MagicJack and a Credit Card Terminal (cc machine)

[chrisabston]

I LOVE MY MAGIC JACK!!! IT works great. I am a small, small, small business and the price
was absolutely right! I use IVM Answering Attendant Software that gives a nice phone tree
and I can even use my Credit Card Terminal.

I have had some issues where the CC Terminal returns a protocol error. All I have to do
when this happens (only twice in 1 month) is to click on menu then advanced and restart.
One of the times I had to restart about 5 times but I can live with that for a great product!

[strndedinalska]

I don't mean to imply anything, but have had a question for some time. Is MJ that secure? The reason I ask is I've been wondering if there is any sort of encryption of the phone call or if it's a straight shot over the Internet, but never could find any information on the subject.

[chrisabston]

No need to fret! The CC Terminal sends encrypted data the same either over a standard
landline or the VoIp connection. The transmission of data can be intercepted either way
but all terminals encrypt the data before transmission.

[strndedinalska]

That makes more sense. I've wondered because I'll admit I'm relatively new to voip as well with MJ being my second run at a voip setup. My first was from my cable company who swears their servers encrypt voice traffic to protect customers' privacy. Overall, I'm satisfied because I don't really do anything that sensitive, but may in the future so figured I'd ask someone who already knew.

[chrisabston]

Remember, no matter how good the encryption is for the transmission over the internet, if
you use a cordless phone anyone with a scanner that scanss 5.8 ghz and down will be able
to hear you. I suggest only landlines for speaking sensitive information!!!

[strndedinalska]

That's true. I read where scanners aren't supposed to scan telephone frequencies, but then I know of several radios that aren't supposed to put out more than five watts too. I'm a paranoid security freak and have been curious about voip's security for a long time. It's not that a landline is any better now that we live in an age of computers that monitor every word we speak, but a fascination I have with new (to me) technology.

[imwlarry]

I can't figure out how to get it to work. I sniffed out the l:p:IP , i made sure the proxy fit, IVM not connecting and I don't know how to troubleshoot.

Any clues?

Thx.