[mdlug] The DSL and MagicJack thread

[marytee]

I have two Magic Jacks. Here my experience:

1. Gotta have a windows machine to set it up (Linux maybe in the future 
but not now)
2. Machine does not have to be running in order to use Magic Jack 
service. Calls are immediately dumped into voice mail.
3. Voice mails are forwarded to a designated email address as an audio 
file (forgot what type--does open in Linux)
4. No issues using with DSL from ATT. Calls are clear and work 
surprisingly well, aside from the windows aspect. :)

marytee

Jay Nugent wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009, Drew wrote:
>
>   
>>      I may have occasion to make a recommendation on phone service, and
>> have been hearing rumors that I would like to check out regarding these
>> two services.  Does anybody on this list have either, and what can you
>> tell me about them?
>>
>>      According to ATT's website, it is supposed to be possible now to
>> have a DSL line *without* POTS phone service for $19/month (basic,
>> 786k-down) or $25/month (faster, 1.5M-down).
>>     
>
>    Yes.  The LEC's are now allowed to unbundle DSl services from POTS 
> services.  The still have to provide a copper pair to your premis, but you 
> are no longer required to pay for dial-tone and a directory number 
> assigned to that pair.  
>
>
>   
>>    Specifically on the MagicJack: How recent, expensive, and|or
>> power-consuming must the hardware be for this to work? I know that it
>> needs a USB port; but will USB 1.1 do? I also know that at least XP is
>> required, which I can handle if necessary. But if anyone has managed to
>> get this thing to work on a Linux machine (in spite of a simple NO to
>> the question on MagicJack's website), I am interested in hearing about
>> it.
>>     
>
>    The little USB stick they show in the TV commercials is basically a
> sound card on a stick with a little added interfacing so it can drive a
> POTS interface for the telephone.  This includes a 20 Hertz 90 volt AC
> ringing generator (maybe strong enough to drive one telephone ringer).
>
>    They supply the neccessary support software with the MagicJack.  It is
> *WINDOWS ONLY* and I've never heard any reports whether it will run under
> Wine or under any VM's.  Though, *you* could be the first to try it and
> let the rest of us know of your progress ;-)
>
>    For power consumption... it will be the cost of running a WinBlows box 
> 24 hours per day.
>
>       --- Jay
>              
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