Stupid question

[milliemartin]

If I'm downloading from internet or using programs on my pc such as dvd burning software, will that interfere with the quality
of the call when using magicjack? Thank you

[LikeMagic]

On my Dell 2.8Ghz 1G RAM, MJ uses about 5-15% CPU time during a call. With MJ active on a call, I am able to use DVDshrink, Firefox, email program at the same time for overall 50% CPU usage with no degradation in MJ voice quality. I haved used Nero to burn a DVD while talking on MJ without any issue. Of course, YMMV

[HemiRick]

Yes downloading and\or uploading in particular will hurt call quality.....While running utorrent when a call comes in it's best to pause the torrents otherwise people have a hard time hearing me due to the sound breaking up. I have a comcast cable modem and if I limit utorrent bandwidth to 40KB/s it seems to work fine.

[AlaninKY]

I have played streaming video and the calls with magicJack still have been crystal clear. Obviously the speed of the broadband you are using is a very important factor.

[MIKLO]

Its all about bandwidth........if you have a halfway decent computer and a high speed INTERNET connection it is not a problem to multi-task. The fact is if you have too many Apps open and are using to much of your CPU processing power you will have a problem,doesn't matter if your using MagicJack or looking at .. To much is to much,if it hurts when you do that don't do that ......LOL
Miklo

[MaxxFordham]

Stupid Question

Naw, I don't think that's a stupid question, because it does seem kind-of like both things would be at least somewhat bandwidth-use- or processor-use-intensive.

[hsweiss]

MJ uses less than 100Kbps. So if you have broadband cable or FiOS service providing 5 or 10 MBps, MJ is only a blip on the overall bandwidth used. But if your machine is CPU challenged and you might have some problems. Also if you're on a heavily used cable-provided broadband loop (e.g., all your neighbors on the local loop - which is shared on a cable broadband system - and all of them are downloading HD video), you might have a problem.

[mooselips]

Yes downloading and\or uploading in particular will hurt call quality.....While running utorrent when a call comes in it's best to pause the torrents otherwise people have a hard time hearing me due to the sound breaking up. I have a comcast cable modem and if I limit utorrent bandwidth to 40KB/s it seems to work fine.

Agreed...I just figured this out today. Utorrent severely breaks up the call.

[csebes]

If this becomes and issue, try looking for a newer router that has QoS (I think that's what you need to look for), which will prioritize data, giving your voice calls first dibs on right-of-way instead of regular data. This should help tremendously on call quality while down/uploading files.