magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

DCSholtis

GuyOnTheAir wrote:Maybe I should make a poll for people who claim to actually own a Mac it would work on, to find out if they use it on it, if they can. lol

Still trying to get mine working on my MacBookPro. I have until the end of the month before I have to decide to either return it or ask for a new one.

DCSholtis

What exactly do you do with the .dmg Mac upgrade file? I downloaded it to my desktop, but can't run it. I downloaded it to the MJ F: drive, but nno change there. When I went thru MagicFix it said it was trying to run the upgrade, but it couldn't access the MJ. MJ is plugged in and working just fine ...

DCSholtis

I am running 10.5.2 and I get dialtone on the phone connected to the MJ but not through the internal speakers of the MacBook. Also, the MJ does not work with the internal microphone of the MacBook either but all is fine through the phone connected to the MJ.

Any thoughts on this or should I be ...

DCSholtis

Well, since you can't seem to get a dialtone on either a Mac or a PC, I'd go to the TechChat and ask for another mJ.

I wouldn't mention, if I were you, that your Windows version is running through emulation...

I have one more thing I want to check out first then if that fails then I'll do that ...

DCSholtis

I've tried everything including two phones, 3 computers, magicfix, upgrade, recover, powered usb hub, different ports, you name it I've tried it. Any body have a fix for this, because the tech chat is useless as you all know. The phone was ringing before I did the mac osx upgrade, now no matter ...

DCSholtis

macsnjets wrote:I got the mac version working yesterday but since then, incoming phone calls won't ring the telephone on either the mac or pc.

I get no dialtone either way. Using either a corded phone or my bluetooth headset. What am I doing wrong?!!

DCSholtis

I bought 2 of the cheap mini flip phones from Walgreens. Both of mine do not work properly, and will likely be headed back there soon.

I would try another phone.

Do you have a PC you can try you MJ on?

I'm not on my Mac right now, so can't remember if you can change to use a local headphones and ...

DCSholtis

massage1992,

Did you load today's upgrade on your Mac or PC?

I notice all of the sudden that the page for Mac updates has changed, and there is no mention of needing a PC to update it anymore, at least on that page...

What happened for me was that I did move the dmg to the Mac side, opened it ...

DCSholtis

The new update actually downloads to a mac directly. Very nice, no weird using only osx 10.4, or windows...

My problem with it. (Yes I finally solved it...lol) was that I had to keep the MJ plugged in while accessing XP on my VMFusion in order for the update to go through properly. So now I can ...

DCSholtis

Congrats!
How'd you get passed the softphone.talk4free.com problem?

Tom

I didn't have that problem at all. The ONLY issue I had was that I had to download the .dmg on my WinXP side (Im using VMFusion), then slide it over to my OSX side, open it up, then slide that MJ Utility BACK to the XP side ...

DCSholtis

gary wrote:Check the magicJack website. They have a new upgrade for Mac.

Yep it works but I can't get a dial tone now. Not sure if its due to the phone I'm using. Most likely it is as Im using one of those cheap mini flip ones.

DCSholtis

SWEET!!! I went back and figured out what I did wrong. All is good now.

DCSholtis

It's working now....

How long did you have to wait before it was done updating??
not very....

Well I THOUGHT it took the update but I guess not. I get something to double click and everytime I do it shuts immediately down. Interestingly enough when I first plug it in another one of my programs ...

DCSholtis

newb2jack wrote:It's working now....

How long did you have to wait before it was done updating??

DCSholtis

That's the same message I got.
I tried going to softphone.talk4free.com but it's not found.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.

Good luck.

Just downloaded the update. MJ says Download in Progress, please do not unplug. I'm not sure why you would need it plugged into a PC since the file to be ...

DCSholtis

Mac beta fix is up finally. Here is hoping a miracle happens and I get it working on Leopard even though it says it only works with Tiger.

DCSholtis

massage1992 wrote:My MAC run OS X only.
Let's see if Monday has our fix(es).

Fix isn't posted yet. C'mon guys give us Mac users some love!!

DCSholtis

Thanks for the info Guy.
The MJ worked great on the PC and I did a MAC download that was successful.
I'll wait until Monday and see if the new fix works any better.

I couldn't get the MAC download to work for me. I hope its not because Im using VMFusion with XP. Every attempt I've made to do it I ...

DCSholtis

Hi,
I downloaded the MAC upgrade from a PC, did all the registration stuff and made a phone call from the PC.
When I plug the MJ into my MacBook I get the msg "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer."
Can anyone help?

Thanks, Tom

Been getting that too all of a sudden. Not sure ...

DCSholtis

They've posted on the MJ website there is a new Mac firmware upgrade coming this Monday.

http://www.magicjack.com/1/mac.asp

DCSholtis

It is nice isn't it! I got mine a few days ago, testing now as you are. I'm running it on a Mac and I don't use a firewall and am having zero issues thus far. I'm keeping my landline but if it continues to work this good then come October I'll be calling T-Mobile to cancel my cellphone saving me $40 ...

DCSholtis

I have a friend that bought a MagicJack, they had some questions and initiated a Tech Chat session. My friend was told that using the MJ is NOT free unless the person you are calling also has a MJ. They were told that surcharges will be charged to your credit card like you called a 1-900 number. My ...

DCSholtis

leons wrote:Can everyone above update their posts, and future posters to this thread please report on this important issue:

Does the phone that you are using correctly transmit touch tones AFTER MJ has connected a call (for controlling outside systems and voice mail).

I can confirm mine does, yes.

DCSholtis

I'm using one of those el cheapo mini flip phones. I also have a Jawbone bluetooth headset if I don't want to use the phone at a particular time so I switch back and forth.

DCSholtis

So you opened up ANOTHER thread?!! C'mon give it a break already at this point you are indeed spamming the board left and right.

DCSholtis

dontgetjacked wrote:I'm in the process of getting jacked, and i am standing up, go to my site, subscribe to my youtube, and together we will make a difference.

Thanks but no thanks. I feel as if I'll be the one getting "jacked" by going to your site.

DCSholtis

I am looking into buying this thing, but have mixed feelings and am not real sure what I am getting into. Do you have to have a magic out service (at an additional cost) to dial out? Are all the calls incoming and outgoing included in the original price? Thanks, Tara

1. No there is no magic "out ...

DCSholtis

How many different threads are you going to put that stuff in?!!

DCSholtis

Don't forget that cable is shared. When all your neighbors are downloading . at the same time, your calls break up too. When mine gets bad, I can usually reboot my computer and the issue clears up. At peak times, however, there seems to be no solution even though I'm running 7 megs down and almost ...

DCSholtis

with MJ it's all about the tweaking that will make it work at it's best,so how are your calls working now?

Just received my MJ today {Tuesday} after I did those tweaks it's almost as good as my landline connection to be honest. No problems. I was able to plug it right into my Mac and it worked ...

DCSholtis

leons wrote:very good!

Actually I tweaked my DNS numbers slightly and rebooted my modem and I know test at 4.4.

DCSholtis

I've also done the Voip testing and I'm averaging 3.5 is that good?!! I'm on a Mac btw. Thanks.

DCSholtis

deryld wrote:Where did you find the mini flip corded phone? I've been looking for one and haven't located it yet.

fleabay...err I mean ebay.

DCSholtis

Anyone come up with a way to do this with Macs yet?

DCSholtis

None of the Above. I use the Mac built-in firewall.

DCSholtis

Has anyone heard anything about the status of the BYOD policy at MagicJack? I just purchaced 2 MJ's but have not received them yet. I have several unlocked ATA devices I would prefer to use in order to turn of my computer (iMAC).

Also, how stable is the MAC beta?

Thanks,

JPC

I'll see about the ...

DCSholtis

I'll be receiving mine this week. I ordered a Jawbone headset off eBay and also one of those mini flip corded phones so I'll have both. The Jawbone is supposedly the "next big thing" in Bluetooth headsets.

DCSholtis

Ordered mine over the weekend. Received the confirmation email within about an hour or 2. Got my tracking number notification Monday morning.

DCSholtis

Nice!-Bluetooth is the future and the future is now. Now if I only had the dough to trade in my new desktop for a bluetooth laptop. I'd like to have one of those new Macs that are about as thin as a magazine. Amazing!

I was thinking of a Mac Air but actually I'd be giving up too much vs. the set ...

DCSholtis

Yeah after studying up on it. It can infact work with a bluetooth headset without a phone plugged in. It would just work through the softphone.

DCSholtis

DCSholtis,

Don't get too disappointed if you don't get the email. I bought three at three different times and only on the first did I receive a confirmation email. But to boaster you back up I received all three in less than a week each.

Remember you are dealing with MagicJack who's motto is ...

DCSholtis

HolmanGT wrote:DCSholtis,

Good luck to you.

Lets us know how it all works out for you.

Regards,

Will do. And thanks again. I purchased the MJ a few hours ago. Waiting for the confirmation email which I'm sure will come soon, I know its a holiday weekend so I'm cool with it.

DCSholtis

DKWebber,

Don't know anything about your second question but there is only one model of Jawbone so you don't have to worry about choices.

http://www.jawbone.com/demo.php

After you watch the Demo and are able to control you excitement Google around and see what the best price you can come up with ...

DCSholtis

Im ordering mine tonight then. I'm picking up one of those mini flip phones and a Jawbone (which I just won for $56..

) so I'll have the convenience of having both. Thanks everyone.

DCSholtis

No I release it won't be a replacement. I'm keeping my landline still but looking at this as a possible replacement for my cell phone. I figure this might be cheaper (if it works) than having to spend $40 a month on a T-Mobile bill. And yes I realize and fully expect growing/teething pains with MJ ...

DCSholtis

Saw these phones at Walgreens.com 2 for $10.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product. ... rod3252588

DCSholtis

Thanks I might just go ahead and order anyway as I think I've seen mentioned elsewhere that Intel Mac people are having luck just plugging it in without first sticking it into a Windoze PC.

DCSholtis

But first I wanted to make sure about a few things. First of all I've been a lurker here for a few weeks while browsing various threads, figured I'd do that before registering. I'll only be using MJ at home hooked to my laptop. I'm retired basically homebound and don't travel much due to ...

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