magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

jimisbell

After a year of fighting "cutting out" I finaly found the cure....or maybe my wife did. She cussed me every time it cut out and swore that it was my fault that we no longer had a usable phone. So finally under the barrage of anger from her I consented to reconnect to Ma Bell...through a $23 add on ...

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I am using the full retail version for UPDATE, that is why I keep the ME CD around so when It asks for it I can put it in. BUT, it doesnt ask, it just starts transferring files.

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I have a 10gb HD in the TC and recently I started getting an error that says it cannot start Windows (XP) because of a missing or corrupted file. Something called -........windows\system32\config\system. And then suggests that I can repair it by booting from the original XP CD and hitting the "r" on ...

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Not old news to me. This is the first I had tried. But I have no control over which service the call is initiated on, I only want to join someone elses conference. Since I cannot, MJ is now history in this household.

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Well, Im outa here. I have no control over which service is used and only want to join a conference that someone else initiated, which I cannot with MJ, so its history.

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My wife tried to join a conference call this morning using the magicjack. Now I am in big trouble. Apparently MJ does not support conference calls to any other system. is this the case or did we miss something.

When she tried she was given a number to use to set up a conference call. but that did ...

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I tried this website. Was returned a message that I needed Java. Went to the suggested site to download it. The download failed because it couldnt find something on the site.

http://myvoipspeed.visualware.com/

I run Win 7 on this computer

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surfzombie did. We are getting confused between responses and questions. My comment on bandwidth was not to you, but to surfzombie's question.

Goodnight, I have to go.

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I went to that test site and maybe I dont understand what its supposed to do, but clicking on any of the links does nothing as far as I can see. Is it writing a report somewhere?

This is a Linux computer however so maybe once again I come up against the Uncle Bill Monopoly???? Or maybe this disatro ...

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First in answer to your statement about PCs not being around for 44 years. You are almost right, but it depends on what you call a PC. If you mean a comercially built IBM PC, you are right. If you mean a homemade computer that is used personally, you are wrong.

I started with the IBM 7070 in 1959 ...

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Well I have a little PC knowledge...44 years of it...but I dont understand what the MagicJack does. My problem is that some calls, like Corpus Christi to San Diego go perfectly. Some local calls go perfectly. But then, a few minutes ago I tried South Dakota and just couldnt make a go of it. And ...

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So its totally out of the control of the customer, the end user?

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An old computer will work. But if you start having troubles with cuting out or stuttering, it may be too old. You need speed

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Yes, I am running a T5710 wirelessly in the car. Works fine I am using an IBM laptop drive 2.25" and am running the T5710 directly off the 12V buss of the car, no inverter, no inline power supply. The antenna for the WiFi is a high power unit that transmits .5 watts and is capable of seamlessly ...

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Are there larger SSDs that will fit in the TC? I have a 10gb mechanical drive now because the 1 gig SSD was not large enough to run XP full up.

But I am having trouble that I think may be the HD. I cannot run two programs simultaneously without crashing the computer within 15 to 20 minutes. I have ...

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I also use Linux and look forward to that day as well. But using TightVNC I can use the desktop on Linux and access the TC conveniently

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I just discovered that if you are using a hand held walk around phone, any computers can interfere with the audio as well!!!! Apparently the computers radiate on 2.4Ghz and block the signal!!

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I was free of the choppy audio for 6 months then it came back. I dont think it is the TC but I dont know.

I did find that when I changed MJ phone numbers, the old number still works...well almost. Its been 6 months since I changed numbers and the old one will still connect but with VERY choppy ...

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I posted earlier a fix for the inability to read the contacts list.....call MJ support and they can make it work again. I did and They did.

As to the memory not read. I was having problems with that just now. Then I removed all the telephone calls from my calls list and cleaned up my contacts list ...

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Interesting......today I was at the computer when a call came in and, even though it has never happened before.....the ring was broadcast through the speaker on the TC!!! Then I heard the voice of the person calling, also on the speaker as my wife answered the phone in a different room. As she ...

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The problem is SOLVED. I dont know why, but I do know what.

I had a wifi card in the desktop that drew only power from the desktop and was connected to the router and also had an antenna. A few weeks ago I was having trouble with the wifi and decided to unplug it from the router. But I left it in ...

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It doesnt bother me, but my wife is driving me crazy because of it.

After 15 minutes of operation....and sometimes immediately....there is a breaking up of the signal, either one way or both ways. It is similar to being on a cell phone that is in a marginal position...even though both phones are ...

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Instead of switching monitors, try TightNVC to access the telephone server from the Mac on the Macs monitor. I think TightVNC will run on a Mac as it runs on Linux. Go to TightVNC.com to check it out.

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I have found that ONE is the limit, but in my house I need FOUR. But I solved the problem. I bought a Vtech phone that allows for registering as many as 12 satellite phones. The satellites are rung by radio transmission from the base so the base presents just one load on the line. The others are all ...

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I found the answer.!!

http://www.magicjack.com/8/customercare.asp

Go to the above site, log on for online chat and tell them your problem. They will fix it on the spot.

This answer was posted to me off list by someone that is not registered to post on the list but apparently can read it.

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The update about 6 or 8 months ago that trashed about half the MJ modules/\ on TC computers in the world, I assume thats what he is talking about. Mine was down for 6 months before I got the TC re written.

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Have you contacted MJ? I havent had the time as this has just happened to me.

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I have a T5710 with 512/512 @ 1.2ghz. I used a PNY 1gb memory stick. Next time I will use a larger stick as there is very little room left on a 1gb stick to save any programs. But this was done just to be able to run a MJ and so far I dont know if it will do that as I dont want to shut down my phone ...

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The memory problem was "operator error" I forgot that a while back when the TC was not working with the MJ I had scavanged the 512 MB memory card for use in the TC that I have set up in the car and had put in a 256 MB card. The TC will just barely run the MJ with 256 MB memory, but if you try to run ...

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I finally got around to testing the DOK I made. It works perfectly. I set the TC to first try booting from the USB and then try booting from the ATA. This doesnt have to be changed at any time because if my XP DOK or my "Re Flash" DOK is not there it just goes to the ATA flash disk and boots.

On ...

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I finally got the MJ working again on the TC with TightVNC and DirextX. Works fine....BUT...it gives the message that the Call list and Contacts list cannot be downloaded and that it will try again in 4 minutes. It tries again and then tells me to "click here" to retry the download. Then it gives up ...

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I did the google you suggested and found many methods to do the job. I decided on PEBuilder3110a by Bert Lagerweij.

I spent 4 hours late last night and finally gave up in frustration.

This morning with a clear head, I started from scratch and in 20 minutes had a full up bootable memory stick that ...

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The new modem got rid of most of the chopping up. Now its only occasional 1 second out of 20 seconds. Livable.

edit: I just found the one second out of 20. I was watching the router and noticed a one second drop out of the internet every now and then. When it dropped out the WiFi channel also ...

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The reason I use VNC is that I have one Linux machine on the LAN and I cannot configure TeamViewer to run on Linux. Before the re flashing of my TC I was using VNC, but I may have gotten it there by downloading to a DOK and avoided using IE....maybe....

This whole exersize began because my wife was ...

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Since the TC can be made to boot from the USB with a DOK plugged in, is there any reason that a full up version of XP could not be installed on a 16 gb DOK and then have the TC always boot from the DOK?

I am running one TC with full up XP on a 10gb laptop HD in place of the Flash memory so the TC ...

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Thanks. I solved that problem and now have the MJ running on the TC.

The first problem after reflashing the TC was that the MJ wanted to "Downloading, please do not up plug" for ever. After letting it sit over night downloading I unplugged it in defiance of the request, and plugged it back in ...

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I reset the RanDisk Z to 16 MB, though it didnt mention this in the instructions, after I got a "Low on virtual memory" warning when I tried to run IE to go on line and get TightVNC to set up the server. Resetting the RamDisk didnt help. I still get the "Low on Virtual memory" I really need to get ...

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This morning it was still "Downloading" so I unpluged it and pluged it back in again and it worked perfectly! Didnt reboot or anything, just unplugged and plugged back in. I probably could have done that last night!!!

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Great, that did it. BUT...I finished the complete install and removal of programs and installation of DirectX. All went well until I plugged in the MJ module...which had been working until just minutes before on my Desktop...so I know it works....then on the TC it started displaying the picture of ...

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5710 and Yes

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Make USB Thumb drive a bootable USB DOK device
Please use a 1GB (or larger) thumb drive for this step. Use this link to download the utility to make your USB thumb drive a bootable DOK (Disk on Key) and to get the DOS files you will need to make the bootable USB drive.
http://www.bay-wolf.com ...

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I have been running on the Desk top now ever since that disasterous MJ update killed the TCs ability to work with MJ, but I need to get it back on the TC. On the Desktop it sounds like a wide bandwidth signal wandering about in a narrow channel. For a while it will be fine then it starts chopping ...

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Any idea where the 1gig chips are available.

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I am using a full version of XP on a 10 gig HD. I would love to know how to increase the memory. Of course if they dont make the hardware (the memory chip board) then having the full XP wont make any difference...

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Thanks. I was afraid of that.

BUT...I think I have found the problem and its not memory. It seems that there are two things that I have found by trial and error that are causing hang ups in the computer. One is the WiFi that I use for the MagicJack. The other appears to be noise on the power buss ...

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I have 512Meg in my t5700 and I think I need more as I am running three apps simultanepusly and they are running SLOW.

Is 512 the max or is there a larger chip that I can use?

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If the firewall was enabled, would that allow us to talk with the online help deck but NOT for MJ to connect?

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I have exactly the SAME problem and have been unable to resolve it. I can communicate with MJ online help ON THIS TC, but the MJ cannot find the internet connection on the same TC and yet this same MJ works fine on two other computers. It MUST be something to do with the TC 5700

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I am a bit worried about the temperature. But the heat on the VGA will be on the outside and near the vents...and I will be driving with the AC on anytime that it is really hot outside anyway. I think I will try it that way for now and if I start having strange symptoms I will reconsider the fan ...

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But I am not interested in the output spec of the power supply. I am interested in the input spec of the computer. These are two entirely different things. Voltage and current are not enough. I need to know the allowable range of input voltage.

magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

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SSD for TC

Getting Voice on Thin Client Speaker...

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Restoring my TC after the big MJ update trashed it.

MAX memory in T5700?