magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

Roozie

After nearly a year of asking when the 228 area code would become "ACTIVE", 228 has finally arrived. I purchased a MJ for my daughter in Gulfport, MS for a Christmas present, and she finally has a local number so she doesn't have to eat up her cell phone "Anytime" minutes. We are on a family plan ...

Roozie

Hooray!! The Call Forwarding is back. Thank God when problems get fixed quickly! Back in business!!

Rooze

Roozie

I just noticed that Call Forwarding is not included among the options in My.Magicjack.com. Is anyone having the same issues? I have my calls being forwarded to my cell phone, and I need to disable Call Forwarding.

I had the option available as of Wednesday, Sep 17th. This just recently happened ...

Roozie

C:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc

or

C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

or

c:\whateveryoucalledyourwindowsdirectory\system32\drivers\etc

OK, I have found the Host file. The Host file does not appear to be a standard file format that Notepad can edit without turning it into a ".txt" file format ...

Roozie

Folks!

For the most part, my magicJack has been performing very well. I have a Dell laptop, DSL 6 MB speed, a Hawkings booster operating on a wireless lan to a Linksys wireless router running Tomato firmware. All QoS is turned off within Windows XP and the router. The Hawkings Broadband booster ...

Roozie

I live in Mississippi, but I have a magicJack with a 703 area code in Virginia. I have had some very garbly (underwater sounding) speech, coming back to me, but it is an intermittent situation. It doesn't happen all the time. Still waiting for a 228 area code to be established. Dan the man said it ...

Roozie

Using the following link, http://myspeed.visualware.com/voip/ , I have only been able to attain a QoS rating of around 52%. I have seen other users posting ratings of 97%. Apparently, my QoS is deemed rather low so I was wondering if there are actions I can take within the Vista Operating System (my ...

Roozie

I asked a MagicJack Support Rep where I could I could find the MagicFix program. The rep said they have pulled MagicFix from the website to make modifications to it. No word on when the update would be available. So what else is new!!! This may take as long as getting new area codes made available ...

Roozie

i found the hosts file

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 proxy1.nashville.talk4free.com

those are my entires spoofing still not working for me

also i noticed grandcentral.com was not taking new people at this time

OKAY, I GIVE UP!! Where is the HOSTS file located? In a folder on the PC? Do you ...

Roozie

Most cruiselines charge around $20/hour or more for access to the internet. I have not used MJ on a ship before, but I was planning on taking mine with me on my next cruise. I usually go to the Caribbean area, and there are usually several Mexico ports on the itinerary. In Cozumel, for instance ...

Roozie

Folks!

I read in a previous post that "Dan", the MagicJack Man, mentioned about a new "upgrade" coming "soon" that will have significant improvements for the MagicJack. I believe the most recent upgrade I have downloaded was dated around May 14th or 15th. Has there been another upgrade release ...

Roozie

I installed the TJ Echo Cancelling software, and I have not had echo for some time now. Works great! Highly recommend installing it.

Cheers!
Rooze

Roozie

Area code has nothing to do with your volume. Try turning up your recording volume in the sound card mixer on your computer. You can also try adjusting the volume settings on the MJ software program. Have someone call into your MJ phone and test which settings provide the right amount of volume so ...

Roozie

Jaybar,

Just out of curiosity, do your MJs have the same Area Code assigned to them. I selected a 703 Area Code for my MJ because the 228 Area Code (the entire Mississippi Gulf Coast) is not on the MJ ACTIVE list. For the first 3.5 weeks (I bought my MJ around March 4th), Call Forwarding never ...

Roozie

Here is my setup with the use of MJ and GC:

1. When I am away from my MJ phone, it is set to Call Forward to my GC number.

2. Upon receipt of the forwarded call, GC sends both an email message with the caller's message, and a SMS text message to my T-Mobile cell phone.

3. I have set up my GC ...

Roozie

IT FINALLY HAPPENED. I called my MJ number using a landline phone, and it finally Call Forwarded the number to my Grand Central 228-XXX-XXXX account. Perhaps the new software corrected the problem, but this is definitely the first time it has worked for my 703 area code MJ number. Sure hope it stays ...

Roozie

Ianwar,

Thanks for your response! It is somewhat comforting to know I am not the only one with CF not working. I am hoping that this new software upgrade that the owner said is coming by the end of this week will correct the CF issue for everyone, and that the overall functionality of the MJ ...

Roozie

Apparently, this could be strictly an area code related problem. I am using a 703 area code for my MJ. Anyone else in the 703 area where the MJ is not Call Forwarding with the normal MJ set up process?

Thanks!
Rooze

Roozie

Again, if anyone has the CF feature working, please enter any information you have obtained from this forum or MJ Tech Chat that helped getting CF to work on your MJ hardware. Looks like many of us in the same fix, and we really do want this feature working as they advertise that it does.

Thanks ...

Roozie

I have tried for several days now to get a response back from MJ Tech Support as to how do I get Call Forwarding to work correctly. Is anyone using Call Forwarding on their MJ successfully. I am in area cod 703, and so far it is a total bust!!! All calls go to MJ voicemail and never get forwarded. I ...

Roozie

MJ Users!

I don't know if anyone is experiencing the same problem as I, but whenever I start the Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader program, my MagicJack just stops functioning and no other software will work. It just causes a temporary system hang situation, HOWEVER, the instant I pull the MJ out of ...

Roozie

You and I are in total agreement Lena! If anyone does have Call Forwarding working, if there is anything you figured out on your own or with the help of MG Chat Tech Rep, please let us know how to get it working. Call Forwarding may be one of those "bugs" that hasn't been worked out with MJ. Sure ...

Roozie

Silver,

What kind of problem were you experiencing? I have a SoundBlaster Live 24-bit external card, and MJ appears to be working fine with it except the MJ Call Forwarding feature is not working (See my new post under Tech Support Issues). Just curious to know what your MJ IS NOT doing? Was that ...

Roozie

I have had my MJ for about 3 weeks now, and I never tested this feature before until last night. I set up MJ to enable Call Forwarding to my GrandCentral number so I can consolidate my calls to one message service area. However, when I dial my MJ number, it pops up the Accept/Reject call window ...

Roozie

HolmanGT,

I have the Linksys 54GS Wireless Router model, and I did notice that there is QoS area that I can set. Are there any particular settings in the QoS that I should be configuring to make QoS the most efficient. I am not that savy when it comes to router settings.

Also, where do I turn off ...

Roozie

Does anyone know of particular applications that generally have a nasty impact on smooth MJ operation? I have noticed that when I start up other applications, the MJ seems to go into LA LA Land and stops responding, and even Windows XP tells you the same thing. Is there a way to give the MJ some ...

Roozie

I can concur that I have experienced the same problem trying to put in an extension after I connect to the number. A regular touch-tone analog phone must have a hair-trigger on the buttons because it is like you held down a button too long and it interpreted the button as double-pressed. Using the ...

Roozie

My company, located in Falls Church, Virginia, is in the 703 area code. I live in Gulfport, MS, area code 228. 228 is not even on the PENDING list yet, BUT I signed up and selected the 703 area code to begin my MJ experience. Now, anyone in my company can call my MJ number, and there are no long ...

Roozie

I just received the booster yesterday, hooked it up, and it was so easy. This is truly a plug and play device! Communication is super clear with the MJ. People I talk to absolutely do not know that I am talking via VoIP! I have used it on company conference calls, faxing reports to my headquarters ...

Roozie

In browsing the internet looking for some possible converters that are reasonably priced, I found this Grandstream Handytone - HT488 model that appears to have the necessary ports (FXS and FXO):

http://store.pbxeq.com/store/product.php?productid=17245&cat=260&page=1 Grandstream

Does anyone have ...

Roozie

MagicJake: Believe it or not I understand everything you said in response to what I said. Cool And I know we don't "need" PSTN ... but it made it easier to distinguish each leg.

Okay I see what you mean about distinguishing each leg. It does get a bit confusing since we can't really call one leg ...

Roozie

Testing123, when all your testing is completed, I hope you would please provide a simple layman's frame of reference as to which piece(s) of equipment to buy (e.g FX-200, two MagicJacks, etc) and any internal software configurations to make everything work successfully. Sounds like you have a great ...

Roozie

I spoke to a MagicJack rep and asked about changing numbers since my area code is not active or even pending. The rep said that when the area code is active, any customer will be allowed to change to their new active area code, BUT, you can only make that change once!! Don't know if it would cost ...

Roozie

Roozie,

Why do you and others worry about Area codes, unless you have the Area code and prefix that is within your call area it is going to be a long distance call anyway.

Also it is pretty common for an in state long distance call to cost more that and out of state long distance call because the ...

Roozie

Does anyone have any insight as to when the 228 Area Code will be available all along the Mississippi Gulf Coast cities (e.g Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach, Ocean Springs, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis)? I only see 601 (Hattiesburg) as being PENDING! Is there a MASTER SCHEDULE posted anywhere that ...

magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

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MJ Alive and Well on Mississippi Gulf Coast (228 Area Code)

Call Forwarding Not Listed within My.Magicjack.com!!!

MagicJack Causes Application to Stop Functioning

How do you improve "Quality of Service" (QoS)?

MagicFix Has Been Withdrawn for Modification

Re: hosts file

Using MJ on Cruise Ships

Latest Upgrade Software - Version? Date?

No Solution Yet for Call Forwarding!

ADOBE ACROBAT & MJ - Don't Mix Well!!!

Call Forwarding Feature Not Working

MJ Causes System Hangs

MJ to the Rescue!!!!

LOVE THE HAWKING BROADBAND BOOSTER!!!

Possible Converter Solution

Clarification please!

Current Status

Mississippi Gulf Coast Area Code - 228: WHEN?????