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I have a Grandstream ATA with the MJ connected to the FXO port. That works, sort of. I don't get CID and the audio quality through the dongle is dung.

JR

Hi. New passwords were recently pushed out so check that. However, even after updating my password, I can no longer authenticate. I've tried using Xlite with the updated pw but that didn't work either.

Anyone using Asterisk after the recent pw change?

Thanks,
JR

...try to call anyone that you have to push numbers for, and it doesn't work :(.. I tried it with dtmfmode=inbound, auto, info, and rfc2833. So I guess Magicjack doesn't support DTMF?

Hi. It does support DTMF if you enter dtmfmode=inband, not =inbound. In fact, MJ is one of the most reliable DTMF ...

I use both. On an older MJ account, I can authenticate directly using the trunk's parm. On a newer (Jun/2009) account, I had to use mjmd5 proxy which I compiled to run on CentOS and runs as a service.

JR

Fixed it for me too, thanks much!!

JR

Yep, that's Allison. I didn't know if she had licensed her voice to them separately but it seems they are indeed using Asterisk. I tried an IAX2 connection early on but they have that blocked. Let's hope they change their stance on supporting outside Asterisk users.

In the meantime, I'm stuck with ...

Same here. I'm on MJMD5 proxy. This started happening on both by MJ accounts over the weekend, probably Monday morning. Even the one I've had for about 2 years running directly from Asterisk (no proxy) stopped working.

I plugged one of the devices back in and re-registered as prompted. Dumped it ...

Hi. I haven't read the entire thread but I believe you're reporting DMTF key tones during your conversations.

I believe Magic Jack uses Asterisk servers and voice cards to handle and route calls. There is a known issue with DTMF generation during calls and I get those too when I'm using my own ...