magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

diamond45

Do you really think MJ will be around in 5 years?

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You need to sign up to make International calls and to add money to the plan (these calls are not free).

From the MJ website:

To purchase minutes for International calling:

Click the bottom left corner of your magicJack SoftPhone on your computer where it reads "Click Here To Order" or "my ...

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magicFox wrote:Two more great tips are in CP/System put the CPU too "Background Services"

Where is this located? I found the other things you mentioned.

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I can get the MJ to work on Windows 7 Professional, but it has a ton of dropouts. Worked just fine on XP, but on Windows 7 it's been giving me nothing but problems.

I have to run it the "manual" way with the command line values. I tried to update the MJ with the magicjackupdate.exe file, but it ...

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You also have to dial fast. If you pause in the middle of dialing and wait more than about 5 seconds, it thinks you're done dialing and if you don't dial a proper number of digits, it will send you to this recording.

Ugh... reminds me of the landline... recordings that don't make 100% sense.

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It works, but you can't dial a number directly by that method. It will fail since the last digit can't be dialed. You can click in the recent dialed numbers and then add the last digit, then hit send. It will then work.

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If this happens again, just try reinstalling your audio drivers.

I have a number of audio things going on and surprising (knocking on wood) that they don't conflict.

The only issue I had was a known issue regarding MusicMatch and MJ not getting along for some reason. Uninstalled MusicMatch (really ...

diamond45

Have you tried this method:

*67 (first number of area code) * (rest of area code, plus 7 digit number)

For example, to call a number in Toronto:

*674* 165551212

Would translate to

(416) 555-1212

This seems to fix most issues regarding dialing.

diamond45

I assume you turned off error correction? What error correction protocols does your fax machine use and which one(s) did you turn off?

For giggles, I tried to use my MJ to call some old school dial-up BBS systems. I couldn't get a connection faster than 1200 baud. My guess was that error correction ...

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Things are hit and miss.

1. It depends on the phone. The MJ device sometimes just does not output enough voltage to make phones work.

2. Randomness. Sometimes a phone will work, then not work, then will work again. For me, if I can't get it to work, I hang up, pick up the phone and try again. If ...

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You don't need to install anything - but it will install its software automatically.

So in essence the informercial is lying and not lying at the same time. You don't have to install, but an installation must take place.

You need Win XP or Vista to make it work. (I think there is a Mac version ...

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The last post from him was back in June. I tried to PM him but no reply.

I miss his posts because they were very informative.

Hope nothing bad has happened to him.

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It's a known issue that some programs aren't compatible with MJ. MusicMatch is one of them. I finally uninstalled it and things worked fine after that. There's a lot of trial and error involved with this device.

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Being an electrical engineer and knowing somewhat how old POTS phones work....

It would be impossible to have the MJ device produce 48 VDC off hook and 96 VAC at 20 Hz with enough current to ring a mechanical bell.

I've hooked up a couple of phone with mechanical bells and you can barely hear the ...

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I tried calling BBSes off of a MJ a while back. The best I could do was 1200 baud (remember those days??)

Though I heard if you turn off error correction it may work better. Not sure - haven't tried it myself. Just haven't dug out the instruction manual to find the proper AT command for my modem ...

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Yup.

*67 plus the number.

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It could be the phone he's using that's causing the problems. Often times the ringers in these phones require too much "jingle juice" (ringer voltage) and can cause the MJ to "trip" meaning that the phone answered, but in reality it did not.

Also, it is possible that phones outside of North America ...

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1. In order to make calls outside the US/Canada, you need to sign up for an International plan. You pre-pay credits towards calling outside the US/Canada.

2. You can use the MJ device anywhere you have an Internet connection. So if you're in Japan, you can call the US for free.

diamond45

Did you change phones? Some landline phones suck too much power out of the MJ device and don't work well.

What kind of firewall or router are you using? That could be your problem.

diamond45

Most of the time it works OK. Once in a while I get choppy audio. I blame that on my computer and not the MJ itself.

But overall it does work as advertised, and with caller ID spoofing

it is a pretty great device.

$40 for the first year, $20 each additional year - you can't beat the price!

diamond45

CBunting has it correct.

YMax Communications is the company who owns/operates MagicJack, and is also a CLEC (Competative Local Exchange Carrier). Most VOIP companies use other people's services for providing a connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), but YMax does it themselves.

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Depending on the number called and how the call is routed, you may get a fake ring sound, probably from one of MJ's gateway switches to the PSTN. If the other side never answers (returning "answer supervision"), you'll just get that fake ring that never quits.

However, if the other side answers ...

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You have be REALLY fast, and neither line can "supe" (answer supervision) back to the MJ softphone in order to do it. But if you're fast, and neither has answered (both need to say "trying"), it DOES work.

Interesting twist. Wish you could do it DURING a phone call.

diamond45

Edit:

I couldn't get it to work without upgrading, so I just bit the bullet and went ahead and let it upgrade. At least I can now make and receive calls.

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When you spoof your number, the distant end telco will do a database dip and retrieve the name associated with the called number. So it will really look like it came from that number! I tried it myself with my landline and sure enough, the owner of that number came up in the name field.

I suggest ...

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I downgraded and used Stewart's method of making sure the software did not auto upgrade by editing the HOSTS file. I used the second version (not the original Perl one) of the spoofer. I played around with it and found a gateway that was still working and able to spoof calls (I'll leave that as an ...

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I managed to downgrade and to block the MJ software from updating. So far so good.

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I can't get my spoofer to work correctly. All my outgoing calls have a caller ID of the normal MagicJack number. No matter what I type in the spoofing program, it always comes up as the original number that was assigned to my MagicJack.

Does the hosts file need to be edited for something else? Or ...

diamond45

I can't get my spoofer to work correctly. All my outgoing calls have a caller ID of the normal MagicJack number. No matter what I type in the spoofing program, it always comes up as the original number that was assigned to my MagicJack.

Does the hosts file need to be edited for something else? Or ...

diamond45

I can't get my spoofer to work correctly. All my outgoing calls have a caller ID of the normal MagicJack number. No matter what I type in the spoofing program, it always comes up as the original number that was assigned to my MagicJack.

Does the hosts file need to be edited for something else? Or ...

diamond45

I can't get my spoofer to work correctly. All my outgoing calls have a caller ID of the normal MagicJack number. No matter what I type in the spoofing program, it always comes up as the original number that was assigned to my MagicJack.

Does the hosts file need to be edited for something else? Or ...

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You can run an analog modem at 300 baud relatively well, and 1200 baud on occasion. Other than that, there is too much delay in the system to have a reliable connection.

MJ wasn't designed for modem use, but playing around with it you might get it to work in a pinch.

diamond45

When attempting to place a call to Canada, the call goes through after about a 30 to 35 second delay. Calls to US area codes go through in less than a second.

Is this a known problem or something new?

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Figured it would work like it would in XP. What errors do you get?

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I have found out that my ISP, Cox Communications, is blocking port 80 incomming and MJ can not make a proxy connection. The ISP has stated that they would not unblock the port.

Is there any way around this problem? Can MJ use an alternate port?

I also have Cox for my ISP and they also block port ...

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It appears that half of the time that the calls go through with the proper ANI, other times it is a 585-698-1xxx number.

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My problem is with MusicMatch. MJ and MM do like each other at all.

I have to manually go into the task manager and kill the processes for MM to allow MJ to come up.

I have read on other forums that this is an known issue. Wonder if it will ever get resolved?

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