Will MagicJack Work With A USB VOIP Phone??

bbildman · Post by **bbildman** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:01 pm

If I boot MagicJack from the computer rather than the dongle, is there a way to use a generic VOIP USB phone to talk and call??

Thanks

bbildman · Post by **bbildman** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:15 pm

I guess no one has an answer to this, I saw an inexpensive VOIP generic phone recently, that works with most VOIP services, and I thought I could eliminate the dongle, boot MJ from my hard drive and then just plug in the very small VOIP phone for talking, instead of hauling the cumbersome telephone I carry now in my suitcase when traveling.

Any help is appreciated.

Poo619 · Post by **Poo619** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:27 pm

should work as the usb phones usually register as a second sound card with speaker and MIC. Just change your sound settings to point to it. I am speaking from no actual experience, but from reading things from past research

redpepper · Post by **redpepper** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:37 pm

Any USB phone you use with the current magicJack offering will ONLY work as a simple audio device at best (i.e. a glorified headset you hold to your ear like a phone). These are NOT integrated with the magicJack dialer.

As a known working alternative, you should consider using a "mini corded flip phone" with your magicJack USB dongle for traveling. They are really no bigger than a typical USB phone.

You can find them online by doing a Google on "Mini Flip Phone magicJack". Here's an Ebay listing that my Google search pulled up that at least shows a picture of the mini phone I am trying to describe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Deluxe-mini-flip-ph ... 895wt_1165

I actually use one of these myself when traveling and sourced it from a local store some time ago. They are now easier to find online.