I have a MJ . It works ok on one PC but not so good on the other PC .. I believe if you have a good usb port support ( power ) and the right internet speed it should be ok .
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I have a MJ . It works ok on one PC but not so good on the other PC .. I believe if you have a good usb port support ( power ) and the right internet speed it should be ok .
PAP2s are available for Vonage and AT&T VOIP services. Recent models are "locked" to one of those VOIP vendors. You will need an "unlocked" version. However, Magic Jack customer service says none (from any vendor) will work with MJ. Couldn't get any help from Linksys.
I give MJ customer service high marks. I quickly got to talk via IMs with a real person. However, I'm not certain she really knew the answer. If you can find an adapter that is not bundled with Vonage or AT&T and the seller will accept returns it might be worth buying one to test.
This is from MJ's web site (bold face is my addition):
These limitations apply to all VOIP providers, not just MJ. But users must understand that there are limitations. As I said in previous post, I wouldn't take the chance. If there are small children in your home please don't rely on VOIP 911 service.Quote:
LIMITATIONS ON ACCESS TO E911 SERVICES
1) You should consider maintaining an alternate means of contacting E911 services. The magicJack E911 service differs from traditional E911 service. You understand and acknowledge that you should consider having an alternate means of contacting E911 services and inform your magicJack" device users of this.
2) magicJack emergency services may not operate during a power outage. You understand and acknowledge that you may not be able to use your magicJack" device to contact E911 services if your power is disrupted. Once power service is restored, you may be required to reset or reconfigure your Internet service before you will be able to use it to contact E911 services. You are responsible for providing an uninterruptible backup power supply to ensure continued operation of electrical equipment, including customer premises equipment necessary to provide Internet service, in the event of a power outage.
3) magicJack E911 services will not operate if your broadband connection is disrupted. You understand and acknowledge that you will not be able to use your magicJack" device to contact E911 services if your broadband connection is disrupted. Once your broadband connection has been restored, you may be required to reset or reconfigure your Internet equipment before you will be able to use the magicJack" device to contact E911 services.
4) magicJack E911 services will not operate unless you register your correct service address with magicJack. You understand and acknowledge that you must provide magicJack with your correct service address in order for E911 services to work. If you notice that the location information identified in your 911 registration section of the magicJack menu is inaccurate, you can correct your service address by going to the magicJack menu and selecting E911.
5) magicJack E911 services will not operate correctly if you disable, damage or move the magicJack" device to another location. If you disable, damage or move the magicJack" device to a location other than the service address you provided when it was registered, it will not function. If you wish to move to a new address, go to the magicJack menu and select the E911 option.
6) magicJack E911 service will not operate outside of the United States and Canada.
7) magicJack is only able to provide E911 service in cities and towns where the local Public Safety Answering Point, or PSAP, is technically capable of receiving your address information with your E911 call. If the PSAP that serves your area is not equipped to receive your magicJack registered address, you will need to provide the 911 operator with your address information orally.
I had my doubts about MJ and have spent considerable time researching the service. First impressions:
1) Most customers are very satisfied with quality of phone service
2) There are too many billing problems. Check your statements carefully
3) Order via their web site. DO NOT use the phone order advertised on TV (too many cases of "added" services not ordered and refunds refused)
4) If you can't get satisfaction from Customer Service send an email to:
dan "at" magicjack.com (use an ampersand of course - changed to confuse spam address harvesters)
Supposedly he invented magicjack. I don't know if that is true but the emails seem to get results
Like I said in previous post, I read somewhere on another site that someone uses his magicjack with the linksys pap2 (assuming the unlocked version) and he doesn't even have the magicjack plugged in at all and does not even have to have his computer turned on. He said that he just has his phone plugged directly into the pap2 and said it works great. So, that is why I thought I could get away with having win 2k pro and not win xp like magicjack's sys requirements state since he uses it and doesn't have have his computer turned on.
The unlocked versions are PAP2-NA and its replacement the PAP2T-NA (twice the memory and simpler configuration but you may find a real bargain on the PAP2-NA).
The phone(s) (there are 2 jacks) plug into the PAP2 which plugs into your router or gateway. So far as I can determine, the computer need not be on and it will work with any VOIP service.
But this is info I found on the net, not personal experience, and MJ says it wont work so beware. What you described matches the PAP2 specs so my guess is it will work with MJ. Good luck and let us know the results if you try it.
Since I just recently upgraded to win xp pro, I was considering on trying out the magicjack. I heard that you can connect your phone to a linksys pap2t-na without even connecting the magicjack unit and still take advantage of what magicjack offers.
Then, I just came across this about magicjack:
Here things get tricky when assessing MagicJack as a product. There are MagicJack customers who love the product. There are also a significant number who consider the company akin to a scam. The complains of the latter group fit into three basic categories:
Privacy issues. The MagicJack software displays ads on your computer (which is a major reason why their service is so cheap). And their Terms Of Service states: Our computers may analyze the phone numbers . . . you call in order to improve the relevance of the ads. We do not provide any personal information to our advertisers or third parties. Despite that promise not to share personal information some people feel that the number of telemarketing calls they receive goes up after signing up with MagicJack. Others (including yours truly) are simply uncomfortable with a company collecting data on personal phone calls. (Click here to read MagicJack’s CEO response to this criticism)
Once you install the MagicJack software there’s no easy way to uninstall it, especially from Windows where a manual uninstall process involves editing your computer’s registry. It has been left to a group of enterprising individuals to create an unofficial (and very anti-MagicJack) online uninstall guide. Further, this software slows some computers even when MagicJack is not in use.
After reading the above, I am leary on giving it a try. If anyone uses magicjack or gave it a try, I would like to hear any feedback on magicjack.
JLS--No new posts here since the ones you already participated in around the start of 2009
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...ight=magicjack
Sorry, welshjim. I forgot about that. How can I forward my post to that other thread?
Done.
Sorry about that. Thanks, Train.
Your Welcome!
One of my brother-in-laws uses it. It works pretty fair for the price. But once in a while it acts like it drops the circuit and you hear nothing then picks up then drops again. So he has to call back and maybe it will work like it should. Some days that does not do the trick either.
As he states, not the most dependable, but it is cheap enough that he can live with it.
I don't know what they're talking about, nothing much is really installed on your PC where Magic Jack is concerned. It's all contained on the flash drive product. The only thing it loads onto your computer is an icon. As for the adverts, they're only contained within the dialer software itself. It's not like it loads pop up Trojans or anything.
And you absolutely cannot use it without the hardware drive itself.
A much better best is Google Voice. Although you need a computer set up a (free) account, you can then call anywhere in the US or Canada for free, using either a landline or a cell phone. Moreover, overseas rates are extremely low -- 2 cents a minute to many foreign countries in Europe.