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The Magic Jack is a USB device that you can plug a phone line into to make phone calls from your home over the internet.
I have been excited about ordering Magic Jack since I first heard about it on TV.
When I finally went to order Magic Jack online, the website said it would take 15 days or so, but I got my Magic Jack in just a few days.
Magic Jack hooks up to a normal house phone so you can make calls, but since I did not have a home phone, I waited a few days until I bought a phone to plug in the Magic Jack USB device.
When you first plug in the Magic Jack into your computer, the setup software pops up which takes just a minute to put in your info and then you can pick your own phone number.
After the initial set up, all you have to do is plug in Magic Jack to your computer to start making phone calls over the internet. I though I needed a regular phone to use Magic Jack but this is not true.
You can make calls with Magic Jack using your computer microphone and speakers or headset. I wish I had plugged Magic Jack into my laptop earlier and I would have saved myself $20 by not buying a phone. My computer headset works just fine.
I have been using a VOIP or voice over ip based phone for some time. I originally ordered my own phone number with Skype to replace my home phone. But the problem was when I called people using Skype, my number displayed on their caller ID was an unidentified phone number and not my phone number. This caller ID problem does not exist with Magic Jack.
The great thing is Magic Jack emails me whenever I get a new voice mail message. This is great when you are at work or in the office. You can also call in to check your voice mail in addition to being email a .wav file.
Although I have not had any problems with my Magic Jack, I would not suggest ordering Magic Jack to replace your main phone. However this works great if you already have a cell phone and do not use your expensive home phone a lot.
Magic Jack is only $50 for 1 year and you get all of this:
- Unlimited local and long distance
- Chose your own phone number
- Call waiting
- Voice mail
- Caller ID
This is already an extremely good deal and I don’t know how they do it but…
You can even try Magic Jack Free for 30 days!\
Check it out here.
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Magic Jack Review by Syed Ahmed, June 18, 2010
Looks like most negative reviews are written by the competitors, I have magicjack for over a month now, I am very pleased with its performance. Installation was easy. I am running MagicJack on a five year old PC. Call quality is great. For $19/year you get free phone number, free voicemail, free callerID, free callwaiting. Everyone should try it. Just make sure you have a highspeed internet and a stable PC.
Magic Jack Review by Nell, June 5, 2010
I have had the Magic Jack for a year. I love it. I use it in Europe a lot to call USA. Works great.
Magic Jack Review by Julie Johnson, June 4, 2010
Purchased MJ about 3 weeks ago. Have had audio problems with fading in&out and echoing. Contacted the IT dept thru the web sitea nd they helped make some computer adjustments to have better clarity. Hope this works. They need to have better instructions on the site as to how to make your computer adjustments if needed. Not all people are computer literate.
Magic Jack Review by fox, May 21, 2010
Magic jack issues:
1) Slows even fast PCs (generally and esp. during boot up) – Don’t blame it all on Vista, blame it on applications that screw up PC like magic jack. May decrease PC life and hence hidden cost.
2) after 3/4 rings goes to magic jack voice mail. Can’t adjust the setting to let my telephone’s ansering machine do the job. Very bad when you have a nice answering machine or you want to answer the call.
3) needs usb powered hub for getting caller id on the telephone unit (additional devices and cost)
Ipod and gps unit can be driven by the USB port. But magic jack says, ” give me more power for me to work right”
4) trial usage period starts before product activation or shipment reception. Not a big deal if the product is good. Especailly, with other problems listed here, this is a real concern.
5) when calls are made from magic jack to other phones, receiving phone can’t get caller id (i.e. magic jack number)
6) Ugly GUI on PC, which can’t be even hidden/minimized. Gives even the greatest looking PC desktop a cheap finish/look.
7) magic jack application interferes with other telephone/chat applications like skype. Very bad software, just like the magic jack website.
Try nettalk. At least, it won’t interfere with the PC.
Magic Jack Review by Greenville, May 18, 2010
I have had magicjack for 6 months at my business and just got one for my house and saved $100 a month at my house alone! I love it for my business because its cheap and when I turn off the computer at the end of the day all calls go to voice mail and my email goes straight to my cell. I love magicjack and even own there stock (symbol VPLM) A+++++ I will tell anyone to try it just send me a email gvillelube@yahoo.com
Magic Jack Review by Richard Pennington, April 27, 2010
I have a magicJack and the only real issues for me was not being able to block certain incoming calls and the fact that the caller name display did not work.
Fortunately, I was able to sort out these issues by downloading and installing the Magicfeatures plugin. It turns on about 20 optional magicJack features including the ability to record phone calls.
Magic Jack Review by Darren Perkins, April 18, 2010
I would imagine a lot of the reviews on this site are planted. This one I guarantee you is genuine. I have nothing at stake and you will get the unvarnished truth about Magic Jack.
First Magic Jack does work. It’s really not a great service but it’s a great service for the price. If you have a lot of truly mission critical phone conversations then this product may not be for you except as a backup as it can be a little spotty at times. Either you can’t hear people or they can’t hear you (either entirely or they are just breaking up really badly) or calls dialed have no result other than silence. Sometimes I have to reload it. Not sure why. The problems though are intermittent and not overly egregious in my opinion and may be more a result of the computer itself or the internet connection. Regardless there are some issues with it’s usefulness but I’ve been using it for about 2 years now and I don’t have a land line or a cell phone. I use it as my only phone. I don’t have a lot of mission critical calls. If someone does have trouble reaching me because my computer shut down for a windows update or the computer just crashed or the magic jack decided to magically unload itself then all I have to do is see if there are any messages by checking my email. It works well enough for me and the cost approaches $0. If you break it down you are paying $20/365= 5.47 cents per day to have a telephone that works about 95% of the time just great. Blow that up to 10.94 cents per day for the first year and the unit itself and it’s certainly not a budget breaker and for a lot of people like me it is a real budget maker as now I have digital cable-w/dvr\internet\phone for around $100/month + the extra $1.50 or so for the magic jack service if you want to apportion each month a cost. There are some other negatives that others have mentioned. I started out with an Indianapolis area code (GO COLTS!!!) before I got my local area code but even this was not much of a problem. I picked a city that I had friends in and for a while they could call me without having to call long distance. A few of them even have Magic Jacks now because of me. Now they can call long distance all over the USA and talk for as long as they want for free.
When I first signed up I was afraid that there might be a lot of ad serving going on that would be very irritating but that hasn’t been the case at all. No advertising at all. I hope that doesn’t change.
Bottom line.. for the price it is definitely worth it. Let’s face it. If you buy it and decide you don’t like it you can get your money back. Probably best to buy it at a place like Wal-Mart or other retail outlet to facilitate the return process by avoiding having to ship the thing back.
Magic Jack Review by Kimberly, April 7, 2010
I love the MJ works awesome better than my cell phone and the $ people are omplaining but it works if you have a good compuer and high speed internet awesome product! AAAA++++
Magic Jack Review by G Hoke, March 28, 2010, March 28, 2010
I bought my magic jack about 3 weeks ago.I took it out of the box plugged it in to the usb port and was making calls in about 3 minutes !The mj worked pretty much as advertised the calls were clear and we had no problem connecting. There was however a couple of times during a marathon call from my wife to one of her long winded friends (calls were about 2 hrs duration)the phone cut off.We have never had this happen again.I have cancelled my landline service but I keep a cell phone handy for use as a backup.In fact what I do is before I go to bed at night I will forward calls to the cell.That enables me to shut the computer down and let the cell take the calls.This great device saves me about $400.00 per year and I think that’s fantastic!I would recommend MJ to anyone who wants to save alot of money per year.Way to go Magic jack 6 thumbs up!!!!!
Magic Jack Review by jerrycs, March 20, 2010
Magic Jack works ok with a decent computer and a good Internet connection. It will not wake up after the computer has returned from sleep mode. You must unplug the unit USB connection, wait a few seconds and then plug it back in. It will then reinitialize itself and start working again. This little bug needs a software upgrade. I question if they know how to fix it.
For $20 a year there is not much room for many complaints.
Magic Jack Review by Mike Oliver, March 6, 2010
I had read some bad reviews about the Magic Jack, but decided to try one anyway. I have used it for amonth for just making long distance calls as that’s all I wanted it for. My network service is DSL Lite and I haven’t encountered any problems yet. I can surf the web while the phone is in use and the sound is clear. My office had a very expensive VOIP system installed a couple of years ago, and it doesn’t have nearly the quality sound that the Magic Jack has. There is nothing that’s perfect, and sometimes you might get a lemon, but for me the Magic Jack is well worth the $40 I spent for it.
Magic Jack Review by Jarome Sweeney, February 20, 2010
My wife and I signed up for a magic jack trial about a year ago now, and have absolutely fallen in love with this device! It’s come in handy in so many situations, it’s awesome! I’m really looking forward to the updates as well, can’t wait for our cell phones to hook into it as well!
Magic Jack Review by Kenney, February 19, 2010
I bought Magic Jack over a year ago & aside from every once in awhile some little glitches it is fantastic…I liked it so much I bought the 5 year deal…$59 for 5 years of phone service…Local…Long distance…call waiting…It’s so cool…Get one…Kenney
Magic Jack Review by shama, February 10, 2010
I have been using the magic jack for a year now. So far I have loved it, Easy installation, No Configuration . Plug and Play at it’s BEST!No Software to install, all you need is a extra USB port. This is a truly genius device!
Magic Jack Review by TR, January 29, 2010
Magic Jack is by far the best invention to telephony applications that will save you tremendous amount of money. I have been having this now for 18 months and extremely happy with the device.
After 3 months of usage I decided to buy an additional unit for my family living in Asia. Since then we get to talk to the family abroad for FREE. Not a penny. MJ gets you free voice mail to your designated e-mail address whether your PC is on or off. It gives you free caller ID, calls made or received log the time stamp and duration etc. etc. How much would this cost through your local phone company. A LOT.
About 6 months back, I fired my phone company for the land line for which I was paying $39 for just a local line plus call waiting. I cancelled a $480/year service, and paying only $19.99/year with additional features like call waiting, voice mail, caller ID etc. This is a very good deal without a doubt.
When I go any where on vacation, I carry this with me and hook it up to my lap top…. and bingo, I have my phone with me. Even when I went abroad, I was able to make and receive calls like I was in the US. Best of all intra state and US long distance is FREE.
If you already have a land line and DSL, tell your phone company that you DON”T need the land line and they should sell u a plain DSL (tech term “NAKED DSL”), for $19.99 and this gets you the DSL for surfing and your phone system. Remember that the $19.99 DSL service does not attract all the additional fees that u typically pay on your local phone.
Witha MJ, you can make calls any where in the US including land lines for FREE. Any one can call u from a land line to the MJ. If it is long distance they pay for the long distance and you pay nothing to receive or to make a LD call.
THIS IS A WIN WIN. I am writing this with the intention that these big phone companies that have been taking exorbitant amount of money need to be where they belong.
Magic Jack Review by rose, January 16, 2010
So glad to find something with magic jack. I have had mine for a couple of yrs. Was working fine, even though some problems with noise and not being able to hear was a problem. Can anyone put some light on my latest problem. I have tried correcting it with their people, but still no good.
I have all my phone nos. on magic jack, witch i love. I can see my icon on my desk top, but when I dial and start talking for a few seconds or perhaps a minute, if i am lucky, all of a sudden there it is. Magic j. has stopped working, and if windows vista finds out what the prob. is they will let meknow.I have to do it over again, and again. help someone out there please. I would be most greatfull. It seems like my comp.does not recognise magic jack.
Magic Jack Review by Jenny, November 15, 2009
When you install the product, there is a home address setting that you use for 911 calls. If you use the Magic Jack in another location then you need to change the address in Magic Jack if you want 911 to work properly.
Magic Jack Review by Jason Christopher, October 29, 2009
My wife and I absolutely love the magic jack! It’s so easy to use, so freaking cheap and more features are being added soon. What’s not to love?!
Magic Jack Review by MycroSmith, October 24, 2009
I purchased a used computer to use with Magic Jack…that’s all I’ll be using that computer for. It works perfectly. I didn’t have a customer service issue; I’d changed email addresses, but voicemail was still being sent to the old address. Customer service corrected the problem immediately. Very satisfied with customer service.
The only “con” to this that I’ve found is that you still can’t port your number to Magic Jack. They state on their site that you will be able to do this some time in 2009, but the end of the year is coming up, so we’ll see.
Magic Jack Review by Magicjack no service, October 21, 2009
I hope you don’t have to contact customer service. Because all they have is online customer service and they will run you around until you turn blue in your face. You better think about it; if you want it on all the time, your computer must be on all the time. It does cause computer issues so you better know how to work and fix computer issues. It does not have an uninstall program. They uninstall file on their website is infected with a virus. The service quality is average. The only thing good is the price and voice message emails. Buyer beware Magicjack is not for the weak at heart.
Magic Jack Review by CraigTPE, October 10, 2009
I’ve been a VoIP user for several years. I live in Taiwan now, but need a way to communicate with family, friends and merchants in the US.
Started with Lingo, which was too unreliable to be useful, needing rebooting several times a day. Switched to Vonage, which was dependable & reliable and provided crystal clear connections. Then a friend told me about Magic Jack. It sounded too good to be true, but at US$20/YEAR vs US$25/MONTH, I had to give it a shot.
Magic Jack is everything it claims to be, and more. The key is adequate bandwidth. If you have a cheap, low-bandwidth Internet connection, of course the sound quality will be bad. With adequate bandwidth, it rivals even traditional land lines. People in the US say that it sounds as if I’m calling from next door. The voicemail notification matches Vonage, with the .wav file being sent to me and I can listen from any computer. I’ve been using it for several months already without a single glitch.
US$20/year, I don’t know how they can do it, but who cares? There is no long term commitment, so even if they last one month, I’ve saved money over Vonage. At that cost, any expectation of live, 24/7 customer service by phone is unrealistic. For the price, their online FAQ and chat is sufficient.
Two thumbs up.
Magic Jack Review by Harry, September 28, 2009
Hey Brad (June 17/09)…I just got my MJ registered and had my choice of many Wa state area codes. MJ ROCKS !
Magic Jack Review by Ken, September 27, 2009
I bought my MagicJack at WalMart, hoping to reduce my cell phone usage. Unfortunately it did not even begin to install on my HP with Windows XP Media Center version, so I took it back and got my money back. It was a waste of my time.
Magic Jack Review by Bob, September 12, 2009
Works great. If you have family overseas send them one. No more international phone charges. Works great.
Magic Jack Review by m72, September 4, 2009
If you are having voice quality issues all you need to do is buy a USB port with an adapter. It takes lots of energy from the computer to make a call so when you have a powered usb you don’t have to worry about the computers usage. Tell me how it works for you,I learned about it reading reviews myself…
Magic Jack Review by Sam, August 25, 2009
I’m just wondering when someone will pinch me and wake me up from this dream! $40 for a years service! Desktop screen which stores all your numbers and lets you dial at a click! I talked to Canada for twenty minutes last night – for free!!! Anyone who does not like the magic jack should sell it on ebay and stop complaining. This is a tremendous product. Thank you! (I’ve had magic jack now for over 2 months.)
Magic Jack Review by Rich, August 13, 2009
I have had Magic Jack for about six months. I use it at my vacation home in AZ. I was there for a month and it worked flawslessly. I have a seven year old Dell laptop that I teather it to, and leave it on all of the time. Every once in a while I had a problem connecting or poor sound quality. It was not Magic Jack but the Internet connection that was slow and causing the problem.
I like it. I have used inexpensive VOIP services before and know that there will be a few problems here and there. Magic Jack is a keeper for me. I am very happy with the service.
Magic Jack Review by Lei, August 4, 2009
My wife was going to China. I rushed to CVS and bought one for her. After she arrived, she call me from China using MJ and I can call her using my cell phone or landline when she plug in MJ. No extra charge!! The voice quality is much better than the calling card.
Magic Jack Review by anniem, July 30, 2009
i’ve had my magicjack for about 2.5 weeks now,when i fisrt tryed to set it up had problems cause i needed to disable firewall ,after tech chat help works great always ready,can’t beat it for the price! good sound and works wonderful would recommend highly!!
Magic Jack Review by shitzngiggles, July 28, 2009
We bought Magic Jack back in April after I lost my job. We now have Vonage. I can’t stress enough how much we wanted this to work. Well after nearly 3 months we finally had to give up. Thank heaven we didn’t get rid of Vonage while we tested this(we had a 2 agreement and would have been charged anyway). Of course you can’t beat the cost, I mean really, $20. a year. We find the inconsistency in the Magic Jack’s ability to work when we need it to work very frustrating. We constantly have to run the fix, connections are most often bad enough that we have to hang up with whomever we called and call back or just use the Vonage phone that was still hooked up and there is an annoying beep on the other end that we don’t hear but the other party does, and it’s also costly to have to have your computer running constantly. If you still insist on doing this, buy from Walmart or Radio Shack so you can return it and get your money back. One reviewer said, for 20.00 you can deal with the problems. We find we can’t. I now wish we had just returned it before the 30 days to Radio Shack instead of continuing to hope it would improve and gotten our $40 back and put it towards a month plus of our Vonage acct. If you buy it, good luck.
Magic Jack Review by Don Hdtv, July 18, 2009
I purchased my Majic Jack at Meijer Dept. Store for the usual $39.95 which inclued 1 year of service. I had a problem with it but now it is fixed. When I was talking to someone, they would occasionally hear a short beep that sounded just like one of the number keys were pressed. I confirmed this by calling my Magic Jack phone from a landline. I contacted Magic jack via the online interactive thru Magic Fix on the menu. They gave me a couple of upgrades but it didnot help. Then they had me turn the the microphone level down to 1/3 max in the Windows control panel / sound / microhone properties. This fixed it and it has worked good now for 2 weeks. I am very pleased that they were able to help me on a Sunday evening.
Magic Jack Review by Angel, July 15, 2009
I was a little hesitant to purchase the magicjack because of all the negative reviews I read. So I went to my local BestBuy and purchased one. Even the guy at the register was kind of poking fun at the idea of a magicjack. Went home and installed it in my laptop (Sony Vaio 1.6Ghz, 1GB RAM, USB 2.0, wireless internet via high speed DSL) and it worked flawlessly. Made a couple of calls and to my surprise, call quality was great!! So then I went ahead and installed it in an old PC (maybe 10 yrs old, 500Mhz processor, 128 MB RAM, USB 1.0, LAN connected to high speed DSL). I didn’t think it would work as well because it was a very old pc, but to my surprise once again, it worked flawlessly. I made calls to Puerto Rico (talked about 1/2 hour with not a single interruption in call) and it worked better than with my cell phone. Called different cell phones and landlines and not one single complaint from anyone. I highly recommend at least trying it. You can grab it at your local BestBuy, Walmart, CVS, etc. And if it doesn’t work for you, just take it back to your local store and you don’t have to deal with MagicJack customer service, which I’ve heard is pretty pathetic.
The reasons it worked for me are:
- I always have a computer on anyways, so adding the magicjack was a no brainer.
- I currently don’t have a land line, so this will serve as my land line.
- Having a land line will help me reduce my cell phone minutes.
- Not much to loose if everything goes bad ($40), and I can always return it for a full refund.
Some cons:
- Selection of area codes and phone numbers is still fairly limited, but this is a new service so it’ll take some time.
- You can’t transfer your phone number to a magicjack number.
- Software is not horrible, but they still have a lot to improve on. More flexibility and options for the end user would really be helpful.
As a previous reviewer said, I think other phone companies have to be paying people to write bad reviews. Hope this review helps out those who are trying to figure out whether to buy it or not.
Magic Jack Review by William Hardin, July 11, 2009
Good results. Installed itself in minutes – without confusion or problems. Features the ability to select a telephone number from any state and many cities – so by proper selection you can save frequent callers long distance charges. Voice quality is erratic. Some better than the land line – some so bad that communication is almost impossible. The device is bulky and it comes with an extension cable in case your USB ports are close together. My cable was faulty and I had some “concerns” about Magic Jack when I tried to use the cable. Well worth the price as a second land line, but no substitute for the main land line. For frequent international travelers who are used to paying big bucks to call back to the US – this could save them a lot of money.
Magic Jack Review by TruthHutrs2009, July 8, 2009
I have had MJ for 4 months, Great Product.
I have read some negative reviews, but here is what I have to say.
# 1 you must have DSL with a speed of 1.5 or higher
# 2 you must have a decent computer, pentium 3 with windows 95 wont get it
# 3 you need to use a corded phone for best results
# 4 if you get noises, you need to do an update
# 5 24/7 online support is fast and efficient
It is the best thing since sliced bread, the belly achers that say it is junk are just plain ignorant!
Magic Jack Review by Michael, July 5, 2009
I am in the US Army currently in Iraq, I came here with the Vonage pocket phone (the usb)and the dayI called home, all I could hear was “hello, hello” no one could here me, and when they did, it was a 5 to 7 second delay. Not to mention the internet here sucks. One of my soldiers told me about magic jackand I was sceptical at firts because of the vonage usb phone. Well I had my son send it to me and as soon as I got it, I plugged it in. THE ONLY problem I have using the magic jack, is the internet connection. Other than that, I can call home to my family as if I never left. If the internet connection was alot better, then there is really no problem. This is the best thing for US Military soldiers, I am not endorsing magic jack, but to be able to call home when YOU want to and not wait in line for a phone, you tell me what would you rather do.
Magic Jack Review by Angie, June 28, 2009
My husband is in Baghdad, Iraq as a US contractor. He was using some other service and then someone suggested magicjack. They let him test it. I went to the PX to buy it for $39.95. We love it. I am in NC and talk to him as if he is right here in the states. When he uses the standard phone it is the clearest as opposed to the bluetooth or headphones. And of course you can’t beat the price.
Magic Jack Review by Kim, June 21, 2009
Be careful with this product — Magic Jack worked great, but I ended up uninstalling it for 3 reasons: (1) It presents continuous advertisements that you cannot opt out of (2) It ***tracks the phone numbers you call*** to better target the advertisements (3) It installed hidden software on my Mac and did not provide an uninstall utility. Regular searches of my computer did not find the software, but using more sophisticated Unix commands I was able to find the hidden software.
Magic Jack Review by bigmarunga, June 20, 2009
We have been using Vonage for three years. Our monthly Vonage bill was $14.95 and has increased to $23 a month. We recently purchased Magicjack and the quality is equal to or better than Vonage. We will be cancelling Vonage and using Magicjack exclusively. I hooked it from the Magicjack USB connector to an existing wall phone jack and all the jacks in my house are able to receive Magicjack (disconnect an existing phone service line first at the outside junction box). If Magicjack gets too expensive I still have all my Vonage gear and I’m sure they wiil be happy to have us back.
Magic Jack Review by Brad, June 17, 2009
No Phone Numbers available in Washtington State!
I just did an on-line chat and confirmed with MagicJack Customer Support that there are **NO** Washington State phone numbers available in **ANY** Washingon Area Code. To make matters worse they have no idea when they will have any. Their web site claims they do have availablity when in reality they don’t. So BEFORE YOU BUY MAGIC JACK, CHAT ON-LINE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY ACTUALLY CAN PROVIDE THE PHONE AREA CODE AND NUMBER YOU NEED!!
Magic Jack Review by lynda, June 16, 2009
best money saver i have ever invested in. had it for 2 years now and still saving every month. i make alot of long distance calls. my kids all have one for their calls and have their own phone number. can’t beat this deal.
Magic Jack Review by Kirsten, June 14, 2009
I’ve had a magic jack for three months now. I purchased it at Walgreens. It has been excellent! The call quality is better than my cell at my house, and the price can’t be beat!
As a side note: Last night, I had to call 911 for an emergency (saw some teens fighting on my lawn…) and it went straight to my local police department. I’ve heard people complain about 911 not working correctly on the older models, but I did not have to give any information form them to find me. They already knew my address and sent someone right out. The suspects were apprehended within 2 minutes of dialing.
Now- I’m sure you must update your address when traveling for this feature to work correctly. Just in case, I’d recommend updating it as an “away” location. That way, if you are 1400 miles, it won’t call your home police.
This was the only feature I was fearful about, and it did not disappoint! I’ve already told my friends and family to switch!
Magic Jack Review by Joe Simon, June 11, 2009
I have been a Magic Jack customer for over a year now. I can not recommend this product highly enough. The sound quality is great. People don’t know I’m using VOIP unless I tell them.
I see the commercials for Vonage and can’t believe that people would pay the extra money for it.
Easy set up. (Non really) plug it in, wait a minuet or so and your done.
Especially now that internet providers are offering DSL with no phone service it’s the best.
Magic Jack Review by Lisa, June 6, 2009
My home phone lines and DSL are with Bellsouth. I really would like to cancel my service with Bellsouth, too expensive! How are you all able to keep your internet connections? I would imagine you are getting service from Comcast, Direct tv, Aol or someone right? Can you explain to me how I would cancel all services with Bellsouth (DSL & Phone Lines) and install MJ for the $20.00 a month. Thanks so much!!
Magic Jack Review by Superbill01, June 5, 2009
I have had the Magic Jack for 3 weeks and for the most part it is great. Occaisionally there are some glitches but they soon straighten out. We took our computer along with us on a trip to Yellowstone Park and we were able to call friends and family through the Hotel wi fi. The cost for a year is great and we are not bothered by taxes, surecharges,and other fees. If you make a lot of calls it is well worth the savings.
Customer service is a direct line through the computer and they answer most questions by instant msgr.
Magic Jack Review by Diana, June 4, 2009
I’ve been using magic jack for about 9 months.
No problems what so ever, It works as well as a landline.
The sound quality is amazing, never had any issues with it at all.
It took less than a minute to install.
You can add so many phone numbers to the phone book, 200 and going. I talk alot so it’s perfect for me.
I had to reinstall windows, and i was afraid i was gonna lose the phone number, but of course i didn’t.
Magic Jack Review by Therese, June 1, 2009
If you havent done it yet dont bother!!!!!! Terrible product.
I did Sr level techinical support for 10 years and I thought this product would be good. I just finished 2 hours of support with them because of loosing multiple calls, calling and getting no sound on either side(but magic jack said it was connected) bad connections when calling numbers so they had to call me back. Ive tried to make calls and about 1 out of 3 go through. I have a very good cable modem and connection, with literally a brand new computer right out of the box. I have run all their upgrades, tried different phones and still no solid calling capability! I tried to call the police for an emergency the other night and they couldnt hear me. BAD! Really not a good product. Ohh and when I am on calls even with no one on the computer you get beeps like someone is pressing buttons on the phone when neither side is…. Very annoying.
Magic Jack Review by CraigTPE, June 1, 2009
I have been a Vonage customer for 5 years. Vonage is completely reliable and, assuming your internet connection has adequate bandwidth, the sound quality is crystal clear. Vonage doesn’t need the computer as the adapter plugs directly into your modem and is packed with features.
But do I really need all that? Magic Jack is only US$20/year vs Vonage’s US$30 per MONTH!! That is a difference of over US$200/year. So what if I need to go through the computer?
I picked up a Magic Jack at a Walgreens on a recent trip back to the US and have been testing it out for a couple of days. Yes, the web site, advertising and packaging are all cheesy. Yes, customer service is not available at the snap of a finger. So what? It installed effortlessly in less than 2 minutes. So far the sound quality has been as good as Vonage.
For US$20/year, it is the deal of the century. I just hope it’s not too good to be true. I hope they stick around and not “Jack” the prices up once they have us all hooked.
Two thumbs up, for now.
Magic Jack Review by Joe, June 1, 2009
This is a great for a second line in the home. The only problem is that there are no Canadian numbers for the MajicJack but since most of my calls are to the U.S. it is still an amazing deal. My average monthly savings $40.00 CDN. Only issue is installing it on Vista, it was hard to find the link on the website.
Magic Jack Review by Pam, May 30, 2009
I received Magic Jack Thursday and installed it that evening. Installing was quite simply and I’m not a computer whiz. After the installation I then answered the few questions and received my phone number and then connected my corded phone to it. I am impressed. My daughter puts it through it’s paces daily and she has never had any problems. I was one of those people that have heard about it but was not convinced and decided after reading several reviews it was worth trying. If I can go without tech issues for a few more days, my landline will be disconnected. I for one am happy to only spend a year what I normally spend a month on the landline.
Magic Jack Review by Versatile, May 24, 2009
My father got this for his family, and he asked if I knew about magicjack.
I said no, and he was surprised, as I guess a lot of his friends at work used it.
Well he bought it and I was skeptical, $20 a year for a device that lets you use your phone to call people for free?
We got it installed, and the moment I tried it I was surprised. It does what it claims to do. We got magicjack hooked to the office PC which is one most of the day anyway, and our phone is setup to 3 rings to capture the voicemail from the caller rather than using the magicjack voicemail system.
Cool product, I wouldn’t recommend it to replace the primary phone line as during a power outage you would need the PC to be on to make calls. As a secondary line or a supplement to a cell phone, definitely.
Overall rating I gave it 4 stars because of requiring a PC, but hell, attach it to a low power netbook that consumes 23watts and whats the big deal? ;0
Magic Jack Review by Bruce Wayne, May 20, 2009
This is probably the best home phone solution out there. Works just as promised. NO ISSUES AT ALL. Clear conversations, voicemail, caller ID. Everything is just as promised.
Magic Jack Review by DCG, May 18, 2009
Very good. I liked it. No complain. But after I installed majic jack I am not allowed to listen my in my computer. I can see the song playing but unable to hear sounds from speaker. It seems that majic jack sound and computer speakers are not compatible. You have to select one, either phone speaker or computer speaker.
Magic Jack Review by Barbara, May 17, 2009
My husband bought a Magic Jack for his office. He thought I was crazy to suggest it, and said I’m too gullible. He LOVES it! It has voice mail too, and whenever someone calls, their caller ID shows up on your computer screen. I recommend this to everyone!
Magic Jack Review by Kenny, May 11, 2009
Couldn’t get the thing to work when we first plugged it in, contacted MJ and they were finally able to get the registration to come up. Finally made a couple of calls on it sounded great then the MJ shut down and we were never able to use it again. I spent four hours on a chat with support trying to get it started again and it never did. The support had me running in circles, unplug the MJ wait 20 secs and plug it back in (over and over and over) total waste of time. But at least it works now.
Magic Jack Review by Joy, May 8, 2009
Ok, you can’t beat the price. It’s only $20 so you get what you are asking for. I would not recommend using this as your main phone. Also, the quality of the phone call is not bad but sometimes we have to yell to get them to hear us. We keep it around because it’s cheap. It’s easy to install but not reliable.
Magic Jack Review by Heather, May 3, 2009
I have been using Teleblend VOIP as my only telephone service for years with no serious problems, but I’m sick of paying about $20/month for something I rarely use (I have two lines, one for fax. It is less than $15 for one line).So I decided to try Magic Jack, and here’s the thing I’ve discovered: your happiness with this product will wholly depend on the computer you are using it with. It did not work consistently with two of our older computers, and so at first I was highly disappointed. However, we got a new “Media Center” computer with Vista premium and lots of memory and processing power, and it works absolutely perfectly. I still can’t get it to work consistently with my fax, which is frustrating, but then again Magic Jack makes no claims that their service works with fax. Bottom line: If you are having trouble, it just might be the interaction between Magic jack and your computer, not the quality of the Magic Jack product per se. If you have a fast, modern computer that you can keep on most of the time, you might join me in being satisfied with Magic Jack.
Magic Jack Review by Nate, April 26, 2009
I picked up Magic jack at my local Radio Shack for $40. I was told i could return it if it wasn’t up to my satisfaction. Well I’ve been using this now for 4 months and I’m extremely happy with the results. I make/receive crystal clear calls. I love the fact that i get an email every time i get a voice mail. This is the absolute best deal in home phone. You can STILL have phones all around your home. I purchased a multi-handset home phone system. Hooked the base one up to the magic jack and the others around the entire house. They all work extremely well and people don’t even notice I’m using anything other than a regular phone line.
Magic Jack Review by George, April 20, 2009
Works great, installs easily, absolutely no problems or issues after 30 days use. To go with it, I bought a Panasonic cordless system. Placed the base unit near my computer and plugged it into the MagicJack with it’s standard phone line. The three other cordless handsets are positioned around my house, so I’ve got convenient phone service throughout.
Magic Jack Review by Darren, April 14, 2009
After some of the terrible reviews about MagicJack I was very skeptical about getting it. So far I have nothing but good to say about this thing! It’s awesome, and it WORKS! Just make sure you have broadband internet and a compatible computer to hook the MagicJack up to.
Magic Jack Review by Clemente Batan, April 6, 2009
I was walking around Best Buy and saw this product. I decided to try it coz of the potential savings that I would get. I immediately plugged it in and the item started to install. Before complettion of the installation, I checked the phone for dial tone and was surprised that there was one, then I waited and waited and waited. After reading the instructions, it says that “don’t pick up the phone during installation” so I thought, “Oh man, messed it up”. So I go to their website and clicked on an Upgrade. Then I was able to register it (which gave me a local number) and registered my address for 911. I started to call my parents in CA and they didn’t even recognize that it was Magic Jack, they though I was on a landline. I called friends and they said it was a bit better than a cellphone but not as good as a landline. I connected my 900mhz wireless phone and it worked great. The 2.4 ghz phone didn’t work too good with my router so I’m sticking to my 900mhz phone. BTW, I love this product and the audio quality on my side is good. I also tried it on my MAC laptop and it worked great!
Magic Jack Review by Harriet Bograd, April 5, 2009
My order was filled promptly, the Magic Jack installed easily, and when I’ve used the online chat, tech support people have responded quickly to my questions. I really want to love this device, and I do think it’s a great value for people on a tight budget.
I have had two landlines in my home (the main one from RCN, and a second VOIP line), and lots of two-line phones. To use the Magic Jack to support this setup, I got a USB hub with an AC adapter. I was able to run the wires so the Magic Jack supports line two on all my phones.
But here is a problem that is almost a “deal-breaker” for me. Whenever I dial a phone number on the Magic Jack line, the Magic Jack window pops up on my computer screen. The window also pops up if anyone else on any other phone in my home uses this line.
Tonight, I was making a lot of calls, and I was trying to take notes on the conversations on my computer (I use a headset so both hands are free). The Magic Jack window frequently popped up and interfered with my typing.
I have reported this problem to the tech support people. I wish I could talk directly to the developers. I imagine that it would not be difficult for them to add an option in the software that allows us to keep the screen minimized, or at least to make it very, very small.
It seems crazy to spend an extra $200 per year just because of this minor annoyance, but the pop-up window really does interfere with my being able to work efficiently.
I really hope that they can find a way to fix this annoying issue.
If the Magic Jack developers read this, I hope you will look up my account and let me know where things stand with this.
Harriet
Magic Jack Review by Robert, April 5, 2009
It’s fantastic product. The quality is about as good as my landline. Plus it has all sorts of features that cost extra for a landline, and for only $20 per year. Very easy to set up.
Magic Jack Review by heather, April 4, 2009
I just received the magic jack yeserday. I installed it, and it did all of the work for me. So far, I am very impressed and satisfied with my purchase. Magic jack connects right away and the calls are crystal clear.
Magic Jack Review by Chris, March 30, 2009
MagicJack works…thought it wouldn’t but it does. Five stars.
Magic Jack Review by Carol and Gary B in Michigan, March 30, 2009
We’ve been using the Magic Jack for about a week now and so far we’re very pleased with it. Free long distance, call waiting, caller id, directory assistance as well as your own personal phone book, local weather, and so much more. We will be saving alot of money with this product. We recommend it to everyone!
5 PLUS STARS!!
Magic Jack Review by Brian, March 28, 2009
Hello All. I have figured out that for me spending $360 a year for my pay as you go Net 10 phone, is too much for me! I want an alternative that has voice mail and is cheap.
I thought about Magic Jack and have found out it will cost me $20 a year for unlimited calls in the US! Hello! That is $1.70 per month of service! Amazing.
I went to Best Buy today and purchased. It took me 10 minutes to install and have my new number up and running. The sound clarity is amazing, I tested it right away with my brother and friend on a cell phone. It was crystal clear and fast too!
What more do you want! I am completely happy with Magic Jack! Thank You Magic and Jack (If you don’t know, those are the names of the Inventors dogs, Magic and jack.)
Brian
Palm Desert, CA
Magic Jack Review by Sheri LeRoy, March 20, 2009
Love my MJ! I bought it to use at our camp where we have great wireless service but very crappy cell service. The MJ works wonderful. Once in a while there might be some echoing on the line but compared to standing outside in the rain in the only small spot of space within 3 miles that my cell phone works in… it’s a blessing.
Will definately renew for another year… possibly splurging for the 5yr plan. Recommend to everyone I know and I love my phone number (I picked an easy one to remember!)
Magic Jack Review by merle, March 20, 2009
Try calling 911 with this product. If you do not have a landline they will never find you. Saving money is great if you never have a fire, health problem, need law enforcement now. What is your life worth?
Magic Jack Review by Kirk, March 15, 2009
I was skeptical at first but I have had Magic Jack for 5 months and am pleased. It has already saved me around $600. This is one purchase I made from an infomercial that I am proud of. Thanks MagicJack.
Magic Jack Review by Sue, March 9, 2009
Received my magicJack 1 week ago. Had some minor problems with getting a slight voice delay, but spent a little time with the tech support people and they cleared that up right on line. I have experienced no problems with calls. Like the fact of voice mail & caller ID.
While I am not going to cancel my landline service yet I am goicg to cancel my long distance service. This alone is worth its cost of the magicjack.
Wish they had tech support that you could talk to though that would be a real plus.
Magic Jack Review by Nabil, March 9, 2009
I recently canceled my Verizon phone service and internet and signed on with Comcast internet and got the Magic Jack from the local Best Buy store. So, far it has delivered as advertised. It took me about 3 months to finally buy into the hype, but I must say, it works great. My 92.91 dollar /internet phone bill is down to about $25 with long distance. Great deal!!!
Magic Jack Review by carl, March 7, 2009
I have been using MJ for 3 months. It has it’s issues, but still great as a second line or if you cannot afford the 50.- bucks a month for a full featured “new”ATT land line. Not a good choice for people who need an electrician to change a light bulb.
Magic Jack Review by chad simmons, March 6, 2009
Just got my magic jack, no problems on install, sounds good so far and the price can not be beat. maybe those people that don’t like it have nothing better to do then to complain about saving money. (suckers)
Magic Jack Review by Greg, March 5, 2009
I finally bit and took a 30 day free trial. Installation was a breeze. I’ve used it for a day and, unfortunately, the voice quality has been sub-par. I live on the east coast and called a relative on the west coast. About every third word got lost and static came and went. I called from my new macbook pro and my fiber optic broadband service is 10 Mbits/sec upload, so I’m pretty sure it was not a bandwidth or processing power issue. To test, I made a Skype video call to the same relative that lasted over 20 minutes and the skype voice quality was consistent and far superior even with the video on.
I’m hoping against hope that this will be a temporary glitch of some sort, but several of my older relatives are hard of hearing and they simply would not be able to follow a conversation such as the ones I experienced today. The plan was to get rid of my more expensive VOIP monthly service,but that’s looking unlikely at this point. Given the raves that abound for this product I guess I’m just one of the unlucky few.
But you really can’t beat the price … And for 20 bucks a year, I mighty just keep it anyway for use with my laptop when I’m on the road.
Magic Jack Review by Mike Miller, March 3, 2009
I was skeptical to get this little MagicJack thingy. However, after talking to tech support and grlling them with questions, I figured 30days risk free, what do I have to lose? I ordered it on a Friday and received it the following Tuesday. I opened the package and plugged it into my USB port. I canceled the installer and downloaded the latest software from MJ website for Vista. I ran the software, it installed with no problem. Went through the steps of setting up my phone number and withing 5 minutes or less I was making a receiving calls. I have had Vonage for over 3 years now and I can tell you that the MJ is just as good so far, even after only using it for one day. It has pretty much the same features that my Vonage line has. Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Caller ID, Voicemail delivered to my Email, easy Voicemail setup and retrieval using a phone etc. For now I plan to keep my Vonage line until I am certain I want to keep the MJ. I also plugged it into one of my wall jacks and it activated all my home phones just like my Vonage did. All in all, I am very pleased with it’s ease of use an setup and overall quality. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone to at least just give it a try.
Magic Jack Review by Miranda, March 1, 2009
I have had the magic jack for a few weeks now and it works well. I can’t speak on how reliable it is, given the few kinks within the system like: the echo of my own voice and the occasional upgrades that is needed for quality service (which you never know about unless you sudden have no service, the issue however is fixed promptly once upgrade is complete). I am sure these small issues will improve overtime as with any new device. I paid only $19.95 for my first year of service and the value of having phone service for this price far out weighs any minor issues. I rate this product with an overall rating of a four because there stands “room for improvement”, the only con would be the fact that there isn’t a customer service phone# for a live person to speak to for clarity on any sudden issues and there isn’t an owner’s manual for any details of overall set-up or operation; you have to figure it out and if you’re savvy with computer devices of any kind, then it’s quite simple.
Magic Jack Review by Chris Sorensen, February 24, 2009
Love it, use it every day and it has saved me more than $1,500 per month for my business for the last 4 months. That’s huge!!!
5 Stars!!!
Magic Jack Review by William, February 7, 2009
After testing for two weeks I am very satisfied with MJ. Best audio is achieved using the laptop’s built in mic and speakers. That arrangement also enables recording the conversations, such as conference calls and webinars. All the menu features work better and quicker than my cell phone, such as address book and seeing/redailing calls made and received.
Magic Jack Review by Matt, January 29, 2009
MagicJack is great! I run it via my laptop with cable or Wifi. Talk about looks when I take the laptop to a free Wifi spot, plug it in and plug a regular phone into it and sit there and make calls.
Oh, I also connect my Fax machine to it to fax!
Magic Jack Review by carl, January 22, 2009
Unbeatable value ! $ 50.-( shipping and tax incl) for the first year and $ 20.- afterward! Has some flaws and the call quality is bad on about 10 % of the phone calls. Not equal to a full featured land line, but for the money it is the best deal in telecom land ever.You need a clean, updated computer and a real high speed internet and you will be fine.Perfect as a second line, but good enough for anyone who has a cellphone and cannot afford a landline(anymore).
Magic Jack Review by janet, January 16, 2009
i have been using magicjack for three days my computor and the magicjack work great had it in four days installed it in 5 minutes its great awesome product and a phone saver
Magic Jack Review by fefe, January 16, 2009
I love it so far. I know a lot of people are worried about the fact that they don’t have customer service, but for the price, how could they possibly do that? We switched from Phone Power, which we really loved–they were, however, very kurt upon cancelation, which was a bit of a turn off–but Phone Power was about 26 dollars a month. Magic Jack has a few slight irritations, which are all listed in the above reviews, but it is a small price to pay for saving hundreds maybe even thousands (depending on your phone’s purpose) of dollars per year. Keep an open mind and ask yourself would saving that kind of money a year be worth losing $50 bucks or so if you don’t like it. It seems like a no brainer to me
All my best
Magic Jack Review by Laura, January 9, 2009
I bought this as a second line for my 11 year old daughter. Now I get my phone back. I had a hard time setting this up. There is no customer service phone #, but the live chat worked just fine. We spent 30 minutes working with them and they even had to get a more senior person on the chat. In the end it all worked no problem. I don’t like that you have to keep the application open all the time so I moved it to an extra computer we keep in the rec room. I have it connected to a IM enabled phone (VTECH IS6110 very cool!) so now she can IM her heart out and still get phone calls all without taking over the computer or house phone.
It’s not a great solution for a primary phone as its dependent on lots of things. If the power goes out, the internet slows down or you need to reboot your PC you lose your phone service.
It would be good if you want a dedicated fax line. I wish I new about it long ago. They can not port numbers yet, but they promise later in 09. They also say not all area codes are available. Neither of those would have been that big of a deal though.
Understand what you are buying and you won’t be disappointed.
Recommended for the right application
Magic Jack Review by Rachel, January 7, 2009
I’ve had MagicJack for almost a year now. The quality of the sound has improved over the year and I now feel comfortable using it as my primary phone number. You do not have access to a customer service agent via phone, but there is a very helpful online chat based customer service. I’ve used them a few times and they’ve always been helpful. For the price and the ease of use the slight trade off in sound quality is definitely worth it.
Highly recommend.
Magic Jack Review by BUBBA 2122, January 2, 2009
It’s nice to see some common sense users of this product for a change. The only issue with this device is IGNORANCE. After reading hundreds of I love it and I hate it posts, I’ve come to a few conclusions.
1: Never buy ANY free 30day trial on ANYTHING!!! Get MJ from QVC, Circuit City etc… Then you have a hassle free return. ALL 30 DAY FREE TRIAL AND GIVE US YOU’RE CREDIT CARD NUMBER Company’s will set on your money and give you the runaround, duh. Your and every other sucker’s money is letting them make interest off it. They ALL will bite you in the azz with the fine print. DON’T DO IT!
2: For the people that think that thing that comes out after you press the button on the front of the computer is an automated cup holder, you’re too stupid to use this product. Hell, they probably have trouble operating a light switch and flushing the toilet. If you are a 1 on the (1 – 10) Tech Savvy Scale, save us the drudge of reading your negative post and don’t even think about getting this product. It’s way, way, way over your head. Go play with the light switch or something. MJ is a startup company running on a shoestring. It’s $40 dollars! It’s $40 dollars! It’s $40 dollars! It’s $40 dollars! It’s $40 dollars! What do you expect them to do, send a tech to your house? Come on people get real. If you can’t make it work then return it to Circuit City or QVC etc… Oh, you did the 30day free trial thing? DUH… you deserve the hassle. Just don’t bore us with your post.
3: Paranoid people get up in the morning; check the weather etc… on Internet. Hello! Your ISP tracked what you did and the Weather web cookie and all the other cookies did they’re thing. Picked up your Cell phone and made a call, Hello! Your phone service tracked and logged your call, they also knew you were home because of the built in tracking system. Got in your car and stopped at intersection, got your picture taken by traffic cam. Somebody knows where you were at the time of day. Stopped to get gas, restaurant, shopping swiped your credit card, God only knows how many people got this information on what you bought. Went to work and your employer tracked every keystroke, oh and don’t forget to smile for the candid camera. I looked your name up in the White pages and Goggled Earth your address, WOW! You got a really nice house dude. Maybe I’ll pay you a visit and spy on you. You think MJ gives a rip about the above information? They just want to know local information so they can push you the latest add special from the local pizza place. Unless you live in a cave, get a life because this is your life, you’re just too stupid to recognize it and all the bitching in the world is not going to change it. Install this on an old Pc, stick in the closet, plug in a wireless phone and forget about it. Now it’s out of site and out of mind. Just like all the above listed things you ignore every day.
4: This DOSE NOT and SHOULD NOT replace you’re your phone system. Analyze what it can and cannot do for you. If it makes business sense then get it. If not, DON’T slam this product because it doesn’t meet your needs. This device saves me and millions of people like me lots of money.
5: Read 1 – 4.
Magic Jack Review by Harold Peavy, January 1, 2009
I took a chance and purchased this product, and was totally amazed at how great it works and the sound quality. I’ve read unfavorable reviews and positive ones also.
One suggestion when I attempted to load majic jack on one of my slower laptops everything was terrible. sound quality everything. But when I reloaded the majic jack on one of my newer computers the product has been awesome.
Thanks, majic jack
Magic Jack Review by drbray, December 30, 2008
This is the least expensive and probably the best telephone service that I have EVER used!
Magic Jack Review by Heinz M, December 25, 2008
I have had MJ for over 6 months and replaced the Lingo VoIP phone with it. Lingo gave free calls to western Europe but cost $27.50/mth (incl. all taxes).
To make calls to Europe, I have paid $10.00 to MJ, which they charge against at 2 to 2.5 Cents/min. I have used about $5.50 of that since last June for these calls which has saved me a bundle over what I paid before.
To start I had some problems with MJ, in that I used a front mounted USB jack, which introduced plenty of noise. Once I switched the plug to a rear USB connector, it cleared up fine.
MJ does disconnect more often and has to be reset regularly as compared to my old Lingo service, but the cost is SO much lower, that I feel that the extra inconvenience is worth it.
I do have a regular landline as a backup.
Magic Jack Review by George Di Rienzo, December 24, 2008
It’s great on a PC , especially if it’s a newer one. Alas, I recently bought a mac (MAC OS X , version 10.5.5 and my troubles began. Voice mail is non existent. My original magic jack “died” after 4 months. It should have lasted 5 years. They replaced without cost to me as long as I returned it within 20 days. I can make and receive calls on the cheap. They said a upgrade is forth coming but they appear to be in no hurry.
Magic Jack Review by TH, December 24, 2008
I was very skeptical when I first ordered my Magic Jack. After plugging it in and using it I couldn’t be happier. I mostly use my cell phone since all incoming calls are free. I have been with Vonage for about three years. Bye Bye Vonage. I would suggest Magic Jack.
Magic Jack Review by Jon, December 23, 2008
Ive had magic jack for a month now, and ill list the pros and cons
Pro’s first
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-You have a phone number, and you can CHOOSE any location in the USA. Im living in canada but my phone number is in California so my friends there can call me locally!
-You can bring your magic jack where ever you have a laptop and an internet connection (this is amazing for buisness calls and trips)
-It emails you when someone leaves a message!
-$40 dollars the first year and $20 each following year! AMAZING!
Cons
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- Your computer must be on for the phone to ring (otherwise it goes straight to your answering machine)
-If you are downloading a lot of files, i find the voice can get choppy. This is because the phone is dependant on how fast your internet connection is. I am unfortuantely on a very slow and unreliable DSL right now, but as long as im not downloading its fine
- The voice quality is only about 80% and i find it difficult hearing women especially on it. It seems the higher end sounds get a bit muddy. I have no problems hearing the lower voices (this could also be because my phone is crappy though… but this is what ive noticed)
OVERALL
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Buy this for long distance if you need it! it is so cheap you almost HAVE to buy it.
Magic Jack Review by Eric, December 8, 2008
This works great with a newer computer. If you have a slow computer it may have some issues. Just this weekend we updated with a new desk top and the phone works a lot better!
Magic Jack Review by AAB, December 1, 2008
I’ve had the magicjack for a week now and I am happy with it. I ordered magicjack so I could bring the magicjack with me on business travels and teleconferences.
Magic Jack Review by Barron J, November 23, 2008
You can’t expect excellent support on such an affordable device. It’s a one time fee thing. It either works or it doesn’t. You can return MagicJack if the thing doesn’t work, there are directions on the website. My MagicJack works great.
Anyways here is the MagicJack phone number for customer 1-800-683-4939
Magic Jack Review by shane, November 16, 2008
I order magic jack so I could verify craigslist account because I did not want to use my real phone number. So far this thing works great.
Magic Jack Review by Mobile Phone Reviews, November 11, 2008
Magic Jack is actually quite a brilliant device. Not sure about how the 911 works, but it should be ok as long as you specified the address when you signed up.
Magic Jack Review by Peter W., November 10, 2008
After seeing this review, I decided to buy this for my mother. And she actually got it working! This is the woman who can’t run iTunes without calling me up. But now that call is free lol.
Magic Jack Review by NONIEFRAN, November 5, 2008
70 year old non pc savvy grandma- It installs itself—have this 4 weeks- so far, so good- just got charged $40.00 (after 30 days)–next Oct9- it will be 19.95 FOR A YEAR—
WHAT MORE COULD I ASK!!!!!!!!!!!!
Magic Jack Review by Hannah, November 4, 2008
I’ve had my first magicJack for over three months now and am very happy that I bought it. I absolutely love MagicJack!
Magic Jack Review by dnavery, October 17, 2008
Sound quality is not as clear as a landline phone number but still a great deal for $40 a year.
Magic Jack Review by Charles J. Schuck III, October 14, 2008
I have been using the magic jack for a week or so now. So far I have loved it, Easy installation, No Configuration juts te way I like it. Plug and Play at it’s BEST!No Software to install, all you need is a extra USB port. This is a truly genius device!
Magic Jack Review by Jenny, October 14, 2008
All-in-all, Magic Jack has been a great cost saving replacement for my old home phone and even Skype.
I would recommend MagicJack to anyone looking for an affordable replacement to a secondary or landline phone number.
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