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Bought an HP t5710 512/512 from a seller on ebay that was preconfigured for magicJack. Got it today, plugged it in to the wall and the gateway, stuck the magicJack on the back and instant service. Did not have to hassle with anything to get it running. The seller includes TeamViewer on the system ...

smalcom

I wouldn't expect that the exchanges you want will become available within the next 30 days. You will find that "customer support" works from a canned script, and their answers are not always accurate. The engineers are constantly "working" on almost every issue/modification/enhancement. Check ...

smalcom

My HP 5710 works great. Every so often, I shut it down re-boot, and restart the gateway. Usually clears up any problems. Nice to be able to shut down my power hungry HP desktop and save my backlight.

smalcom

Uniden 5.8 GHz TRU9466 two-line cordless with 4 handsets (one on the base station, three in various locations in the house.) All work fine. The second line is my basic, cheap Verizon POTS line. I need to keep it because Verizon won't provide me a dry DSL loop.

Had to make the crossover fix to get ...

smalcom

Uniden 5.8 GHz TRU9466 two-line cordless with 4 handsets (one on the base station, three in various locations in the house.) All work fine. The second line is my basic, cheap Verizon POTS line. I need to keep it because Verizon won't provide me a dry DSL loop.

smalcom

I'm running an HP TC5710 TC 800MHz, and I can't even use it to surf the web (too slow.) I think playing back video (even with a 1.2 GHz processor would be difficult.

The HP TC5700 series use Transmeta processors. These are not x86 processors. The are very long instruction word processors, and thus ...

smalcom

Sorry, but the settlement had nothing to do with charging for long distance.

MJ agreed to pay $125,000 in order to settle this issue. They did not admit guilt. The Florida Attorney General accused MJ of charging the purchasers debit card prior to the end of the 30-day free trial. Neither the ...

smalcom

Is there a way to get the magicjack to auto-detect local calls?

Like for example, if my area code were 555 and I wanted to make a local call, right now I have to dial 555-123-4567

Is it possible to get the magicjack to autodetect areacode, so if I dial 123-4567 it will automatically put in the ...

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Dan doesn't appear to be a man of extremely high ethical conviction. I too think they could sell just about as many as they do now without using the shady marketing they currently use. The sleaziness of their ad campaign does leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I've been reluctant to refer friends and ...

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Dan doesn't appear to be a man of extremely high ethical conviction. I too think they could sell just about as many as they do now without using the shady marketing they currently use. The sleaziness of their ad campaign does leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I've been reluctant to refer friends and ...

smalcom

I think the person that started this post was too quick to jump to a conclusion.

Reading between the broken English and misunderstanding of English by the support person, I can clearly see that they thought the customer was using too many international minutes and would need to purchase more ...

smalcom

...Second, Skype's underlying network is an outgrowth of KaZaa, the P2P file sharing system that was popular 7-10 years ago. In fact, it was created by the same folks, who needed a new opportunity when the various governments around the world started arresting KaZaa customers for illegal file ...

smalcom

Please reread my advice. I didn't ask if you intentionally use the feature. I asked if you had the feature and had accidentally set it wrong.

There is no way I know of for any cellular carrier to control the ring behavior of a customer's phone remotely as you describe. To behave as you describe ...

smalcom

Just tested mine. Came through as e-mail with vocie message attached, and called voicemail and was told of the message and message was played back.

smalcom

Check the magicJack ToS:
http://www.magicjack.com/tos/
They have the right to change your number at any time (they should notify you, however.)
If you don't accept this change, your only option is to cancel the service with no refund. This change, however, should not cause you to lose your free ...

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Does your cell phone have a feature to treat calls from certain favored people with their own ring tones? If so, look at the MJ's entry in your cell phone's directory and check the settings for the personalized ring tone. You may find that the "special ring tone" field is empty, which will cause ...

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I know it doesn't make any sense, but when I call my cellphone from MJ, the cellphone does not ring. If I have it set to vibrate it will vibrate, but no ring.

I have called from other phones, and the cellphone rings and vibrates.

Any ideas?

smalcom

You guys might also want to try a QoS appliance (or router settings). It prioritizes VoIP traffic going out to the internet. I don't know if it will solve all of your problems, but it can't hurt.

I bought the appliance, here it is on Amazon although I found it cheaper on eBay. LinkSys makes a ...

smalcom

...I suspect that's the case now. Someone heard "return it and pay nothing" and interpreted that to be "we'll pay return postage." It may be reasonable to interpret it that way. I'm sure that's why MJ carefully chooses its words to help people hear what they want to hear. But, that's not the same ...

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I was talking about my MJ problems with my neighbor who happens to be in charge of the computer systems for GE in Cincinnati and he suggested that I didn't enough RAM memory so I upped my memory from 512 MB to 1 GIG, which is the max my old computer can take and guess what:- My MJ is working ...

smalcom

My hat's off to you! You are 100% correct. I still have trouble with people who buy a zircon and then complain that when they tried to cut glass with it it didn't work like a diamond.

For the price we are paying, the magicJack is a damn good piece of gear. It works even better on the dedicated ...

smalcom

When I dial numbers that are local to my MJ number I dont have to dial the prefix.

My MJ number is in Vista CA though I am in Texas. But I can dial my sister, who lives in Vista CA, with only 7 digits.

I live in Maryland, and we are on the overlay area code system, thus any number dialed from ...

smalcom

Hi, again, jcthewizard.

No worries. You can always send me a private message, too.

Sorry - I don't know how to send a private message - followed your profile and did not see a way to do that.

I think all you need to do is click on the little PM button at the bottom of a message authored by ...

smalcom

That drops right to my bottom line...Plus, offering the extra services makes my units more appealing... Kewl... very kewl...

Hi Gary,
Those are very impressive return on investment figures. For personal home use, I'll never recoup the expense and time I've put into getting MJ to work! I look at ...

smalcom

Bought an HP t5710 512/512 from a seller on ebay that was preconfigured for magicJack. Got it today, plugged it in to the wall and the gateway, stuck the magicJack on the back and instant service. Did not have to hassle with anything to get it running. The seller includes TeamViewer on the system ...

smalcom

Yup, mine does it also.

smalcom

Prices and plans offered vary by market, not by provider. Apparently, Verizon enjoys less competition in Lisa's part of PA than in your part of MA.

I tried to dump my landline for a dry dsl loop and was told by Verizon that the option was not available in my area (Baltimore County, MD.) I dropped ...

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jimisbell wrote:I have a problem getting to the phone quickly sometimes. Is there a way to change the number of rings on the MJ before it takes a message???

Nope.

smalcom

If you are making a call within the same area code?

And when my computer sleeps, the magicjack turns off (which I understand) but when the computer wakes up the magicjack lights back up and can be used from the popup dail pad, but I get no dial tone on phone...any suggestions? only way I can get ...

smalcom

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

Worked for me on my Uniden ...

smalcom

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.

Thank you, thank ...

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murphy wrote:Search the forum for "100K resistor".

Mea culpa. After I posted my question I searched on caller id. I found the thread with the solution. I just hooked it up, and it works! Thanks for the answer anyway.

smalcom

I am using a Uniden TRU9466 2-line phone with the magicJack as line one. The caller id displays on the softphone on the computer, but not on the base or handset of the Uniden phone. The troubleshooting section of the phone manual suggests the the call was placed through a switchboard.

Any ideas how ...

smalcom

I have dsl connection (earthlink) but, of course, I must maintain a DSL telephone line.

So, just how do I use MagicJack without paying for the at DSL line???? ... I must have a service provider.

You can try calling your landline provider and ask them if they will provide a dry dsl loop (DSL ...

smalcom

I am using an Actiontec GT704-WG Gateway from Verizon (DSL not FiOS.) Does anyone know the optimal QoS settings to use with the magicJack?

smalcom

I activated my magicJack today and purchased the five-year plan when I orderd the unit. My service expires March 06, 2015 (I checked in my account.) That's six years. Strange.

When did you originally purchase your MJ?

I would expect an "extend by 5 years" offer to add 5 years to your existing ...

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I activated my magicJack today and purchased the five-year plan when I orderd the unit. My service expires March 06, 2015 (I checked in my account.) That's six years. Strange.

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