Info needed on Magic Jack...

Hey Sandi,

I got the Magic Jack about a month ago. It works as advertised. I was surprised to hear an actual dial tone when you plug in a landline into it.

Downsides:
Here in Canada they do not have area codes, so I have not utilized all of the features yet.

Incoming calls would be long distance for my Canadian friends, however if they get a unit I believe it would be free for us to communicate.

Now I have experienced an issue where whenever I dial a number it for whatever reason it does not go through. It has happened on 2 different P.C's so I am not sure where the issue is.


Upsides:
I've used it in hotels with their wifi connection. I was suprised at how good the Quality was considering I had a weak internet connection.

For me it is not a primary solution but a secondary one, that I use whenever I am on the road, or dialing into teleseminars with a U.S number.

Saves a fortune in long distance charges.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Sandi Bowman

Magic Jack is a gadget that you connect to your phone and plug into your computer. It supposedly offers lots of extras, and there are no long distance charges etc... The cost is $39.95 for the initial year and $19.95 per year after that. Can anyone tell me:

If this works well
If you sacrifice privacy for the convenience
Anything else you know or have heard about this or similar products.

Many thanks!

Sandi Bowman

Duane,

you said ...

"Here in Canada they do not have area codes"

I'm confused.

I regularly make calls to Canada (Brooks AB especially) and the area code is 403. Medicine Hat has a 403 area code also.

Rick

Hi Ricky,

Thanks for asking.

Let me clarify. I can Make calls to BOTH U.S and Canada. I have no problems here.

However, my actual Magic Jack phone number is a U.S based phone number and I live in Canada.

My ONLY choices I had to choose from, when picking my phone number were from States in the U.S as they had no Canadian phone numbers available at the time.

So basically when I said:

"Here in Canada they do not have area codes"

I could not choose a Canadian based Magic Jack phone number as they had none available to choose at the time.

Hope that clarifies my previous statement.

Originally Posted by Ricky

Duane,

you said ...

"Here in Canada they do not have area codes"

I'm confused.

I regularly make calls to Canada (Brooks AB especially) and the area code is 403. Medicine Hat has a 403 area code also.

Rick

I've used the Magic Jack for over a year. Works just fine. I would *not* use it as my primary phone line. For a secondary phone line it works just fine. Good for teenagers who like to stay on the phone a lot too.

My office has a two line phone. The land line is on one line and the MagicJack on the other. I like being able to plug a normal phone into the MagicJack.

My opinion if you need a phone line for teleconferences and such is to keep a land line in place. It really does sound better and is more reliable. Use Magic Jack, Skype, Gizmo, etc. for secondary phone lines.

~ Dan