Canadian Area codes?

louie37 · Post by **louie37** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:25 am

Any idea when we will have access to canadian Area codes, i have not seen this question posted on this site yet, unless i missed it.

jeffthegeek · Post by **jeffthegeek** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:48 pm

louie37 wrote:Any idea when we will have access to canadian Area codes, i have not seen this question posted on this site yet, unless i missed it.

According to the guy at themagicjack.ca

"We are hoping for a launching in 7-10 days"

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:13 pm

jeffthegeek wrote:
"We are hoping for a launching in 7-10 days"

ha ha ha ha ha

randie · Post by **randie** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:33 am

My sources tell me that this is not the case. I have heard that the inventor has a REAL problem with the actual price that the Canadian distributor is planning to charge on an annual basis for Canadian telephone numbers.

So much of a problem in fact that this annual fee, plus the cost of the MJ makes the annual cost amount per year very similar to a voip service.

In closing, not much of a savings, I understand. So why would the inventor agree to an annual cost of at least $200.00 per year as my sources tell me.

Allowing that to happen would totally take the MJ off the market in Canada, unless of course, you had no problem having ALL your friends call you long distance.

tony · Post by **tony** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:13 pm

Oh well. I was hoping for a Canadian number but now that I've had a MJ for 5 months it's not a big issue anymore. With cheap long distance, it's not a major expense for people to call me long distance, then I just call them back on the MJ. Total cost, maybe 3 cents. Oh well, MJ is still a great deal.

JohnnyFreightTRAIN · Post by **JohnnyFreightTRAIN** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:53 pm

Canadian phone numbers are available from the Canadian Distributor RIGHT NOW.

Unfortunately, you must buy one for "$59.99 + tax"
(more then I payed for my magicjack)
It doesn't say if it's an annual fee or not, but the Canadian site did say the exchanges would be for an annual charge.
And it doesn't say weather or not your outgoing caller ID will be this phone number, or the same US phone number just with a virtual phone number in Canada.

In fact, they don't really say anything at all other then that they are available on their order page for the price listed above^.

So I have a few questions, but their phone number is useless.
Especially since you can't call them from your magicjack because the phone number is not available in your area (USA).

Which is something that I find amusing, since on their page it says:

"Notice: If you are living outside of North America please call our Order Line (1-877-901-JACK). Do not purchase through the online store."

Uhm, how exactly are we going to call the phone number if we live outside of North America when the phone number is only available to call from Canada?

Jesus Christ...

---UPDATE---

I tried asking Jared on the tech chat, and here's the transcript:
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Jared: Hello, how may I help you?

Justin: Hi there, I noticed that Canadian phone numbers are available from the Canadian Reseller now! Could you tell me if the charge for Canadian numbers is annual or just a one-time fee?

Jared: Yes Justin we are releasing Canadian area codes as of now but please wait for a couple of days because it is not yet accessible. We are still on top most of this upgrade process of releasing Canadian area codes.

Justin: Okay, thank you. But do you know how much they will cost? And weather I will have to pay 59.99 + tax every year for a Canadian area code, or if I will only have to pay that once?

Justin: Because the Canadian site says that a Canadian number will cost 59.99 + tax... But I'm not sure if I will have to pay it every year.

Jared: DO not worry Justin your can change your areacode for free at the first time but it would cost you $10 in the second time changing it.

Justin: Okay, thank you very much Jared.

Justin: You have a great day!

Jared: You are very much welcome.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

So I'm going to hold off on getting these new canadian phone numbers for a while until we have more answers.

I just checked my.magicjack.com and clicked "change phone number"
and now when it asks you to choose your state, it was changed to "state/province"

There aren't any Canadian cities on the list yet (that I can see), but that leads me to believe that Jared was actually telling the truth... Hopefully!

I would hate to buy an area code from the Canadian Distributor for 59.99 + tax if magicjack is going to come out with Canadian area codes anyway for free...

But I'm glad they have been adding new features recently (Lost or stolen magicjack's can be deactivated by the portal and the new Canadian area code thing, once it's all figured out). It's reassurance to me that they are still adding things to the service, and not just sitting there doing nothing.

I swear to God I thought that the magicjack was never going to come out with Canadian area codes...

pkeung · Post by **pkeung** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:44 pm

I've been checking themagicjack.ca religiously to see when Canadian numbers will be available. Of course, if you've been following that site, you know that the people who run it are quite mysterious and unavailable. Now that they're finally claiming that Canadian numbers are here, why do you have to pay before you can find out any information?

I don't expect anybody to be able to answer this right now, but here are some essential questions that should be answered on their webpage:

- What area codes are available?
- How do existing clients get a Canadian number?
- What is the yearly fee structure?
- What is the caller ID for outbound calls?

At this point, all they've done is put up a vague Flash banner that says the numbers are available and they've created a PayPal "Buy" button for a 59.99 purchase.

RjG · Post by **RjG** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:33 pm

pkeung wrote:I've been checking themagicjack.ca religiously to see when Canadian numbers will be available. Of course, if you've been following that site, you know that the people who run it are quite mysterious and unavailable. Now that they're finally claiming that Canadian numbers are here, why do you have to pay before you can find out any information?

I don't expect anybody to be able to answer this right now, but here are some essential questions that should be answered on their webpage:

- What area codes are available?
- How do existing clients get a Canadian number?
- What is the yearly fee structure?
- What is the caller ID for outbound calls?

At this point, all they've done is put up a vague Flash banner that says the numbers are available and they've created a PayPal "Buy" button for a 59.99 purchase.

theMagicjack.ca is just a reseller, just like any any of the 50 zillion other resellers. The real "Magicjack.com" would be giving out the Canada numbers if / when they ever get any. These would be actual inbound / outbound Canada numbers, with call display of the correct Canadian phone number etc etc. I doubt there would be a $60 yearly fee either, that doesn't exactly fit into the business model they have (lol)

I am guessing this "themagjcjack.ca" guy just made a deal with some independent DID broker to get some Canadian phone numbers, that will call-forward to the MJ number (inbound only). Since DID's go for around $3/ month, he's making a bit on the deal as well.

On that note, you can always go to any VOIP broker and buy yourself a number (DID) and call forward it yourself to your MJ.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=canada+si ... tnG=Search

evilmonkey1987 · Post by **evilmonkey1987** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:16 pm

Can you give me a link to a DID for $3? The ones I saw are $5-$25 at least (unlimited of course).

RjG · Post by **RjG** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:13 pm

evilmonkey1987 wrote:Can you give me a link to a DID for $3? The ones I saw are $5-$25 at least (unlimited of course).

Dunno... buying a single DID is a bit different than buying bulk

10 minutes on google produced these:
http://www.les.net/products/product_ipdidcanada.php
http://www.callcentric.com/did/

you can pay these guys $50 (one time charge) for a unlimited sip account (inbound and outbound) http://freephoneline.ca/ (you won't need your MJ anymore though, lol)

evilmonkey1987 · Post by **evilmonkey1987** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:01 pm

Hmm...freephone isn't the same as MJ though. Thanks for the links btw, I found those on my own too. I was looking for $3 though

Let's hope MJ gets some CDN numbers. Happy Thanksgiving!

gary · Post by **gary** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:16 pm

VBuzzer has a limited number of DID's in most cities @ $2.26 a month with unlimited incoming. Annoying part is that you have to check their website daily to see if any numbers are available. Took me 2 months to get one for Edmonton!

evilmonkey1987 · Post by **evilmonkey1987** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:20 pm

It looks like the vbuzzer numbers are only for their service...or did I miss something?

emoci · Post by **emoci** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:28 pm

It really depends on how youre using MJ...

1. If you're using the Jack, you have two options to get a Canadian DID, both seem iffy at the moment. The first, MJ starts offering Canadian DIDs. The second MJ doesn't offer Canadian DIDs but allows incoming SIP URI calls. In the second case you can then go to providers like CallWithUs, CallCentric, Future-Nine, Unlimitel, Link2Voip, VBuzzer etc. and get a DID from them and have it ring the MJ SIP URI...

2. If you're using the MJ with an ATA (you have the SIP Details), you can have a third party DID ring the device for incoming calls. In fact up to the point where the caller ID loophole was closed, you could have an ATA + MJ + Canadian DID + CID going out with your Canadian number...

What I suspect TheMagicJack.ca is doing:
-One DID number
-Normal PSTN Forwarding to your US Based MJ number

Considering the costs of those two services, at $60/year that's not a bad price ...

What can make or break this deal:
-Can you send out your Canadian number as Caller ID?
-Who is hosting the server for Canadian DID numbers ... I'd feel better if they're buying from on of the guys in the business than doing it themselves

caraudio · Post by **caraudio** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:23 pm

Interesting...

I was looking at the themagicjack.ca website, they offer Canadian number using DID

If you try to buy a number, you will get to that site

http://www.mbdids.com/newuser1.asp

So I just checked some websites...

I found http://www.didww.com/

They have good pricing... well not bad. Around 5$ a month and they have almost all area codes..

I want a 418 area code number. They have some available.

So I went to http://www.didww.com/service_did.php

You can make some tests from there.

I am currently using a PAP2 and it works fine...

I am just not sure on what to write on the URI spot..

I guest it is SIP, then... maybe [email protected]

But I dont think this is correct... anyone can help figure out?

pkeung · Post by **pkeung** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:18 pm

According to this comment, it's DID only and a massive hassle...

artemisnorth · Post by **artemisnorth** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:43 pm

I spoke with online help at MJ and also a company that sells DID's...

Both told me if I purchased a DID it wouldn't matter because it doesn't work with Magic Jack. I can't wait for the Canadian area codes. Does anyone know if this info is correct 100%

randie · Post by **randie** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:50 pm

Yes, I have my Canadian number. I am in Vancouver. Strange enough, I got a 604 number from them.

The numbers now being offered are the 778 ones.

A few problems. I actually have 2 MJ numbers on the same unit. When I bought the MJ they gave me a California number. My caller ID even with the Canadian number still shows the California number for outbound caller ID.

Other than that, it is working great. I hope that they fix the caller ID problem soon. I know they will at some point.

kriscrash4x4 · Post by **kriscrash4x4** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:27 pm

I have questions about this conversation you guys are talking about.
Im in Ontario, Canada and people in canada seem to be using magicjack,
from what it says on this site.
Im interested in this but i need someone to explain it to me through
email or over the phone. Im in canada and i need to do something,
my phone my bill is $80.00 dollars a month and i cant keep paying
this amount. my phone company is private so im stuck with them
is there anyone who can help me figure it out?
my email is [email protected]

JohnnyFreightTRAIN · Post by **JohnnyFreightTRAIN** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:44 am

Both told me if I purchased a DID it wouldn't matter because it doesn't work with Magic Jack.

That's crazy.
Of course DID's will work with the magicjack.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:42 am

kriscrash4x4 wrote:I have questions about this conversation you guys are talking about.
Im in Ontario, Canada and people in canada seem to be using magicjack,
from what it says on this site.
Im interested in this but i need someone to explain it to me through
email or over the phone. Im in canada and i need to do something,
my phone my bill is $80.00 dollars a month and i cant keep paying
this amount. my phone company is private so im stuck with them
is there anyone who can help me figure it out?
my email is [email protected]

I don't know what you need to figure out - just buy one and use it.

I disconnected my landline and saved $45 a month. Exactly one year ago, today I am going to renew my MJ for another year.

I live in Saskatchewan.

If you pm me your phone number I will give you a call and answer any questions, and you can hear the sound quality.

I would recommend buying directly from Magicjack.com not from any reseller including magickjack.ca and eBay.

tony · Post by **tony** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:14 pm

kriscrash4x4 wrote:Im in Ontario, Canada and people in canada seem to be using magicjack,from what it says on this site.

I'm in Vancouver and am using Magic Jack for local and long distance calls. If you have a computer running XP and high speed Internet, you can use the MJ as your phone line. You can make local calls and long distance calls to Canada, the USA, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands for free.

As others have said, order it from www.urlhasbeenblocked and for Canadian addresses, it ships from an Ontario warehouse.

Your cost: about $50 the first year (purchase + shipping + exchange) then $20 USD a year thereafter.

As for what your number is, some people are posting that they have local Canadian numbers (778 and 604)? I'm not sure if that's by subscribing to an additional service. I'll enquire.

Best thing is to try it.

kriscrash4x4 · Post by **kriscrash4x4** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:47 pm

i called didww.com and they said you need PSTN service $15 and call forwarding $5 to a USA number from canadian area code so it cost 20 dollars
per month so its up to you if its worth it or not. i talked to the magicjack.com
live help and they said my area code would be availible in a few months
so i'll just have to wait.

couch-potato · Post by **couch-potato** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:10 pm

kriscrash4x4 wrote: i talked to the magicjack.com
live help and they said my area code would be availible in a few months
so i'll just have to wait.

They've been saying that for over a year.....

caraudio · Post by **caraudio** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:29 pm

I dont think they will ever have canadian number available...

I still have a magicjack account, bought 5 year plan, no longer using it..

found something that better fits my needs

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:18 pm

If you want to sell it let me know by PM.
Thanks

caraudio wrote:I dont think they will ever have canadian number available...

I still have a magicjack account, bought 5 year plan, no longer using it..

found something that better fits my needs

kriscrash4x4 · Post by **kriscrash4x4** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:31 pm

I just signed up my magicjack and this is what i was told,

Maynard: Canadian numbers are not currently available and will be available soon. New Canadian customers will be given U.S. numbers as of the moment. Our engineers are working on releasing the new Canadian area codes however, we don't have a set date yet but we will update our website as soon as we know. For the mean time, you can still call to any number in the US or Canada with the area of your choice. Once the Canadian numbers become available, you will be contacted and given the option to change your number. Porting your US magicJack number to a new Canadian magicJack number will be free.

but dont count on it for awhile my guess

caraudio · Post by **caraudio** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:10 pm

canadian should register freephoneline account..

for more details go to http://www.telephonegratuit.ca/

website is both in french and english, just click the appropriate language on top right corner

hepe · Post by **hepe** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:19 am

pkeung wrote:According to this comment, it's DID only and a massive hassle...

i had been using canadian DID from LES.NET and it works with call forwarding feature of Magic Jack

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