[mdlug] The DSL and MagicJack thread

[mike bader]

I love my magic jack.
It works on XP and Vista, but not Windows7 yet.
It works on cordless phones, but a possible problem if your wireless 
network is on the same frequency.
I have used it on DSL and cable, and switch it between three locations.

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mike

On 4/19/2009 7:32 AM, marytee wrote:
> 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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