Has anyone signed up for the Majic-Jack phone service as seen on TV? Any comments on the quailty, or any extra fees?
Majic-Jack phone service
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Co-worker bought it and has no problems with it thus far.
I dropped my land-line and just use the cheapest cell I found.....the Tracfone. Cheap, simple, no foolish contract, and just pay for what you use. Works best for me.
I know a small 2-person business who uses it and they love it, with no issues.
I have been using the service since Oct 2008 ... it works nicely. There are no additional fees and renewing for 5 years is $60.
The catch is: to be able to receive calls, you must either a) leave your computer on 24/7 or b) forward your calls to another number via the magicJack control panel.
I didn't want to leave my computer on 24/7, so I purchased a thin client (a computer running Windows XPe that only uses about 9 watts of electricity). They are about $90.
The only issue we have had, when my wife uses the service with the speakerphone portion of our Panasonic handset, the party on the other end hears a tone occasionally. It is called DTMF talk-off and can be rather annoying.
Other than that, for an initial $39.95 investment and $19.95 per year after that, it is a great deal.
The catch is: to be able to receive calls, you must either a) leave your computer on 24/7 or b) forward your calls to another number via the magicJack control panel.
I didn't want to leave my computer on 24/7, so I purchased a thin client (a computer running Windows XPe that only uses about 9 watts of electricity). They are about $90.
The only issue we have had, when my wife uses the service with the speakerphone portion of our Panasonic handset, the party on the other end hears a tone occasionally. It is called DTMF talk-off and can be rather annoying.
Other than that, for an initial $39.95 investment and $19.95 per year after that, it is a great deal.
I got the free 30 day trial to test it out. I did not like it. When it works, the voice quality is excellent. But when I had to disconnect it from the USB and reconnect it again, the MagicJack software will start and spend 10 minutes trying to establish a connection and in the end an error shows up(NO INTERNET CONNECTION).
I tried everything and then after 3 days it will work by itself.
My friends have it and they are all satisfied with it. You can use the computer's speaker and microphone to make calls instead of a handset, but the quality is terrible.
Use a handset for better quality.
I tried everything and then after 3 days it will work by itself.
My friends have it and they are all satisfied with it. You can use the computer's speaker and microphone to make calls instead of a handset, but the quality is terrible.
Use a handset for better quality.
One of the guys on the magicJack forum just found this site. Very similar to magicJack, except you don't need to leave your computer on 24/7. I haven't tried it: https://www.tk6000.com/
Hey I have a question for you guys. I have DSL service through my phone carrier. How hard is it to dump the land-line and not get pounded in the behind on your DSL $?? Qwest is my service provider here in Colorado and they are horrible! I would cut the land-line at a moments notice, but I fear that I'll get screwed by the phone company somehow for doing so.
Thanks for your insight...looks like I will be saving $24/month soon!
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