magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

MagicJake

While reading through these threads I see that what you are trying to accomplish with the spa 3102 and the dialmate box. This looks just like a free service that is mentioned in the rants and raves http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/1000mins-outgoing-free-1-incoming-usa-number-free-t554.html

It is ...

MagicJake

But if T Mobile is the carrier with Fav plan, and the call back comes from one number, a fav, then that would work for the use with this gadit.. So.. Is the devise set to call you back from the same home number?? That would work.. Wouldn't it? Pass the Popcorn, please!!
I think it would work with ...

MagicJake

Dialmate - Great Trick

Has anyone heard of a product called DIALMATE?

From what I am reading about it - it sounds really great - especially if you've got a free incoming plan. It's a device that you plug in to you voip phone (or you home phone if it has 3 way calling) at your home site. You can ...

MagicJake

Here's a clear explanation of porting rules from DSLR forum.
As much as I want to keep old phone number for convenience but porting could lead to all kinds of headaches so I'm beginning to have second thought :lol: :lol:

Although the law may not require certain companies to allow porting, it is ...

MagicJake

I case anyone wants to bridge two USB MagicJacks remotely, the "converter" which should do the job which was referred to earlier on ebay is it turns out made by SIPCPE. The model is the FX-200 . On their web site is a link to FAQs plus other documentation including a quick start guide and a ...

MagicJake

A week ago I had a chat with the MJ tech support regarding when we will be able to port our numbers. I explained that I was incurring ongoing expense to have my numbers remain "live" and have been told since last August that I would be able to port my numbers "soon". After pressing them I was able ...

MagicJake

testing123--
This fellow says he has created a Windows Executable:
SPA3102 Config Saver and Restorer.
I don't know whether it works properly or not. Nor have I checked it for viruses. Maybe it will help you.
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MagicJake

Here's a very useful tool that people wishing to "put our heads together" can use to help testing123 with his SPA3102 configuration and testing. Click HERE ---->SPA3102
Please continue to keep us posted testing123. The pizza should be there soon.

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MagicJake

Yes, that is what is looks like to me -- it has Line1 and PSTN designation for them but you can set both up with SIP authentication etc and bridge them either direction w/ and w/o a "PIN"
Okay I took a look and I think you're right! I wasn't expecting that capability; --That's really awesome ...

MagicJake

This thing can do the same thing bi-directionally w/ or w/o a PIN (CELL->PSTN->VOIP, VOIP->PSTN->CELL) AND VOIP<->VOIP<->CELL ... simply amazing.

testing123:
Are you saying that the 3102 can bridge two BYOD VOIP lines internally all by itself without having to feed one of the VOIP lines into ...

MagicJake

testing123 wrote:This, by extension, would make you somewhat of a geek as well.

................BINGO

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MagicJack running on 80 Mhz 1976 Cray 1A. Memory 8 Meg. Weight 5.5 tons including freon refrigeration system. Power consumption 250Kw.

MagicJake

testing123 wrote: chews more popcorn:

.............LOL

MagicJake

I had seen that device before but couldn't determine how I could use it ... but you have me wondering -- because I have always wanted some form of Backup for the Home Alarm System (esp. now w/ VOIP that requires electricity + router + internet + ATA + ISP + VOIP ISP to be all working).

It seems ...

MagicJake

I thought the same; even an old PAP2 has two phone lines. It was be fabulous to find a DD-WRT-like Linux firmware that was basically "Asterisk-on-a-chip" for firmware ... imagine the possibilities??? Now THAT would be cool.
The PAP2 uses Linux internally.

Here's the source code for the PAP2 in ...

MagicJake

I found this "how to" (under construction) talking about using the Dock-n-Talk method with the two cell phones except he doesn't need the Dock-n-Talk. He does the whole thing with an Asterisk box with a blue tooth adapter to communicate with the cell phone.

http://www.thetechguide.com/howto ...

MagicJake

testing123 wrote:
It definitely SHOULD work w/ the 3000 series -- that is what is used in the POC that illustrates this very setup.

Sounds good. So I'm guessing you will be feeding your magicjack into the FXO jack of the 3102. I did look a little more closely at the 3102 and it looks like it ...

MagicJake

testing123 wrote:
Why even this complex?
The only reason for the laptop is to use the two magicjack accounts. $20 + $20 = $40 per year as opposed to high monthly fees or 2 cents per minute from other VOIP providers that support BYOD. So you'd keep the fees to a minimum.

If I understand the ...

MagicJake

MagicJake: Believe it or not I understand everything you said in response to what I said. Cool And I know we don't "need" PSTN ... but it made it easier to distinguish each leg.

Okay I see what you mean about distinguishing each leg. It does get a bit confusing since we can't really call one leg ...

MagicJake

kumar wrote:@MagicJake

who said i don't have a cell phone, i have a few LOL..
Kumar

Hehehe. Well you're way ahead of me. I'm one of the guys in the list that says "You might be a red neck if . . ."

MagicJake

MagicJake

Testing123said:

BTW, correct me if I am wrong on this but you can't use Groovytel/Gizmo ("GG") or IPKall/FWD ("IF) for one leg of the PSTN/VOIP bridging because you have to pay for outgoing calls right?

Right, I was trying to say that the free Grovytel/FWD or in your case Gizmo would be used ...

MagicJake

One more thing. If you get a free FWD SIP number and you want people to be able to call it with it's own personal dedicated PSTN US phone number rather than using a gateway and then entering the SIP number, you can use one of the free services which will give you a free US phone number that you can ...

MagicJake

Here are some free US PSTN to "SIP" gateway numbers:

Atlanta 1-678-918-5026
Atlantic City 1-609-840-8027
Baltimore 1-410-372-4173
Chicago 1-708-437-9040
Connecticut 1-860-256-4170
Dallas 1-469-449-2560
Fort Worth 1-817-886-2285
Houston 1-832-631-1597
Los Angeles 1-323-908-4167
Miami 1-786-206-4270 ...

MagicJake

Very interesting article MagicJake.

So I read your link ( A Marriage Made in Heaven ... ), and obviously, my link ( Unlimited Anytime Minutes ).

And then read Voxilla Sipura 3000 Config thread .

It seems to me 4 basic ways to do this bridging:

1) Voicestick (or any other VOIP that provides ...

MagicJake

Thanks testing123.

Looks good, anybody actually tested this themselves? Just don't want to invest in a concept.

I think we're all thinking the same thing LOL!!!

I did notice that Xlink offers a 30 day money back trial on their box. I don't know how reputable they are though. If you pay with a ...

MagicJake

Well all I was saying in the PM was to meet in the chat....and in the chat we found no solution to get around using the "Dock n talk" which is like $150. So if anyone else knows how to do it..please post....but "privately" me and digitalnomad got no where.
Kumar

For the cell phone dock there's ...

MagicJake

Anyone?
Unfortunately, no. The 3000 is the only one capable. Unless you want to build your own router/asterisk box

Spambox I think there is a way to get an FXO port without buying a 3000 series unit or setting up an asterisk box. :)

Hint: Search for "FXS to FXO Converter" on ebay.

Using this ...

MagicJake

I was thinking that each Magicjack might have associated with it a SIP phone number in addition to it's regular PSTN call-in number. Mabe then there would be a way that someone using FreeWorldDialup for example could call the Magicjack using only SIP without having to go through the PSTN system ...

MagicJake

Thanks for all the help everyone. And that makes sense as to why to flash the mini first. My wrts54g v4 does have enough memory to hold the full version so I will of course use that. It sounds like the voip full version is for users that have many phones behind their router; so I'll just go with the ...

MagicJake

I'm getting ready to flash a wrts54g v4 (that's the "s" Linksys speedbooster model) with DD-WRT firmware.

Does anyone know what would be the benefits if any to use the "VOIP" version offered by DD-WRT rather than the Standard full version. I've read that you're supposed to flash the "mini" version ...

MagicJake

Update:

I have magicJack running on a Dedicated P-III 1Ghz, 768Meg Ram, 40Gig HD, USB 1.1, Windows XP Pro. So Far so good. Anyone with lower specs have Magicjack running ok?

I've been running for quite a while now with a dedicated Compaq Armada model M700 notebook:

700Mhz PIII (XP System ...

MagicJake

Average ATA seems to use 2Amp x 5volt = 10 watts
Yeah that is the power output rating of the power supply for the Linksys SPA2102 for example. But the ATA actually draws less than that. I measured the current going INTO the power supply (I'm talking about the 120vac line current) and measured the ...

MagicJake

does anybody think that maybe magicJack reads the forums here and finds way to make it more troublesome for us?

I'm sure they must be reading this forum. They want to see what security holes they have and patch them. Who wouldn't? I was hoping that they would view the few who already had their ...

MagicJake

candlebox1369 wrote:for everyone else with an ATA, does it still work??? cuz i was thinking of getting one...

I guess ya got one . . .

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MagicJake

drjekyl wrote:Follow me is when you set up your account so that your first number will rig X number of times, then the call rolls on to your next set number for a set number of rings again, and so on.

Oh I see what you're saying. Thanks drjekyl.

MagicJake

What do you think "follow me" is?
symo

I think it means that you can set up the forwarding so that when someone calls your MJ number a regular phone line (POTS) of your choice will ring AND your MagicJack line connected to the MagicJack device will ALSO ring. I think whichever picks up first ...

MagicJake

InTheSky74 wrote:Mine died too.....

-----Ditto-----

Maybe the servers are down altogether for service or something. Are ANY users up and running now??

MagicJake

kenbr wrote:I started out at around 12 days and now I'm down to 10. I figure it'll get down to about a day or two and then the power will go out longer than my UPS can keep the computer up.

-----Keep us posted. It will be interesting to see if you are successful.

MagicJake

nayan2782 wrote:Hi,
HOw can i get to tech chat or customer service email for magic jack. I cant see anything on their website. Can anyone help me please???

Go to http://my.magicjack.com/ and login. There is then a link for "Tech Chat" at the bottom of the page.

MagicJake

anybody have any ideas of who to contact? i cant seem to find support on the new website.

If you go to http://my.magicjack.com/ and log on with your email address and password then you will see a link at the bottom of the page for online one-on-one "tech chat" intended to discuss technical issues ...

MagicJake

Okay, I'll look at Ubuntu when I do a fresh install.
Thanks so much OldNuc.

MagicJake

It was not as hard as it sounds.

Thanks very much OldNuc. I think what I'll do is eventually install a whole new distro on my system. They're always improving everything and it's been more than two years that I've been using this one so I'd get many benefits including the updated java. As time ...

MagicJake

It appears that you are using the 1.4.2 plugin and it usually will not play well with others. Updating java and linking to the plugin, it REQURES a symbolic link or you will also have crashes is distro dependent, is described on the Sun site but that is not the best way to do it. Which flavor of ...

MagicJake

MagicJake
Do you have the latest version of Java loaded and is it the default. Did you also link the latest plugin to FireFox?

Thanks OldNuc. You may be on to something here. I'm not sure how to know which version of Java is on the linux machine itself. How can I check? I think I have to do it ...

MagicJake

Just an update. I did now try FFox 2.0.0.11 (latest version) on the Linux box (Kanotix) and it still locks up tight as a drum, including all other open tabs. I have to shut down the browser completely and then re-open it. Maybe one of the 15 extensions I am using hahaha. Or maybe FFox 2.0.0.11 for ...

MagicJake

Thanks all....

Idid some more testing and it's working with 2.0.0.11 on my winXP box. I see that the crash is only with FFox on my Linux box. Running Kanotix. Strange; FFox on Linux box works fine with most other sites. Oh well; no biggie since I can still use the portal.

MagicJake

upgrade your Firefox to version 2.0.0.11

Maybe that would work. I've resisted upgrading so far because a couple of my extensions aren't yet available for version 2.xxxx

I do have an installation of 2.0.0.3 on my system and I just tried it. Same problem with Firefox 2.0.0.3.

Is 2.0.0.11 working ...

MagicJake

I see that MagicJack has totally revised the http://magicjack.com main page. When I try to access it, the page starts to come up, then permanently locks my browser. I'm using Firefox 1.5 'noscript' extension.

Normally I get the option to permit the javascript with 'noscript' but with magicjack.com ...

MagicJake

there are definitely hacks on this forum that if mj decided to close up would really suck, a lot more than them taking the portal down temporarily til its ready

a lot of the "hacks" revealed, imo, should only be shared via pm, as i posted in another thread - especially stuff related to sip info ...

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