Comments on: Is YMax magicJack a Scam?

By: What

What — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:26:42 +0000

If there is a hurricane landlines are most likely o be down also it would better you had a magic jack hooked up too a laptop then you shouldnt have too worry about power issues for as long as your laptop battery works or just use google voice its free !!!

By: Stanley

Stanley — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:45:55 +0000

The $40 you paid covers the device and the 1st year of service. After that, it is just $19.95/year, less if you pay for 5 years of additional service at one time.

By: PD

PD — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:56:02 +0000

I have three Magic Jacks and, while not perfect, I have not had any major problems and you can’t beat the price. I also have Vonage and the Magic Jacks cause fewer problems and as soon as I can port my Vonage number over, I am saying goodbye to them. Vonage has served me well for several years – I live overseas most of the time – but the Magic Jacks are just better.

By: Joe Sr

Joe Sr — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:51:46 +0000

I’ve been using it for a while just recently renewed for another year. Previously I had Vonage, more expensive and service was not that good. I am extremely pleased, no choppy audio on my calls and it is crystal clear at least for my calls. You can’t fax with it but then I couldn’t with Vonage either nor does and other voip carrier support fax. For the money you have to be nuts not to try it for yourself!!!! You even get free conference calling! Try it, you won’t be sorry! I’m Not financially involved in any way either!

By: Roy

Roy — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:43:48 +0000

To update my comment back in 05/18, I still have to turn off CPU intensive apps (mainly SETI@Hm, which I let run 24/7) & usually MJ works just fine. Judging from all the comments MJ & Vonage are hit-and-miss propositions, maybe what part of the US you live in affects the quality of service?

By: KC

KC — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:44:00 +0000

I have found no issues and have used MJ on my old and new computers..

By: KC

KC — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:38:19 +0000

Readers,

I am a deployed soldier and I use a combination of Magic Jack and skype.. for my uses Majic Jack is perfect as it gives me all the stateside calling i could ask for even on our sketchy sat-link broadband.

I skype with friends when they are at thier computers and its great too.

You owe it to yourself to try this product. For 39.95 ofr the Jack and the 1st year even if it doesnt cover all your needs you wont be out more than a movie night for the family.

I personnally wish this company all the best and am gratefull for the oportunity that it has given me.

KC
KOSOVO

By: cdiver

cdiver — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:07:43 +0000

I think this may be a good option for kids vs using cell minutes.

By: CUMPAS

CUMPAS — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:28:49 +0000

does your fathers phone number register as an american line with this service?

By: kj

kj — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:09:13 +0000

I’ve been using MagicJack for 3 years and couldn’t be happier. Got rid of both my land-line and cell phone which saves about 3000 a year. Especially like the free long distance in North America, as most of my family is north of the border. Quality is great and compares quite favorably to Vonnage and Comcast Voice. However, there is one disadvantage which is not having telephone service when the computer is turned off although voice mail is taking messages. Also, your phone number is unlisted which can be good or bad. When Comcast is sending a weak cable signal (which is quite often) telephone service might not work and you may have to disconnect and reconnect to get it working again.

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:44:41 +0000

I’ve been using one for over a year, the audio quality was usually poor & people often hung up on me because they couldn’t hear me. Plugging it into a USB hub as recommended didn’t help, although reformatting my PC (using Windows XP SP3) & turning off labor intensive apps while on the phone helped. What really helped (so far at least) was plugging everything into an APC UPS (ES 650) now it finally sounds like a REAL phone without having to turn any apps off while I’m on the phone.

By: styve

styve — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:46:42 +0000

Hi. my name is Steve from Victoria BC. I’m glad to find a Canadian user of MagicJack. Can you tell me if all calls are free once you own the device. Even call to Europe for exemple?
Thanks Steve

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:36:40 +0000

1. If you check my prior post (two up from yours) one issue can be where you live….if out in the “country” where bad carriers abound it can drive you nuts.

2. If you can’t return it. Give me a price. Can always use another. Tangoblue netscape.net
You fill in what’s missing.

By: ratedK

ratedK — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:24:58 +0000

The advertisement is included in the magicJack main window. If the window were divided into thirds it would be 1/3 Advertisement, 1/3 keypad, and 1/3 call history. The add changes about once every 30 minutes. It isn’t anything like internet pop-ups your picturing.

By: PA Mom

PA Mom — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:49:51 +0000

Funnyness,

IF it works, it’s a great deal. Otherwise it’s a headache/waste of money.

I have high speed cable internet. I’ve been a PC power user for 20+ years. I can install/replace parts in a PC, wipe hard drives, install/reinstall Windows, etc. When I got the MagicJack, I started with a brand new PC, turned off the firewall, and spent 2 hours on the phone with their tech support trying to tweak both the PC and MagicJack. Couldn’t get the darn thing to work. I can get a satellite dish to work with cable, TiVo, and stream Netflix to through our PS3, but I couldn’t get MagicJack to function.

It would appear that whoever buys it has a 50/50 shot at getting it to work. If it works, great, you’re one of the 50%. If not, it’s just an aggravating waste of time. For anyone thinking about buying one, make sure you buy it from somewhere that accepts returns and save the receipt.