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Magic Jack news anyone? John Jones 05-22-2008
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Posted by John Jones on May 22, 2008, 3:01 pm
I know this has been discussed here in the past but have a lot of people
gone with this service since the last time it was brought up? Have people
decided it is good or bad. I installed it a few days ago and so far
everything went very well and I have no complaints.

Thanks for any replies.




Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Claude_Hopper_= on May 22, 2008, 10:23 pm
John Jones wrote:
> I know this has been discussed here in the past but have a lot of people
> gone with this service since the last time it was brought up? Have people
> decided it is good or bad. I installed it a few days ago and so far
> everything went very well and I have no complaints.
>
> Thanks for any replies.
>
>
>
I heard people complaining about all the better business bureau
complaints in Florida. It also only works on the Windoz platform.



--
Claude Hopper :)

? ? ¥

Posted by John Jones on May 23, 2008, 7:01 am


wrote in message
> John Jones wrote:
>> I know this has been discussed here in the past but
>> have a lot of people gone with this service since the
>> last time it was brought up? Have people decided it is
>> good or bad. I installed it a few days ago and so far
>> everything went very well and I have no complaints.
>> Thanks for any replies.
>>
>>
>>
> I heard people complaining about all the better business
> bureau complaints in Florida. It also only works on the
> Windoz platform.
>
>
> --
> Claude Hopper :)
>
> ? ? ¥

I have read many reviews in forums like PC Mag and some have said that is
an old problem that might have just been a matter of extra support help with
installation on the MAC. I did notice that there were many complaints but as
far as I could tell all were from people that weren't even capable of
following the simple instructions. If you have a Mac and are thinking about
getting a Magic Jack I would suggest contacting them via Email and ask. I
had no trouble asking a simple question which they responded in minutes on
Sunday. The only down sides are you need to keep your computer on and may
need to purchase an external USB hub for more power. The good part is you
can take it anywhere and use it when you travel if you have access to high
speed internet. I have been using Vonage for a few years and added Magic
Jack as a second line to see how well it works over time. So far it seems
identical in every way with voice mail and an email sent to you when you
have a message. You just can't beat the 20 bucks a year but some have
predicted that might not last. It seems something like that is too good to
be true. Maybe they might get bought out by a bigger company.

JJ



Posted by metspitzer on May 23, 2008, 10:35 am
wrote:

>
>
>wrote in message
>> John Jones wrote:
>>> I know this has been discussed here in the past but
>>> have a lot of people gone with this service since the
>>> last time it was brought up? Have people decided it is
>>> good or bad. I installed it a few days ago and so far
>>> everything went very well and I have no complaints.
>>> Thanks for any replies.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I heard people complaining about all the better business
>> bureau complaints in Florida. It also only works on the
>> Windoz platform.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Claude Hopper :)
>>
>> ? ? ¥
>
> I have read many reviews in forums like PC Mag and some have said that is
>an old problem that might have just been a matter of extra support help with
>installation on the MAC. I did notice that there were many complaints but as
>far as I could tell all were from people that weren't even capable of
>following the simple instructions. If you have a Mac and are thinking about
>getting a Magic Jack I would suggest contacting them via Email and ask. I
>had no trouble asking a simple question which they responded in minutes on
>Sunday. The only down sides are you need to keep your computer on and may
>need to purchase an external USB hub for more power. The good part is you
>can take it anywhere and use it when you travel if you have access to high
>speed internet. I have been using Vonage for a few years and added Magic
>Jack as a second line to see how well it works over time. So far it seems
>identical in every way with voice mail and an email sent to you when you
>have a message. You just can't beat the 20 bucks a year but some have
>predicted that might not last. It seems something like that is too good to
>be true. Maybe they might get bought out by a bigger company.
>
>JJ
>

So when you travel do you pack a telephone and a USB hub?

Posted by John Jones on May 23, 2008, 10:30 am


> On Fri, 23 May 2008 07:01:41 -0400, "John Jones"
>
>>
>>
>>"Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?"
>>wrote in message
>>> John Jones wrote:
>>>> I know this has been discussed here in the past but
>>>> have a lot of people gone with this service since the
>>>> last time it was brought up? Have people decided it is
>>>> good or bad. I installed it a few days ago and so far
>>>> everything went very well and I have no complaints.
>>>> Thanks for any replies.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I heard people complaining about all the better
>>> business bureau complaints in Florida. It also only
>>> works on the Windoz platform.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Claude Hopper :)
>>>
>>> ? ? ¥
>>
>> I have read many reviews in forums like PC Mag and some
>>have said that is an old problem that might have just
>>been a matter of extra support help with installation on
>>the MAC. I did notice that there were many complaints but
>>as far as I could tell all were from people that weren't
>>even capable of following the simple instructions. If you
>>have a Mac and are thinking about getting a Magic Jack I
>>would suggest contacting them via Email and ask. I had no
>>trouble asking a simple question which they responded in
>>minutes on Sunday. The only down sides are you need to
>>keep your computer on and may need to purchase an
>>external USB hub for more power. The good part is you can
>>take it anywhere and use it when you travel if you have
>>access to high speed internet. I have been using Vonage
>>for a few years and added Magic Jack as a second line to
>>see how well it works over time. So far it seems
>>identical in every way with voice mail and an email sent
>>to you when you have a message. You just can't beat the
>>20 bucks a year but some have predicted that might not
>>last. It seems something like that is too good to be
>>true. Maybe they might get bought out by a bigger
>>company.
>>
>>JJ
>>
>
> So when you travel do you pack a telephone and a USB hub?

Not all computers need an external USB hub. Pack one if you need one or if
you plan to use a different system. A phone is nice unless you want to use a
headphone/mic combo. I see those small Bluetooth devices that might be nice.




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