Hi,
I debated what forum to put this question in and decided "Technical" because it is a technical question.
I know how VOIP works but I'm wondering how does a VOIP connection actually get to an analogue phone line. There's a point that it has to leave the Internet space and make it's way to a conventional phone line.
I specially interested in how MJ works in Canada. They have no freetalk (talkfree?) servers in Canada but I'm still able to call any place in Canada that I want to. Does MJ pay for each call in Canada?
Thanks for the insight.
Mr_D
How does MJ get from the internet to an analogue phone
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From what I understand, the USB device acts as an ATA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_telephony_adapter
I don't know how MJ makes money from Canadian customers. They (or YMAX) pay termination fees for calls you place. They make money for calls that are made to you, terminating at YMAX. But, for Canadians that's probably not many (since they don't have local numbers).
That's my understanding. I could be wrong.
Mark
I don't know how MJ makes money from Canadian customers. They (or YMAX) pay termination fees for calls you place. They make money for calls that are made to you, terminating at YMAX. But, for Canadians that's probably not many (since they don't have local numbers).
That's my understanding. I could be wrong.
Mark
See the MagicJack Wiki (FAQ, How-To, history and more).
az, you are dead on. Regardless of how a particular calling plan is packaged for the customer ($20 a year for unlimited MJ, $25 a month for local Verizon, $35 a month for 400 peak minutes at T-Mobile), every call is paid for by the minute by the originating telephone company to both the long distance telephone company (if any) and the terminating telephone company.
Ignoring the incestuous relationship between MJ and YMAX, the mechanics of Revenue Settlement are the same.
When you place an MJ call, MJ pays their termination provider (which may be YMAX for the US and someone else for Canada and definitely someone else for overseas countries) by the minute to handle the call. The termination company delivers the call to either a Long Distance telephone company in the destination country or directly to the local phone company of the party you are calling (if they have such a direct relationship). That Long Distance company (if any) keeps some money and gives some to the destination local phone company.
When someone calls you, that person's phone company pays an international phone company or a US Long Distance phone company to deliver the call to YMAX (or deliver it directly), who own all of the inbound phone numbers that MJ uses. YMAX takes the call and takes some money per minute to handle the call and hands the call off to MJ, who ring your phone.
Clear as mud, huh?
Ignoring the incestuous relationship between MJ and YMAX, the mechanics of Revenue Settlement are the same.
When you place an MJ call, MJ pays their termination provider (which may be YMAX for the US and someone else for Canada and definitely someone else for overseas countries) by the minute to handle the call. The termination company delivers the call to either a Long Distance telephone company in the destination country or directly to the local phone company of the party you are calling (if they have such a direct relationship). That Long Distance company (if any) keeps some money and gives some to the destination local phone company.
When someone calls you, that person's phone company pays an international phone company or a US Long Distance phone company to deliver the call to YMAX (or deliver it directly), who own all of the inbound phone numbers that MJ uses. YMAX takes the call and takes some money per minute to handle the call and hands the call off to MJ, who ring your phone.
Clear as mud, huh?