magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

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Biggest problem with NetTalk Duo is that the device itself is a piece of shit. And since it's proprietary, you can't do a damn thing about it.

I would probably stick with them if they would allow BYOD service, and I can't see why they don't allow such a thing. The phone service itself is great. I ...

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A couple of questions....

Does the app allow for you to use an existing Google voice account, because it seems to be forcing you to go through the whole registration process. Yeah, I know Google is free, so it wouldn't cost me anything to set up a new number. I'd just rather use the one I already ...

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Just guessing here, but it seems somebody may be confusing the initial cost of the NetTalk Duo - $69.99 for the device AND the first year with the annual cost for the service, which is $29.95.

Of course this is EXACTLY what Dan and his pals are now charging for the MJ+. Yeah, they still run ads ...

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The Net Talk TV is a huge disappointment. They were talking like they were working on a new piece of hardware that somehow enabled the user to get the kind of a-la-carte tv programming (just the channels you actually want to watch and nothing else) that none of the cable or dish companies are ...

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Google got back to me this morning. Ironically enough, the "free" service charged me to port the number out. Yeah, it was only $3, but still, it's odd that the only time that number cost me anything at all, is when I finally took it out of Google's hands. I've had the number even before there was ...

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I agree 100% as one never knows when a post will help someone, but the first clue to me was when he spelled it WINDOZE.. Kinda gives it away, for me anyway. I tend to ignore people like that.

Just my 2 cents and I can't wait for his "intelligent" respose, should I ASSume what it will be ...

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Looks like the setup on the Net Talk porting page is set up for porting from specific providers, but Google Voice isn't among those listed. Google Voice is a pain in the ass to use with the Net Talk Duo, so I'd rather port the number completely over and be done with the hassle.

The porting request ...

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I've heard that they're now actively promoting the MJPlus by way of advertising fliers that are sent out by other online retailers. (i.e vitamin companies, etc.)

These fliers apparently have the automated phone number that we have all seen before, but there's no pricing included in the ad at all ...

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I never had a local number with Magic Jack anyway. Can't believe they couldn't even get that fixed in the 4 years that I subscribed. All my calls were routed through Google Voice anyway (or originally Grand Central, before Google swallowed them up) So no loss there.

I may get a new phone number ...

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Well, I finally "pulled the trigger" last night and ordered a Duo, so I guess I'm no longer waiting for Dan to get his shit together. Wouldn't surprise me if MagicJack buys out NetTalk somewhere down the road and I end up being a subscriber again anyway.

Kinda like the whole XM/Sirius thing ...

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Well, the device was already $10 more than the original, which actually was reasonable given the improved functionality. So that's an extra $10 up front from every unit sold, plus another $10/year on renewals. I imagine the 5 year plan will go up by $10 as well just to be consistent.

I don't think ...

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Now it's going to be $29.95 a year to renew the MagicJack? Still a releative bargain compared to most other options, but now he's really leaving no incentive to go with Magic Jack over the NetTalk Duo.

Another "genius" move, Dan. :roll:

magicJack VocalTec Expects Q2 2011 Revenue of $28.5M to ...

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Well, here's a somewhat interesting side note I just stumbled across on Yahoo....

Nasdaq stocks posting largest percentage increases
Top 10 Nasdaq-traded stocks posting largest percentage increases

On Friday August 5, 2011, 6:06 pm EDT

NEW YORK (AP) --

A look at the 10 biggest percentage ...

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Looks like they're ripping you off on the shipping, for one thing. Hell, even the invoice pretty much indicates they doubled the shipping charge, if I'm interpreting their codes correctly.

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Yeah, I'm starting to regret this name, since my predictions are about as accurate as Dan's deadlines.

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Well, maybe Dan subcontracted production of the new devices out to Santa & his elves, and if we're all good little boys & girls, we'll find a Magic Jack Plus dropped down the chimney in December

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They may have spent too much on product development with MagicTalk and the Plus, and be low on cash, but a pyramid scheme? That's when you are selling nothing, usually a worthless investment, and paying off old customers with new customers money. They have a viable product. It could be a very ...

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VaHam wrote: Is that false advertising? Isn't Alaska part of the USA.

Yeah, but only because Todd & Sarah never got that "Alaskan Independence Party" off the ground.

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Yeah, when Sunrocket up and died, that's how I ended up going with the Magic Jack in the first place.

The phone and the ATA I got with the Sunrocket deal still work great. Or at least the ATA did until Dan crippled it.

Oops... did I just say that out loud?

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Has anybody else noticed a crapload of MagicJack ads on TV this week?

No mention of the "Plus", just the same old ads, seems like they're rotating between the Radio Shack ad and the WalMart ad.

So here's my latest theory....

They're trying to unload all the old inventory before they roll out the ...

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now i found a website that say the magicjack plus will be here in Aug 2
Maybe Obama will get one for his birthday (August 4th)! And don't ask me how I remember his birthday.

Well, I don't know about the Prez, but if I don't get one by then, I guess I'm going with the competition. Because that's ...

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Starting to look that way, ain't it?

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How exactly is that Net Talk TV thing supposed to work anyway?

I'm not sure how you could get all the TV channels you want and ONLY the ones you want without subscribing to a cable package and those greedy bastards refuse to sell a la carte cable even though the technology to do so is now obviously ...

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Nothing on any of the MagicJack/YMax/VocalTec websites. Retailers haven't heard a thing about it (I've asked several)

Other than a couple print reviews and a YouTube video, you would never know this thing was allegedly about to be rolled out.

What I *AM* seeing on TV several times a day are ...

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Just saw a review for the MJ Plus, apparently published today. It finishes with the following statement:

A company representative said the Plus will be available to existing magicJack customers in July 2011, before it hits the general retail market.

So Dan's going to give us a chance to buy one ...

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Well, at least it's more reasonable than the other e Bay listing where the fool is asking 10,000 for it. But it's still 100% markup over the markup Dan's already asking for it.

And the guy admits he doesn't have the inventory yet, so it sounds like he's taking Dan's word that pre-orders will ship ...

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The notice also mentions that while they had a small test sale of the product that apparently went well, they are saying it might be more difficult to sell the Plus than the original MJ. Hmmmm.

How the hell did they arrive at that conclusion?

Seems to me that a "plug and play" device that doesn ...

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Well, Dan......

I'm "hoping to buy" a Magic Jack Plus before my old Magic Jack expires, because I won't be renewing it again (as it's been collecting dust in a drawer for months now as it is)

And since that renewal date happens to be right around the first of August, then I hope the release isn't ...

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I like the fact that they use the USB plug for a power connection, rather than having to drill another hole in the thing to plug a power adapter into the device. That extension cable looks a little short for the purpose though. Fortunately I already have a longer one (which ironically enough I ...

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June is fine, I guess. But if Dan wants me to buy one, he had better deliver it before the end of July. Because my current Magic Jack "expires" the first of August, and I will not be renewing it, considering it has been collecting dust in a drawer for several months now. The USB model just ain't ...

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You would think they would ramp up the publicity, even if it wasn't going to hit the street until the end of the month. Have they even released a picture of it yet?

Net Talk is kicking your ass, Danny boy. They already got a picture of their TV box prototype circulating already (though I'm still ...

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Whistle is fine for outgoing calls, but there's no way to get incoming calls. Better go with Sipgate for that. And if you were going to pay money to avoid the ads, might as well skip Whistle altogether. Sipgate even has E911 available for like $1 a month, which I don't believe Whistle offers at all ...

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If I pick up my phone and get a dial tone, enter 1, push Dial on the MagicJack window, I get three tones and a man saying, "You have reached the Wi-Max communications test number, this call was succesfull"

Does anyone know what that is?

It's not "Wi-Max", it's "YMAX". Which is the name of ...

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If Dan actually manages to get this to reality before August (my renewal month) I might just rethink my cancellation. If he managed to actually get me a local phone number, it would definitely be a done deal.

As of now, my Magic Jack is collecting dust in a drawer since it became such a pain in the ...

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BTW im on the gulf of Mexico in florida and hide nothing. Im a 1%er in the Outlaws M.C. for the last 18 years.

Sure you are..... :roll:

As if an Outlaw wouldn't have anything better to do than send infected files and talk shit like a 12 year old.

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This is great..... Apparently my ATA stopped working some time in the last few days. From reading other posts it seems there was a "password change" applied to all the accounts.

Problem is now that I keep getting Error 401 with the dongle, which means I'm completely dead. If the dongle can't even ...

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I have not experienced any problems whatsoever. Been up and running for at least a year using a ddwrt router and Pap2t. I have not made any changes just hope that I don't loose my internet connection anytime soon!

The internet connection outage probably wouldn't hurt you. My internet was out this ...

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Just installed my new ASUS WL520GU router this morning, flashed it with Tomato, and now just successfully installed mjproxy on the router.

Out of the three processes, getting the router fired up with the crappy stock firmware was the most difficult of the three. Thanks to noetic1's instructions ...

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Does the NetTalk TK6000 have a better selection of area codes than MJ does?

I've had the MJ since August 2007 and still don't have a local phone number. The current list of available area codes on the MagicJack website doesn't have ANY listed in my state, so I don't expect this will change. I have ...

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Well that blows.....

I've had a MagicJack for 2 1/2 years now, and I'm STILL waiting for a goddamn local phone number. If and when I finally get one, I don't expect to be charged for it, since it was no fault of my own that I couldn't get one originally.

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I had the same issue with the hardware not being detected, though it installed MJ as a service anyway, and is working great even after a reboot.

For the record, my Windows device manager sees the dongle as a "USB audio device" (under Sound, video, and game controllers) and as "USB Composite Device ...

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Washington numbers are available again. I don't know what happened, but when I checked the number change options today, all the area codes and prefixes are again visible. It's possible too many people were using the device and they might have temporarily disabled number selection to upgrade the ...

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WA state is huge in size/population and why on earth does Magicjack not have numbers in this state? :roll: :roll:

And no support for magicjack either. No where to voice my displeasure or get updates on numbers for this state.

Thanks

Technically, they have numbers in every area code in the ...

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I've been using the Gizmo/GV (formerly Grand Central) combination for 2 years now, with no major problems, BUT only as an incoming line.

The other line on the ATA was outgoing calls via MJ configuration until the purge of 6/09/09. Recently restored with the semi-functional ATA method described ...

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Installed MJMD5 yesterday, and got everything working. Woke up this morning to find it was down. Restarted the MJMD5 and everything seems to be fine again.

But if the proxy is going to crash overnight, it defeats the whole purpose of leaving the PC on, doesn't it?

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Never had a problem with my Linksys 2102. Well, other than the problems caused by the Sunrocket meltdown, and most recently, this MJ fiasco.

It's back in the closet now, while I run the USB dongle on my "not so thin client", but depending on what I do in another month or so when I decide whether to ...

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OK, I'm one of those orphaned ex-ATA users who now reluctantly finds himself using the dongle. I'm setting up a dedicated PC for this use. It's an old dinosaur, but I'm installing Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC's on it, which is considerably lighter on resources than the typical Windows XP ...

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Another Linksys 2102 (ex Sunrocket) here

Ran Stroh's Utilities after the update and found new creds that seemed to work for a couple of hours, then went dead again.

Ran Stroh's again, found the password had changed again, but this time nothing worked. Changed the user agent. Changed the proxy a ...

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Hello,
My password changed 2 times today alone! The first time it changed I needed to update to the latest version and it gave me the new password. It worked for a few hours and again failed to connect. Looked again and it was another password all together! Anyone else have this happen?

Yeah, I ...

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Ah, the old update pain in the ass thing again..... OK, as long as the MJ utilities are still working, that should take care of it.

magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

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Dan just gave up the one advantage MJPlus had over the NTDuo

Well, here we are in Mid July and no sign yet of the MJ Plus

Alright, Dan. It's May. Where is this damn thing?

Re: Wi-Max Communications Test Number

Re: WA state? where?

Windows Services required to run Magic Jack?