magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

I really like using the standalone. I have a big problem. My netbook hard drive got zapped, and when I reinstalled the software, it's now asking for the dongle!


I though you could run the latest software versions without the dongle.
Are you saying that doesn't work now?


Maybe use the dongle ...

As for the PBX stuff, recall I'm just looking for home phone service without spending $20+/mo plus long distance fees.

The $20, actually available for $15.95/mo with discount, is for a completely managed solution which while it is an alternative it would not be my choice.

The $20+/mo I ...

I appreciate everyone's help.
The bickering can stop.

If someone has alternatives to Ooma, NTDuo, or OBi, and other providers for any of them I'd like to hear.

Well using any unlocked ATA such as ones made by Audiocodes, Linksys, Grandstream or the OBI you can use any of a number of BYOD voip ...

I appreciate everyone's help.
The bickering can stop.

If someone has alternatives to Ooma, NTDuo, or OBi, and other providers for any of them I'd like to hear.

I still think Ooma would be your best bet. Once you bite the bullet and pay for the hardware, the monthly for their basic service is $3.68.

Plus another $3.50/mo in fees/taxes.

$40 is a bit more than a nominal fee for porting.

Looks like $80 if you want to activate used equipment.

That's a ...

I guess the REALLY FANCY one that jumped out at me was this one for getting it to call an emergency number when you dial 911:

"The default action of the Obi110 is for 911 calls to go out on the LINE port unchanged. This guide covers the 3 most common desired changes to the 911 setting.


Don't ...

yet is simple enough that my wife can manage to reset things when needed

I'm not sure how easy the fixes would be for your wife.

As long as 90% of the fixes are a simple power cycle/rest kind of thing she's fine. If I can remotely login to the website to adjust things that's OK.

She can reset ...

I just want something for around $5/mo that doesn't have a low limit on talk time.

You may just be out of luck. Respectfully, you want an awful lot for five bucks. I have the Skype premium version for just around $5/month. I believe I get some crazy number, like 10,000 minutes.


Doesn't hurt ...

MJ not giving you good quality calls certainly seems like a much better reason for switching than needing space on a computer.


Not space on a computer, but the space that the computer take up and just having it turned on all the time. Physical space is a premium, and currently I don't have a ...

Other than the computer, I have a lot of issues with MJ when my wife call me. I get a lot of DTMF beeps on the recieving end when she calls me from the MJ, especially when she call me at work (which has a CISCO VoIP system).

She says other people don't have as much trouble when she calls them(or ...

i am a brand new member and wonder if anyone else is frustrated by the need to dial area code in order to make outgoing local calls and also for neighbors to have to dial area code in order to call me.

...will allow a neighbor or local friend to be able to simply call me by dialing just 7-digits ...

genxweb, your service was one I was looking at.

But I'm concerned about the limits. I sent an email from the webstite about.

With a teen in the house, 1500 minutes a month (50/day) will go quick. Not as fast as when I was a teen, since FB and other social media take some of the brunt, but I've ...

I'd like to switch to a device that doesn't require a computer running full time, yet is simple enough that my wife can manage to reset things when needed.
Oh, I want to keep my phone number.

I currently have MJ on an old laptop but I really need to free up the space.

Considered NetTalk, but no ...