Certainly they put a call out to the Dongle Fairy who wisks through your bedroom window in the middle of the night and places a shiny new one under your pillow - free of charge - just in time for your morning phone cal.
-- ME2 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah! But you don't need to be paying for that $19,95. Their EULA states that > their service is free and that yo don't need the USB interface to a POT > Phone. The charge is to get you a phone number in your area. If you have a > headset/mic then you can use their service to make computer to computer > calls. > > Now, in my case, my dad is 'old school'. He wanted to pay the initial $39.95 > that they initially were offering on the infomercial. I have been using > Skype for over two years and only have had to pay for the phone number for > the few months before I moved to Louisville, KY. I used a local number to > Louisville so that the recruiters only called a number with a 502 area code. > Since all of my brothers and sisters have computer, and Skype, we just > needed to get my dad to convert. > > He now has Skype, and he loves it. He even got the phone number for the > year. He was paying over $140 for an old land line through AT&T. > > If you want to use Magic Jack, by all means, that is your option. To me, it > was the USB to RJ11 device. If something goes wrong with that item, do you > need to purchase another one? Or do they provide a replacement at no charge? > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Joe Heaton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Daniel, >> >> >> >> Not really arguing your research or anything, but as I mentioned >> before,����™ve been using Magicjack for almost a year now, with no issues�� >> And you ca���™t beat the price of $19.95/ye����¦.not per month, but per >> year. >> >> >> >> Joe Heaton >> >> Employment Training Panel >> >> >> >> From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 8:17 AM >> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: OT: MagicJack >> >> >> >> I researched this about four months ago. My father saw their TV ads and >> was wanting to get one. Talked him out of it and had him sign up with Skype, >> instead. >> >> This is what it does; When you get the device, it plugs into one of your >> available USB ports. The Installation Software loads the drivers and >> application to use the "dongle". You plug a regular phone, be it an old >> handset or a wireless, it doesn't matter, into the other end of the dongle >> and you will get a dailtone. During the installation process the software >> that comes with the device actually goes out to the Magic Jack's main site >> and downloads the adminstration software onto your desktop. Its at this >> point that you have to sign up for their service. >> >> While I was looking at the EULA I found out that you don't need the dongle >> to use their service. You can use a regular headset/mike if you wanted to. >> All that is needed is a credit card for billing purposes. Well, if that is >> the case, then why not just use Skype, or some other similar service. At >> least with Skype you don't need any additional hardware to make it work. >> >> A lot of reviews that I have seen have been very negative on this product. >> But, on that same note, Radio Shack is now selling this item. If it were up >> to me, I would just have setup Skype on their desktop/laptops and have them >> use that. There are third party devices that give you a phone handset that >> plugs into the USB port, some wireless using Bluetooth, that works with >> Skype. >> >> My $.02 >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Jason Morris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks everybody for your feedback. ����™ll see what comes of it. Right >> now we��™re leaning towards buying a couple and letting the users beat them >> up down in Panama. >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:53 AM >> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT: MagicJack >> >> >> >> A former co-worker went to work for them and when he found a better job >> they tried to hijack his last paycheck in return for their tools (fair) and >> return of a cash bonus earned working over the Christmas holidays (NOT fair, >> imho.) At least that��™s what my former co-worker said, and I have no reason >> to doubt his veracity. That being said, I have not heard their side of >> things, so I c����™t comment beyond how they allegedly treated one of their >> former employees. >> >> >> >> >> >> From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:12 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT: MagicJack >> >> >> >> Which may or may not be representative of peop����™s overall experiences, >> since folks are generally more likely to complain about something than to >> say good things about it. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Steven Calvanese [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:48 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT: MagicJack >> >> >> >> I have heard nothing but bad things about Magic Jack. >> >> >> >> A quick Google will dig up a lot of pissed off customers. >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:20 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: OT: MagicJack >> >> I don't have direct knowledge/experience, but... >> >> >> >> The technology experts for the CPA Association our firm is a member of are >> very fond of MagicJack, and IIRC, they have mentioned some firms are using >> these internationally. >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Jason Morris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Has anybody used one of these for International users? We just bought for >> testing purposes and it seems too good to be true. The call quality is >> actually pretty excellent. >> >> >> >> http://www.magicjack.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------- >> >> Jason Morris >> >> MJMC, Inc. >> >> [email protected] >> >> P: 708-225-2350 >> >> F: 708-943-9015 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> The pages accompanying this email transmission contain information from >> MJMC, Inc., which >> >> is confidential and/or privileged. The information is to be for the use of >> the individual >> >> or entity named on this cover sheet. If you are not the intended >> recipient, you are >> >> hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or >> copying of this >> >> communication is strictly prohibited. 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