magicjack phone line

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 12:14 PM

so i got advertisements im the mail today for magicjack phone line.....had nothing to do so i read the dam thing

says everything is free and works

my question is.....does anyone have this AND does it work well??

**Spaz** · 10-21-2010, 12:15 PM

my uncle has this and calls internationaly on a regular basis with it... he likes it...

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Spaz

my uncle has this and calls internationaly on a regular basis with it... he likes it...

how does it work tho? as in it works off the computer i see, so does that mean if the computer is down so is the phone line??

**Schmalgar** · 10-21-2010, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

how does it work tho? as in it works off the computer i see, so does that mean if the computer is down so is the phone line??

Correct. It's a Voice Over IP device, reliant on your pc and your internet connection. And thus your electricity too, since it's not powered via the phone line like a traditional landline...

I have 1 friend and 1 coworker that have it. Sometimes when I call the coworker he can't hear me, but if he calls me he can hear me fine. We haven't figured out where the issue is with that.

But both he and the friend use it regularly and have no complaints. Still not firsthand knowledge for you, I know...

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Schmalgar

Correct. It's a Voice Over IP device, reliant on your pc and your internet connection. And thus your electricity too, since it's not powered via the phone line like a traditional landline...

I have 1 friend and 1 coworker that have it. Sometimes when I call the coworker he can't hear me, but if he calls me he can hear me fine. We haven't figured out where the issue is with that.

But both he and the friend use it regularly and have no complaints. Still not firsthand knowledge for you, I know...

good info

do you think its worth trying it out? or not

**jiveass** · 10-21-2010, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

good info

do you think its worth trying it out? or not

what is it like $10 a year? id give it a shot for that if you must have a "land" line hell, you blow $10 everytime you look at that asian "massage" parlor on your way home...

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by jiveass

what is it like $10 a year? id give it a shot for that if you must have a "land" line hell, you blow $10 everytime you look at that asian "massage" parlor on your way home...

$40 for the POS and then $20 a year

**jiveass** · 10-21-2010, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

$40 for the POS and then $20 a year

well it dont seem like a bad deal if it works..

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by jiveass

well it dont seem like a bad deal if it works..

true....i just ordered it, see how this POS works, if it doesnt.....threw the window it goes haha

**jiveass** · 10-21-2010, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

true....i just ordered it, see how this POS works, if it doesnt.....threw the window it goes haha

must be nice to be able to just throw money away....fuckin dumptruck son of a bitch....

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by jiveass

must be nice to be able to just throw money away....fuckin dumptruck son of a bitch....

**Smittro** · 10-21-2010, 06:21 PM

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

**Smittro** · 10-21-2010, 06:23 PM

20 bucks a year? I bet that's some top of the line service right there..

**Smittro** · 10-21-2010, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

20 bucks a year? I bet that's some top of the line service right there..

some G14 classified stuff....you know what im sayin

plus i aint gots nothin but time brotha haha

**Smittro** · 10-21-2010, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

some G14 classified stuff....you know what im sayin

plus i aint gots nothin but time brotha haha

**CJREX** · 10-21-2010, 07:15 PM

I have the Magic Jack but no longer use it.

The call quality was always hit or miss, with calls sometimes dropping so much data that it was impossible to understand what the other person was saying.

The FREE gmail phone is much clearer and works better.

The only advantage to the Magic Jack is that you get a phone number that people can call you at.

**Blackbird WS6** · 10-21-2010, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by CJREX

I have the Magic Jack but no longer use it.

The call quality was always hit or miss, with calls sometimes dropping so much data that it was impossible to understand what the other person was saying.

The FREE gmail phone is much clearer and works better.

The only advantage to the Magic Jack is that you get a phone number that people can call you at.

thanks for the info

fuck it....try it for a day and send it back with a FU note on it hahaha

**Schmalgar** · 10-21-2010, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by CJREX

I have the Magic Jack but no longer use it.

The call quality was always hit or miss, with calls sometimes dropping so much data that it was impossible to understand what the other person was saying.

The FREE gmail phone is much clearer and works better.

The only advantage to the Magic Jack is that you get a phone number that people can call you at.

Unfortunately, this is not limited to Magic Jack. All VoIP services suffer from this as the audio is compressed, sometimes more, sometimes less depending on bandwidth constraints and availability. It's also susceptible to network lag and traffic. I deal with this on my work phone too, it's an IP phone. And I work for a company that makes office telephony and networking hardware, and still have these issues...

That's the strength of the analog landline. Uncompressed, [mostly] direct connection. But the phone industry is moving steadily to VoIP. Cheaper, less dedicated infrastructure to build or maintain. This will happen more in the short and medium term until the technology matures a bit more.