Have anyone heard about Magic Jack device?

[sherryfan]

Have anyone use Magic Jack device? I heard you will never pay monthly bill again. No computer required. Free local and long distance call. I never use it, kind of scare to try it. I heard you don't even have change your old home phone #

[musicaman68]

I have a few friends who use magic jack as their home phone. The old version you have to attach it to your computer usign an usb cable, but the computer must remain on in order to make or receive calls. The new version does not need a computer, but you need to have a router in which you connect the magic jack plus and your computer does not need to be on at all. 

[sgluckadoo]

I dont haev one, but we have a friend with one, and it seems pretty annoying. I dont know if it is the device or if it is her computer, but it drops calls, gets super staticy, etc.

[ninajay]

I thought about  getting Magic Jack, but been hearing mixed reviews on it

[ajann1983]

i have heard of magic jack but have not used it. Don't know anyone that has one.

[sherryfan]

thanks very much for your answer

[constance312003]

Sounds like I will avoid that one.

[ShadeTree]

I've heard of it but don't really know anything about it other than what's said in their ads. I don't know how exactly all of it would work though. Don't know anyone that has one or has had one. Most people these days don't even seem to have/use a home phone, it's all about cell phones now I guess.

[springsgardner]

I don't have the newer Magic Jack but I do have two of the original with plenty years of service left on them. The  Pros to Magic Jack is the fact for very little money you have a spare phone number and voice mail. The con is nobody can hear you. If you actually answer the Magic Jack call you can hear the person talking but they can not hear you, and if you call out it is the same. For the original model you do need internet and it plugs into your PC. I love my Magic Jacks for the voice mail it provides. I do not have an actual landline anymore but for calls I use my cell phone.

On an unrated note I found Magic and Jack the founders little girl's two Yorkie's cute.

I have heard about it, thought about getting it, etc. However, I decided to try Ooma instead because I know someone who has it. I bought mine through Buy.com in the FusionCash mall. It arrived yesterday. I am still waiting for the cash back to post to my account.

I've stress tested it. It is hooked up to my cable modem and sends the internet signal to my router- though I could put my router first. I called a cell phone and a land line (though not at the same time) while running two netflix movies and surfing the net to see if the call quality would go down. No dropped calls, cutting out, breaking up, etc. I guess my voice sounded a little "tinny" to the people on the other end, but they sounded normal to me. It is still VOIP.

The cons: you have to pay for the Ooma device up front.
The pros: you only pay a few $ per month for service (about $3.70 where I live), get tons of features for free (including long distance and voicemail), can choose your phone number or port your existing phone number, and you don't have to have it connected to a computer.

[longleggedgiraffe]

I had a magic jack. It worked pretty good considering it hardly cost anything. Sometmes the person on the other ends words were robotic sounding...but my computer wasnt the great either.

[ljrjess69]

my husband has seen the commercials and wants one,,,

[ejholt]

I have heard of the magic jack but never have purchased it.  My daughter had it, the one you plug in you PC.  It did not work so good.  It is a great idea if it would work right.  Maybe someday they will get the bugs out of it and then I will get it.  Would save me alot of money and in this day and time we need to save as much as we can.  May everyone have a great day and may God bless each of you and keep you safe.  I am on vacation this week and I am going to take a road trip tomorrow.  Will be nice to have to some to rest and get things done for a change.

[cneimsn]

 

Have anyone use Magic Jack device? I heard you will never pay monthly bill again. No computer required. Free local and long distance call. I never use it, kind of scare to try it. I heard you don't even have change your old home phone #

   Here goes, I'm new.. I've heard of that magic Jack device and I'm scared to try it also.  Do you think they would give you money back if it doesn't work after you've already opened the package?

[sak4kat]

My Aunt and Uncle have the Magic Jack and it works fine for them.  I remember when they first got it hooked up it took a couple of weeks for them to get it all working right - They were trying to keep there number but I guess there are some steps to take to do that and they missed those steps.  I bought a unit of my own just over a month ago.  We're moving and I thought it would be a cost effective way to get phone service out in the stix.  I'll try and remember to let you all know how it works for me.

[moomabean]

We have one, purchased a few months ago. It works ok, not the greatsest, though. I guess for the money, it's a good buy. It is the older version that you have to plug into your computer. That's the only thing i don't like is that you have to have your PC on in order to make or recieve calls. I wish I knew they were coming out with the new version where you don't need to hook it up to your computer, I would have bought that one instead. O'well.