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by dcham1
Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:11 pm
Forum: Magic Jack Technical Support
Topic: Notice from Brother re: fax and VOIP
Replies: 6
Views: 13355

i have a Brother 575 fax and here are my settings for sending faxes. Overseas Mode=Yes and Resolution settings for sending faxes=Photo or S. Fine
by dcham1
Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:42 pm
Forum: Magic Jack Technical Support
Topic: FAXING TRICKS?
Replies: 9
Views: 5490

Faxing Tricks

i have a Brother 575 fax machine that i got at the Goodwill store for $6.24 and all it needed was the fax film my settings are- Overseas Mode=yes and setting the resolution of the outgoing faxes to eithe Photo or S. Fine. I have no issues sending out faxes.
by dcham1
Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:28 pm
Forum: Magic Jack Technical Support
Topic: fax setup
Replies: 8
Views: 16851

since you don't have a fax machine, here is what I would recommend. I got a "used" Brother 575 fax machine (From the Goodwill store, I paid $6.24 for it and nothing was wrong with it (except it needed new fax film)). I bought this back in May and noticed that I had a 75% fax success rate with it ...
by dcham1
Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:17 pm
Forum: Magic Jack Technical Support
Topic: Using Magic Jack for Sending Fax!!
Replies: 4
Views: 12898

I have noticed in the last 3 weeks I have had a 100% success rate in faxing out documents. I am using a Brother 575 fax and have my settings for:

Overseas mode=yes
Resolution=photo

I believe that magic jack has made some improvements in this area!!!
by dcham1
Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:10 pm
Forum: Features coming to Magic Jack
Topic: Magic jack that plugs into router
Replies: 13
Views: 26276

ok here is another question, I have my linksys router, Wireless G and I found at a thrift store in Wisconsin a Linksys RPT300 router (unopened box, never used) and I used the program to erase the Vonyage information that was in the voice section of that router. Could I connect the RPT300 to the ...
by dcham1
Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: Magic Jack Technical Support
Topic: Any Linux support yet?
Replies: 7
Views: 5195

Any Linux support yet?

From what I understand (and depending on your version of linux that you have) some people have had success with a program called Twinkle 1.4.2 and Xlite.
by dcham1
Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:52 pm
Forum: Features coming to Magic Jack
Topic: Magic jack that plugs into router
Replies: 13
Views: 26276

Interesting finding:

http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/original/0005/5396/55396v2.jpg

Look closely at the bottom left corner where the RJ-45 connector is.

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I have a linksys router and i put a connector on my magic jack that converts it to the connection on the back of the router and i ...
by dcham1
Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:44 pm
Forum: Using magicJack on Linux
Topic: Twinkle 1.4.2 and Magic Jack
Replies: 1
Views: 6175

Twinkle 1.4.2 and Magic Jack

I read around the boards that people were able to use Twinkle 1.4.2 with your magic jack, and this is a word of warning to the people who are using Mandrivia Linux 2008, IT WILL NOT WORK. I downloaded the Twinkle program 1.4.2 (.rpm program) and let me tell you that it told me that I was missing two ...
by dcham1
Thu May 14, 2009 11:35 am
Forum: magicJack Reviews, Rants and Raves
Topic: What Cordless Phone are you using ?
Replies: 22
Views: 17303

What Cordless Phone are you using ?

I am using a Uniden 5.8GHz EXI8560 Cordless Phone. I love this phone except the caller ID does not show the phone number. I love the service and I can deal with the caller ID # not showing.
by dcham1
Thu May 14, 2009 11:30 am
Forum: magicJack Reviews, Rants and Raves
Topic: magicJack Set To Become My Primary Home Telephone Service
Replies: 65
Views: 60004

magicJack Set To Become My Primary Home Telephone Service

Icompton,

Upon reading that you can't fax with Magic Jack, I have to ask you what fax machine you used? I have a Brother 575 Fax machine and I have had a 75% fax success rate with Magic Jack. The things I did was: (1) I installed a DSL line filter. (2) I changed the compatibility mode to basic to ...
by dcham1
Thu May 14, 2009 9:52 am
Forum: magicJack Tips and Tricks
Topic: Magic Jack Faxing
Replies: 16
Views: 11907

Magic Jack Faxing

I have had a 75% success rate with faxing with Magic jack. I have a Brother 575 Fax machine. I do the following to get mine to work: 1) I change the compatibility mode to basic 2) I put a DSL line filter on the Magic Jack 3) I turned the overseas mode to "ON".