Comments on: Magicjack Phone Service Review

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:03:03 +0000

To turn your Monitor and Hard disk off, you need to go to Display Properties. Then click on screen Saver tab. Then click on the Power Button. There you will see (Settings for home/office desk powers scheme.) There you can pick how long you want your screen on and hard disks. I have mine set at 2 hours.

Hope this helps you.

By: james pope

james pope — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:49:23 +0000

I can’t get the magicjack to work, I do have a dial tone

By: anniem

anniem — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:23:25 +0000

hey chris, how do ya set you’re computer to turn monitor the hardisk also( i’m not real good on pc) have magicjack and love it cause i don’t have long distance on landline!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:08:38 +0000

Ive had this device for about a month with no problems. Bought a second one for my parents pc and they love it. Worth buying one.

One thing I do is set my pc to turn monitor off after two hours and turn harddisk off after two hours. The Magicjack still works and it saves a little on power. I run XP Pro. If you have Vista, I suggest dump it and run XP.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:03:23 +0000

I installed my magicJack and the phone service is fine. The problem is that it disabled my DVD drive, which I have found out is a well known and common problem, and the “Agents” at magicJack so far are useless as to how to resolve the problem

By: Philippe

Philippe — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:16:31 +0000

Another downside I forgot to mention, you have to be connected to the internet, meaning leaving your computer on if you want to use it as a primary line.

By: Philippe

Philippe — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:12:48 +0000

Magic Jack does exactly what it says, I have been told by people I called using it that the quality of the call was actually better than that of my land line.
As with any VoIP system, Magic Jack quality depends on the quality of your broadband line, before you invest in any VoIP system, I recommend that you test your line for compatibility. When I had Time Warner, the test showed that the VoIP connection would not be good, I later switched to ATT and the results improved greatly, that’s when I decided to try Magic Jack and I have been happy with it.
As with any VoIP service whether sold by third parties like Vonage or Magic Jack or the cable service suppliers, if your broadband service goes down, so does your telephone. it’s a matter of choice, can you deal with that, how long does it take for your broadband provider to send a technician? If you do not have a cell phone, I would suggest getting basic land line and use Magic Jack for all long distance, at $20 a year just for the service, you get a lot of bang for your money.

By: michele

michele — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:15:57 +0000

can you port your existing phone number to magic jack?

By: KenT

KenT — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:10:31 +0000

Hey VanguardLH! YOU DA MAN!!!!

By: d moomau

d moomau — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:53:46 +0000

simple question. Does this device work if you are not connected to the Internet?