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ClueByFour Feb 6, 2009 10:49 am
Originally Posted by ScottC (Post 10577660)
I once ran the numbers and Magicjack is slightly cheaper on a yearly basis than Skype. After the first year it become MUCH cheaper than Skype (if you have Skype In and the Skype pro subscription).

I'm convinced that a lot of the reports about MJ being bad are posted by the competition, including some of the brand new users in this thread. Even on my blog I see folks from all over the world (mainly eastern Europe) claiming they have MJ and warning people how "bad" it is.
I just got done trying to debug a busted MJ for someone, and I think my time/experience here as well as knowledge of VoIP might dissuade you from reaching that same conclusion when I say that the Magicjack sucks large rocks thru a small straw.

Or their support does, anyway.

I've sent the person back on their way with a linksys travel router and PAP2 combination they had that's worked for years.

PTravel Feb 6, 2009 11:19 am
Originally Posted by MagMile (Post 11213175)
If I want to use MJ only with phone that is plugged in, can I have the MJ plugged into a PC without affecting the PC audio settings (I'm using the PC as a media center among other things)? Thanks.
I believe so -- you can set MagicJack to use specific audio hardware.

PTravel Feb 6, 2009 12:35 pm
Originally Posted by ClueByFour (Post 11213285)
I just got done trying to debug a busted MJ for someone, and I think my time/experience here as well as knowledge of VoIP might dissuade you from reaching that same conclusion when I say that the Magicjack sucks large rocks thru a small straw.

Or their support does, anyway.

I've sent the person back on their way with a linksys travel router and PAP2 combination they had that's worked for years.
MagicJack support is an oxymoron. However, I've been using multiple MJs for the last year or so. One provides my only telephone service at home, another provides a private line here in my office, and the third travels with me around the world. I've have only minimal issues, slightly more than when I had traditional land-line service, and I think the product is terrific.

redbeard911 Feb 6, 2009 2:39 pm
I'm six months into using my MJ with no issues.

MRKEY Feb 6, 2009 2:56 pm
Originally Posted by redbeard911 (Post 11214628)
I'm six months into using my MJ with no issues.
Nothing but good results with MJ as my only home service for almost a year.

missdona Feb 7, 2009 2:10 am
I travel extensively with my MJ. I'm in Australia right now.

To me it's a thing of beauty. I can talk to my husband every day and makes my long road trips so much more bearable.

chanp Feb 10, 2009 2:33 pm
Just got mine yesterday. Pretty clear quality. Will update in a few weeks.

rally Feb 11, 2009 5:47 am
using mine this week, Bangkok to a USA T-mobile phones works better than my friend landline in Califoria,

for close to free its a deal for calling to friends back home ,
but I would not use it for an important business call, way to many dropped packets.

Rally

mcgahat Feb 11, 2009 8:34 am
Originally Posted by rally (Post 11239167)
using mine this week, Bangkok to a USA T-mobile phones works better than my friend landline in Califoria,

for close to free its a deal for calling to friends back home ,
but I would not use it for an important business call, way to many dropped packets.

Rally
Yep, I think the latency to the server it connects to causes some choppy calls. I was in BKK a couple of weeks ago and had a very good internet connection but still the call quality was a bit choppy. I agree that I would not want to do a lot of biz calls on it but fine for free calls to friends etc. I also have wifi calling for my tmobile phone and that worked much better.

Dunbar Feb 11, 2009 2:50 pm
Do you guys just plug the hotel phone into the MJ when you're on the road? Does this work or are you bringing a compact landline phone with you?

PTravel Feb 11, 2009 4:39 pm
Originally Posted by Dunbar (Post 11242283)
Do you guys just plug the hotel phone into the MJ when you're on the road? Does this work or are you bringing a compact landline phone with you?
If the phones are digital (and most hotel phones are), they won't work with MagicJack. MJ can be used with a plug-in phone, or with the laptop's sound system. I use mine with a small mike-and-ear piece combo.

mcgahat Feb 11, 2009 7:17 pm
Originally Posted by Dunbar (Post 11242283)
Do you guys just plug the hotel phone into the MJ when you're on the road? Does this work or are you bringing a compact landline phone with you?
The last hotel I was at had a fax machine which I had no use for and used that because it had a handset. Also, the phones in a lot of the BKK hotels will work fine plugged into the magicjack otherwise I just use the softphone.

Dunbar Feb 14, 2009 1:24 pm
Originally Posted by PTravel (Post 11242949)
MJ can be used with a plug-in phone, or with the laptop's sound system. I use mine with a small mike-and-ear piece combo.
What if my laptop has bluetooth, can I use a BT headset with the MJ? And when you say it can use the laptop's sound system do you just shout at it :) ?

PTravel Feb 14, 2009 3:31 pm
Originally Posted by Dunbar (Post 11258312)
What if my laptop has bluetooth, can I use a BT headset with the MJ? And when you say it can use the laptop's sound system do you just shout at it :) ?
Shouting is unnecessary. If your laptop has a built-in mike, you can use that. Otherwise, plug one in. The MJ will work fine on a laptop with a Bluetooth headset.

missdona Feb 16, 2009 2:15 am
I carry a USB microphone with me. Sometimes I need record meetings, so it serves more than one purpose.

The Logitech mic does a great job, is cheap, but is a little big. If you'd like something more compact look into the Blue Snowflake Mic.


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