Posted by BrendaTx on 2/17/11 9:24am
Msg #373100

Magic Jack

I installed a Magic Jack phone at my house last week. So far, I am more than pleased with it.

I should note, however, that I am not attempting to use it to fax.

I don't know why anyone would use anything but Magic Jack *if* they were going the *VOIP* route.

Reply by BEEJ on 2/17/11 9:27am
Msg #373101

Re: Magic Jack, is it FAX capable?

I am contemplating MJ service, but the only reason is for FAX. Do you know if it is capable of sending and receiving FAX? TIA

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/17/11 9:28am
Msg #373102

Search here...thought I read some comments that

there were problems with faxing with MJ

Reply by NMSBTB/TN on 2/17/11 9:34am
Msg #373104

Re: Search here...thought I read some comments that

There are problems. I did a thorough research before purchasing. It does work for some folks but t would not work with my HP. Other folks have no issues. Hit and miss.

Reply by OR on 2/17/11 9:39am
Msg #373105

Re: Love love love my Magic Jack

No BEEJ I have never been able to fax with my Magic Jack. I have had a Magic Jack now for the past 4 years. For my home phone it rocks with them emailing your voice mails. It pops to my BB phone. At $40 bucks to instal and then $20 bucks a full year after that. Smply rocks in my world. I love it when I loose my phone and don't want to love for 20 minutes to find it...... Magic Jack is there for me. When I don't want to use up my minutes...Magic Jack is there. When I am on the phone and what to make another call....Magic Jack is there for me. However one thing it doesn't so I wish it could do is find my keys. Then I would be 200% happy with my Magic Jack. Have a great day guys. Any question you can pm me. I have to run but I will be back this afternoon.

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/17/11 9:44am
Msg #373107

Check the FAQs on the website.

http://www.magicjack.com/6/faq/

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 2/17/11 9:34am
Msg #373103

I got it when it first came out, and never used it. I'm moving to a new location, and have no idea how my wireless Clear is going to work. I may just re-consider and start using it. Is it the same price, like $19.95 for ever, or something like that??

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/17/11 9:41am
Msg #373106

$39.95 to purchase the appliance, and

that includes $19.95 for the first year.

$19.95 per year thereafter.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/17/11 9:52am
Msg #373110

$19.95/year - unlimited long distance? n/m

Reply by Philip Johnson on 2/17/11 9:56am
Msg #373113

Yep, unlimited everything plus good rates for overseas too n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/17/11 10:02am
Msg #373116

Yeah..now next question..does it work well with

satellite internet - that's a major consideration for me out here..

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/17/11 9:58am
Msg #373115

Nevermind...reading website now... n/m

Reply by Ali/IL on 2/17/11 10:23am
Msg #373120

Re: Nevermind...reading website now...

I had Magic Jack. Tried it for a couple of months needed it for faxing as I use my cell.I had an hp fax and Comcast. It didn't work well. Would connect but, after a few pages going through it would disconnect.

Reply by Erwin/CA on 2/17/11 10:43am
Msg #373123

I had Magic Jack. Couldn't get it to fax for more than a couple of pages, but used it for long distance calls in the home. It came in handy. I tried to renew it for 5 years for $59.95 and received the code to renew it by e mail. The code didn't work and that is when I discovered that there is absolutely no address or phone number to call with problems. After trying for several days, I finally threw it out. Lost my $59.95, but had no way to get it back.
I now have OOMA. It was $99.00 for the hardware. (got it on Amazon) Easy set up, and I use it for Faxing as well as for outgoing calls. No charge after the cost of buying the equipment. MSRP is $250.00, however, there are sales all the time at Frys. Be sure to read the book that comes with it for hints on faxing. I've had it about a year.
Erwin

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/17/11 10:51am
Msg #373127

*The code didn't work and that is when I discovered that there is absolutely no address or phone number to call with problems. After trying for several days, I finally threw it out. Lost my $59.95, but had no way to get it back.*

OMG...I appreciate how you have just let it go rather than keep dealing with it...but there's no way I'd pay the $59.95. I would do a charge back on them.

Reply by Michael Gilman on 2/17/11 4:37pm
Msg #373200

I have had MJ for two plus years now. The trick for faxing is two fold. One, you must have a good high speed connection that is clean! Two, you must be able to set up your fax to accept international calls. The issue is in how our normal phones work and how voip works. Normal phones have a Direct connection where as VOIP is internet based and comes in packets when there is too much traffic or noise on the internet line, quality of Service kicks in and tries to resent the packet, thats when MJ hangs up!. It is great if you want to send one or two pages but not very reliable for more than that. For a phone I agree with most everyone it is terrific. Only issue there is as with many voip phones some people call not call you and you cannot call some people. Depending on the service sometimes I am unable to use it for gotomeetings and other conference calls, I just use Skype or google phone for those.(both free)

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/17/11 6:42pm
Msg #373226

Re: Magic Jack - Michael Gilman

You're a great contributor; thanks for the insight shared today.

Regarding conference calls...I was interested to see that you can set up conference calls free with Magic Jack.