The Magic Jack - free phone calls?

siashay · 05-11-2008, 10:56 AM

First of all Happy mothers days, Me and the girls went out last night and tied one on. It was one of those nights that you come home and turn on the t.v. and all that is on is infomercials. Anyways, I saw something cool last night. The Magic Jack. It is a little box thing you put on the computer then put the phone line on it. It is for free phone calls but you get a phone number with it and it is only $19 or free month trial. That is as cheap as one of those pre-paid phones. Maybe a good way to take in ebay phone calls

**aspkin** · 05-19-2008, 12:40 PM

Sounds good, let us know how it goes!

Ballsack · 05-20-2008, 10:26 PM

After reading a little about it, it seems this product will work for some but not others. If you get it you basically have to hope it works for you.

ebayhateluv · 06-18-2008, 07:55 PM

HI: Ive just read an article on the Magic jack--(VOIP)- apparently theyre selling 6,000 units/day now??
Anyone else try this??

Heres the info:
Cheap PC gadget for Internet calls selling well - Yahoo! News

p.s. Modee--See i used the search before i created a new thread--even though im in a hurry to get dinner done

John14789 · 06-18-2008, 08:10 PM

I read about this magicjack thing for like 3 hours yesterday. They say they will give you a different area code aside from your own cities. One thing is that you have to have your computer on all the time for it to work. I really dont know if having your computer on for a long time without turning it off is bad, does anybody have their computer on 24/7?

GreenBean · 06-18-2008, 08:18 PM

In our control room, we have x3 PCs on 24/7. These are used to do reports, surf etc. My boss looks after them. Never have problems except when I spill tea over the keyboards. That's user error, however. LOL.

ebayhateluv · 06-18-2008, 08:19 PM

Yes- we have 7 pcs in the house--all of them on 24/7--all plugged into modems, routers, etc..on line always---I used to think that way also--Like when the old tvs had tubes--
Your grandmom used to tell you--turn the tv off so the tube wont burn--nowadays with kids, the tvs run constantly--
As for pcs--I believe the newer ones do not even get that burn in anymore in the monitor..

John14789 · 06-18-2008, 08:21 PM

LOL. Im going to try one of these magicjacks and tell you guys how it went. I pay $1300 every year for my phone bill through att. $20 is incredible. Will let you guys know. Only thing is that I dont know if the magicjack will be using the ip address or if it will interfere with ebay

**aspkin** · 06-18-2008, 10:38 PM

The server that runs this site is located in a datacenter in which there are thousands of other servers running at the same time 24/7 non stop. As long as your computer is kept cool and well ventilated, it can run 24/7 without an issue. Oh but make sure you turn monitors off if you're not using them or have a good screen saver up, monitors if left on for long periods of time without a screen saver can burn out. I've seen several go.

trig · 06-27-2008, 10:11 PM

well, does it work?

Bambi · 07-19-2008, 02:04 AM

I have 2 magic jacks they work great they have call forwarding and voice mail your computer does not have to be on for the voice mail to pickup also you can forward all your calls and you can have any area code you want you can also change the area code one time for free it is a great product and I think it would be a great phone for ebay and it's cheap.

topazcorp · 07-19-2008, 02:29 AM

There's also the vonage V-phone: (they have a 1 month free trial)
Vonage V-Phone™ | VoIP Internet Phone Service: Vonage – A Better Way to Phone for Less

Modee · 07-19-2008, 02:49 AM

I'm assuming the call quality on this thing is about as good as the early days of free internet calls. I once had a business client call me from Korea on one of those lines, and after all the echoing and Hello? Hello? You There?s, he gave up and picked up a regular phone.

One way to analyze any new too-good-to-be-true product is to enter its name in quotes alongside the term "scam" and Google it.
MagicJack - Magic Jack Scam

Anyway, I thought this thread was going to be about The Who song, so I was disappointed from the getgo.

But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.

badebay · 07-19-2008, 03:11 AM

very funny modee " who" song !! he he. that wasent exactly a memorable song from peter ( look im deaf , wonder why) Townsend...could be happy jacks deaf, so phones no good

helpme1 · 08-22-2008, 05:02 AM

Magic jacks works great because it gives you access to calls with call forwarding and when ebay called me when i forwarded my calls to my cell phone ..IT WORKED

so far as quality it is not that great

but it works for what it is needed for and you dont have to pay amonthly bill

boondoggle · 08-22-2008, 06:42 AM

anyone know if it works for uk paypal?

MOONCRICKET · 08-28-2008, 12:54 AM

I have been using MagicJack and I am pretty happy with it. The call quality is really good. Comparable to a typical landline, and definitely better than a cellphone.

Here's something I noticed: If you plug the magicJack drictly into the computer USB port, it works great. If you plug it into the included extension usb cord, the quality deteriorates. That's my only minor complaint about the thing.

05-11-2008, 10:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
siashay eBay Enthusiast iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 76 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 6% Longevity: 49%	The Magic Jack - free phone calls? First of all Happy mothers days, Me and the girls went out last night and tied one on. It was one of those nights that you come home and turn on the t.v. and all that is on is infomercials. Anyways, I saw something cool last night. The Magic Jack. It is a little box thing you put on the computer then put the phone line on it. It is for free phone calls but you get a phone number with it and it is only $19 or free month trial. That is as cheap as one of those pre-paid phones. Maybe a good way to take in ebay phone calls

05-19-2008, 12:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
aspkin Administrator iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,932 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Activity: 83% Longevity: 100%	Sounds good, let us know how it goes! __________________ Join the eBay Suspension Forums. Subscribe today! EBay Stealth - Get all the details for a stealthy eBay account! A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. — Einstein.

06-18-2008, 07:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebayhateluv eBay Authority iTrader: (7) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave Posts: 2,508 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Activity: 7% Longevity: 60%	HI: Ive just read an article on the Magic jack--(VOIP)- apparently theyre selling 6,000 units/day now?? Anyone else try this?? Heres the info: Cheap PC gadget for Internet calls selling well - Yahoo! News p.s. Modee--See i used the search before i created a new thread--even though im in a hurry to get dinner done __________________ *Always.. Be the BEST you can Be, at Whatever you do! Be Part of the Solution, rather than Part of the Problem.*

06-18-2008, 08:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
GreenBean eBay Authority iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: HADES Posts: 1,839 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Activity: 72% Longevity: 66%	In our control room, we have x3 PCs on 24/7. These are used to do reports, surf etc. My boss looks after them. Never have problems except when I spill tea over the keyboards. That's user error, however. LOL. __________________ Rien De Crainte

06-18-2008, 08:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
ebayhateluv eBay Authority iTrader: (7) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave Posts: 2,508 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Activity: 7% Longevity: 60%	Yes- we have 7 pcs in the house--all of them on 24/7--all plugged into modems, routers, etc..on line always---I used to think that way also--Like when the old tvs had tubes-- Your grandmom used to tell you--turn the tv off so the tube wont burn--nowadays with kids, the tvs run constantly-- As for pcs--I believe the newer ones do not even get that burn in anymore in the monitor.. __________________ *Always.. Be the BEST you can Be, at Whatever you do! Be Part of the Solution, rather than Part of the Problem.*

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05-20-2008, 10:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ballsack eBay Mastery iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 666 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 9% Longevity: 83%	After reading a little about it, it seems this product will work for some but not others. If you get it you basically have to hope it works for you.

06-18-2008, 08:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
John14789 Subscribed Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 443 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Activity: 36% Longevity: 27%	I read about this magicjack thing for like 3 hours yesterday. They say they will give you a different area code aside from your own cities. One thing is that you have to have your computer on all the time for it to work. I really dont know if having your computer on for a long time without turning it off is bad, does anybody have their computer on 24/7?

06-18-2008, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
John14789 Subscribed Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 443 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Activity: 36% Longevity: 27%	LOL. Im going to try one of these magicjacks and tell you guys how it went. I pay $1300 every year for my phone bill through att. $20 is incredible. Will let you guys know. Only thing is that I dont know if the magicjack will be using the ip address or if it will interfere with ebay

06-18-2008, 10:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
aspkin Administrator iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,932 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Activity: 83% Longevity: 100%	The server that runs this site is located in a datacenter in which there are thousands of other servers running at the same time 24/7 non stop. As long as your computer is kept cool and well ventilated, it can run 24/7 without an issue. Oh but make sure you turn monitors off if you're not using them or have a good screen saver up, monitors if left on for long periods of time without a screen saver can burn out. I've seen several go. __________________ Join the eBay Suspension Forums. Subscribe today! EBay Stealth - Get all the details for a stealthy eBay account! A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. — Einstein.

06-27-2008, 10:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
trig Subscribed Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 135 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 3% Longevity: 22%	well, does it work?

07-19-2008, 02:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
Bambi eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 18%	Magic Jack I have 2 magic jacks they work great they have call forwarding and voice mail your computer does not have to be on for the voice mail to pickup also you can forward all your calls and you can have any area code you want you can also change the area code one time for free it is a great product and I think it would be a great phone for ebay and it's cheap.

07-19-2008, 02:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
topazcorp eBay Buff iTrader: (1) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 190 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 33% Longevity: 51%	There's also the vonage V-phone: (they have a 1 month free trial) Vonage V-Phone™ \| VoIP Internet Phone Service: Vonage – A Better Way to Phone for Less __________________ La chance sourit aux audacieux! Fortune favor the bold!

07-19-2008, 02:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
Modee Tech Support Guru iTrader: (63) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,807 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Activity: 91% Longevity: 99%	I'm assuming the call quality on this thing is about as good as the early days of free internet calls. I once had a business client call me from Korea on one of those lines, and after all the echoing and Hello? Hello? You There?s, he gave up and picked up a regular phone. One way to analyze any new too-good-to-be-true product is to enter its name in quotes alongside the term "scam" and Google it. MagicJack - Magic Jack Scam Anyway, I thought this thread was going to be about The Who song, so I was disappointed from the getgo. But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping, And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy. __________________ .. . Please read the following threads before you use this forum or create a new thread: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-su...ease-read.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...ing-posts.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...addressed.html Please read below before you PM me with a question: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...h-support.html I do offer one-on-one tech support! to get you back on EBAY quickly. Last edited by Modee; 07-19-2008 at 03:00 AM.

07-19-2008, 03:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
badebay eBay Buff iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 157 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 1% Longevity: 20%	very funny modee " who" song !! he he. that wasent exactly a memorable song from peter ( look im deaf , wonder why) Townsend...could be happy jacks deaf, so phones no good __________________ You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. We must become the change we want to see in the world.

08-22-2008, 05:02 AM	#15 (permalink)
helpme1 Subscribed Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States Posts: 58 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 42% Longevity: 65%	Magic jacks works great because it gives you access to calls with call forwarding and when ebay called me when i forwarded my calls to my cell phone ..IT WORKED so far as quality it is not that great but it works for what it is needed for and you dont have to pay amonthly bill

08-22-2008, 06:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
boondoggle eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 24 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 1% Longevity: 25%	anyone know if it works for uk paypal?

08-28-2008, 12:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
MOONCRICKET eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 21%	I have been using MagicJack and I am pretty happy with it. The call quality is really good. Comparable to a typical landline, and definitely better than a cellphone. Here's something I noticed: If you plug the magicJack drictly into the computer USB port, it works great. If you plug it into the included extension usb cord, the quality deteriorates. That's my only minor complaint about the thing.

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