aka Shook's night job. On 3/10/09, Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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