magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

Kif Kroker wrote:I run my mJ on an old Pentium III IBM Thinkpad with only 192MB of RAM. I use microXP as the OS.

Dave

did you stop the magicjack update from occuring perhaps?

can you keep the magicjack from updating to the new requirement?

net talk is cheaper than a thin client.

Wow! Are you really that clueless? (Shaking head sadly....)

Over 300 thin client listings for under $50. Ummm - let's see - a Duo is $70? I'm not saying they all can run a MJ but many can.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?LH_Price=..50%40c&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1&_nkw ...

I'm thinking about nettalk. I don't think I'm going to renew my magicjack. Nettalk seems cheaper and doesn't require a computer.

This is no longer for sale, but RAM statement is untrue. I am currently using a t5520 from Alpman with no problem. I changed the virtual memory from 256 to 512 and have had zero problems. I is and has been running for over 1 year. It is the only phone we use in our home

Kevin

Really?
I changed ...

conniemadagain wrote:I just let my two mj's expire and replace them with nettalk ...

how is the nettalk?

Is it as good as magicjack? better?

try nettalk duo, get your computer back!

not having to buy a useless thin client, priceless!

Not sure why you feel the need to bash thin clients as they can do way more than just run a Magic Jack. Maybe it is because you paid more for your Duo than a Magic Jack and a thin client combined. What ...

try nettalk duo, get your computer back!

not having to buy a useless thin client, priceless!

It sounds like everyone is pretty darn happy with nettalk.

http://reviews.walmart.com/1336/15689187/nettalk-duo-voip-telephone-service-reviews/reviews.htm

The biggest plus I see, is nettalk doesn't need a computer!
No more worrying about which stupid thin client to use. I've tried getting a thin ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Compaq-T5720-Thi ... 2a0de1cb3c

This seems to be too good to be true? You think something is wrong with it? And it can't run magicjack?

I bought an alpman t5520.....

I assume it comes with 128 MB of ram?

the ram is not upgradeable in the t5520....and they no longer work with magicjack...

magicjack requires 512 MB of RAM....
This is no longer for sale, but RAM statement is untrue. I am currently using a t5520 from Alpman with no ...

I use a t5710 with 512 MB RAM and a 1 GB FLASH. But, it is an 800 MHz Crusoe processor so it is a bit short on processor power since the processor is not native X86 instruction set. SOmething like this t5720 on Ebay with 512/2GB I would think would work perfect.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Thin-Client ...

HP shows all t5000 series use SODIMM (upgradeable) memory, but if Stevereno has first hand knowledge I defer to him. In turn the factory OS for the t5520 is WindowsCE which will not support MagicJack.

it has windows xp on it...and a 6 GB microdrive....

but i just opened it up....I could not find ...

I bought an alpman t5520.....

I assume it comes with 128 MB of ram?

the ram is not upgradeable in the t5520....and they no longer work with magicjack...

magicjack requires 512 MB of RAM....

stevereno wrote:On a T5520, the RAM is soldered to the motherboard.

on the case it says t5000, but there is a white sticker that says t5520....

I guess I'll open it and find out....
so if it is a t5520, I have to buy a new thin client if I want to run magicjack?

In alpman's post, he says the ram in the 5520 cannot be upgraded

http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/magicjack55012.html#55012

Can anyone confirm this? It only came with 128 MB of ram, and I need to buy a 512 or 1 GB stick for it.

" and 128MB RAM (not upgradable on the t5520)"

I'm hoping there is ...

"Magicjack on YOUR Thin Client Is a Waste of Money"

Been running two years on my thin client and performance is flawless. The last upgrade my MJ was transparent and unlike most I got to keep my contacts list.

Sebresfan - Is there a question in there?

what are the stats of your thin client ...

I "ASSUME" you updated your TC to 512/512 after the MAJOR update in Oct?? MJ consumes more resourses now..
I do not have a TC but "FOR ME" it has worked perfectly for over 2 years now. So yep, it is there for me and MANY others on here..

Its been like this for over a year now....pretty much ...

I have an Alpman thin client running magicjack.....

it rarely works. in the unusual event you can place a call, it will probably be the only one you can make unless you reboot the machine.

If you accidently dial the wrong number...forget it....you'll have to reboot...

its set to reboot everyday ...

I changed it from restarting once a week (as Alpman had it set) to once everyday....

that seemed to really help the problem out

ok...he had it set to restart once every week (on sunday at 4am)

I changed it to restart once everyday....
we'll see if this helps....

he also had it set to run defraggler once every week....I changed it to run once every bi-monthly....

I don't use this Alpman TC for anything else besides MJ...so ...

its a hp t5000....
its all setup and ready....

it worked at first....

but after a day, it started to have problems....

since then, it rarely has a dial tone. I have to reboot the machine to get a dial tone....

he had said that he set it to reboot automatically everyday at 4 am or so....

how can ...

Or has he just sold me a thin client and left me high and dry?

Ok, i tried that....

its still not getting a dial tone sometimes....

don't have much time to chat, but you may look at trying to route to a different mj server. I'm not sure how to do it, but there are posts in this forum. I can almost assure you that the prob is not related to the TC, because many of us use the same setup with no issue. A lot of folks will say that ...

still hasn't answered yet....

April 11......2010...

Can anyone help me with this Alpman thin client....

sometimes I get a dial tone...sometimes I don't....

even when i get a dial tone I call the number...nothing happens...

this is very frustrating....

slceso wrote:You should probably contact him direct. Send him an email (not PM) and he'll work with you to fix you up.

I did...unfortunately he hasn't answered yet.

Not sure if its a t5000 or t5520. The main hp sticker says t5000, but there's another white sticker that says t5520.

Anyway...

I have very fast internet...download is usually around 18 Mbps and upload is fast as well.

Several places I've called say, there's static and they were having trouble ...

Alpman wrote:Three left and counting...

is the microdrive inside the thin client or hanging outside?

I'm confused...I've read on here where people say you really need 512 to run MJ smoothly. Others say you can run it with 256, but it might choke up a little from time to time....

yet, everyone seems to rave about their performance from the Alpman thin clients he sells on here and from what I'm ...

How much memory do these have?

I remember reading someone posting that 256 works ok, but you really need 512 to have it run smoothly.

I of course, like anyone, want it to run smoothly.

Is there a place to buy a thin client besides ebay?

All the HP ones I see there that have 512/512 specs cost about $125 plus shipping.

People on here talk about buying some for about 60-80...I'm just curious where they bought them at. Did they just get super lucky on ebay, because i check it quite ...