Do I have to have a landline to hook the magicJack Plus up? You see on the RUclips videos everyone is connecting a phone chord.. all I have is a AT&t Smart phone.. will that work? Thanks 👍😊
I have had mine now for almost 10 years now and love it. Just used there phone support and it was not bad. I give it 4 out of 5. I love having an alternative to my cell phone.
At $60 for 5 years of service, using it for over 15 years now, Magic Jack has been as good or better than the landlines we have. Currently we have 3 MJ lines and 5 landlines. We probably make/recieve over 1,000 calls per week on the MJ lines and with the exception of some area codes in not accessible, we never even think about them not being landlines. It is truly awesome.
Now that's what I'm talkin about. An Unbiased, unsponsored review of magicJack without Amazon affiliate links or clickbait titles. That's why I like this channel, had no idea that you also reviewed VoIP products too!
Hello Sir. My friend gave me a magicjack two days ago. Is there a charge when I call a regular US landline Using my magicjack? And is there a charge when calling from a regular US Landline to my Magicjack? Thank you so much ☺️
I am a disabled Vietnam era veteran. I'm on disability and always looking to save a buck. I've used Magic Jack for 17 years with no issues. Wish my other products were as reliable as this is. With the initials M.J. you gotta know it's one of the Best!
This review was excellent. I enjoyed how concise and clear you made the operation of Majic Jack, it's minor pitfalls and your experience with using it. We are trying to cut the cord from high priced cable this year so I will subscribe to your channel for more of your reviews. Thank you.
@@patrickmilne4546 Am I to understand that you have a monthly BILL of $35 for the use of Magic Jack? And you paid around $49 for the actual MagicJack equipment to insert into your computer? Please reply.
I've had it for 4 years I do believe and it's been very dependable . In fact it's time to renew this month. I remember when trying to make the decision, reading 100's of reviews . It worked for some . It didn't for others. I took a chance on it and it worked out for me. Way cheaper than the $45+ a month I was paying AT&T for a house phone they had ruined by switching it to fiber optics (which meant it was worthless when the power went out) and that was no long distance just local service, or Charters's VoIP which was about the same. The only negative is if the power is out or internet is down there is no house phone but I have a cell phone for that extremely rare occurrence. Charter/Spectrum may be over priced for TV, but at least around here their infrastructure is very dependable.
It is also good to have as a cheap 2nd phone. If you lose your cell phone or misplace it at home you can call it from your Magic Jack to find it. Also if someone leaves a voice mail message on it you get a email telling you that a message is waiting for you to hear. You can play it by just clicking on the link. (So with a cell phone you have 2 voice mails as well as an alternate phone number to give people.) It's well worth the low cost per year to have.
I totally agree with Tyler, I have set up 4 MJ's, I've never had a problem, I have all the goodies phone companies charge you for (caller ID, voicemail, call forwarding, call blocking, etc., and it uses E-911 so that you get local emergency services. Unlimited long distance and local, some international(?), for less than $40/year.
I have had a lot of call quality issues since day one There’s background noise,sound breaks up caller hears only every second word Crackling noises, echos and they don’t know what causes it clears up a bit but then gets worse after a while they have reprogrammed it from their end. I have bought new phones cordless and corded and it still does it
I had Magic Jack for a couple of years and loved it. I only dropped it when I found out how Google Voice works. The porting cost and Obihai set up were a bit pricey, relatively speaking, but I have not paid a dime for phone service since 2015. For context, I had been paying a phone company $93 monthly. Google Voice simply had a feature that I had wanted and searched many years for, otherwise I wouldn't have gone through the process of switching. I certainly do not regret doing so now. Google Voice is easily better than Magic Jack, but I never had an insurmountable issue with Magic Jack. I do strongly recommend looking into going to a Google Voice/Obihai setup. It took me months to finally commit to switching to Google Voice. The process was not nearly as intensive as I feared.
I have been using the Obihai Obi200 with Google Voice for 2.5 years for the cost of the device $49. No monthly fee. Type obi200 into Amazon or Walmart. (It's actually Polycom now, no longer Obihai)
I switched from AT&T phone service to NetTalk. I've have it for years now and I'm very happy with it. AT&T charged me $30 per month for local calls only and no extras. When I started with NetTalk, it came to $30 per year. It's higher now, but well below the cost of AT&T. For that I get free long distance, caller ID, and call waiting.
I have my for over 10 years but this past weeks I am getting so much problems all incoming call go direct to voice mail and now my cell also not working
yes I have had magic Jack for about fourteen years as my only phone service and it works really good for me , I also have A unlocked smartphone that has no sim card that gets public wi fi in places so I down loaded the magic app from the google store and can use my smartphone for making calls and this is all for about 95 dollars for three years , great deal I think.
Yes,,, thank you. I have tracfone ( reasonable price and service through HSN ) and we have nearly old phones. I download majgic jack app and .... wow I can use my older phones to call. Thank you for great idea
Questions: 1.) as far as pricing, all I found was $49.99, including Amazon. Is that the going rate currently? 2.) I have a 2 story home. Router is upstairs, main phone is downstairs. Do the phone & the modem (or router) have to be in the same place? 3.) Can MJ make any use of the phone jacks in the walls of my home?
The "speed" of your internet connection is not nearly as important as latency. This isn't really something your internet provider will tell you about, but suffice to say the amount of latency, speed and other factors vary greatly. Generally, you get what you pay for and a commercial grade connection is going to be vastly better than a cheap residential plan. Similarly, if you are using a cheap $30 residential router, don't expect to get the same connection quality as a commercial router. FYI, if you want to "split" your internet connection so that you can plug more connections into it you will want to buy a switch, not another router. Switches are way cheaper and infinitely easier to set up.
I have had my Majick since December 2019 and I have to say peple tell me they hear themselves with a loud echo all the time, and tell me I break up a lot, sound fragmented etc. I mostly hear ppl well but they do break up from time to time, sometimes up to 20 seconds or so, and sometimes the phone simply cuts off and the call ends. Do others experience these types of problems ?
My home phone system is one main wireless unit which plugs into the phone jack (and electric), and then 3 additional wireless phones that only plug into the electric. All have the same number. Can Magic jack work with a system like this? I assume so, but figured I'd check with an expert! Nice video, quick and to the point. No wasted time. Thanks
I, and my aunt who lives next door have had Magic Jack for about a decade now, and I can remember the older MJ, and MJ Plus models had some sound quality issues not related to internet speeds that would either break up, or sound like you where underwater, but the MJ GO units fixed all that, but the cheap PSU they use to include with the MJ GO right after they got released fried both me, and my aunt's first ones, so I called up MJ support, and after some back, and forth I eventually got them to send us both out new units with codes for a free year of service, and I just tossed the PSU those units came with for stronger Motorola ones I had in my box of USB power chargers, and cables, and no problems since, but I've recently moved over to be a full time Linux user, and you need to set the MJ devices up on a Windows computer, so looks like if I ever have to replace one again I'll be doing a Windows 7 VM lol! the price is right for a VOIP line, and the piece of mind of being able to call 911(you have to pay yearly local 911 fees if you want that feature) as sometimes our cell phones don't pick up well.
@@GSK1126 If it's setup, then why would you need to have it plugged into a Chromebook? you plug it into a quality USB power brick, then plug your corded, or cordless house phone into it, along with an ethernet cable from your router, and forget about it. If you want an app there is one for Android, but it's always using data in the background when it's running to be able to accept calls to the MJ number, even if you are not on WiFi so be aware of that.
@@CommodoreFan64 okay thanks I have an old MJ not working, but I have the app. I wasn't sure if it needed to be put back into the computer if I buy a new one or not? All I have is a chromebook nothing from Microsoft.
@@GSK1126 You will need a new one only if you want to use it with a house phone. You could always check your local recycle drop off e-waste bin to see if there is a 1/2 decent machine, and install Win 7 on it, and then do the setup that way. I've had some really good tech finds while dropping off my trash, recycles, and yard waste over the years like a working Macbook Pro w/ charger, a few HP, and Dell desktop computers, an Amazon Kindle, monitors, Apple, and IBM keyboards, working Blu-Ray players, etc...
Fun fact hack about Majic Jack if you had it for over a year and not planning to renew the subscription you can still use it free with Google Voice leave it plugged into your pc inside of google voice settings it detects mine and even my win 10 pc sees it's in the audio settings as a usb input device. Now I have fast internet but I pulled mine out of storage and started using it with google voice. :)
Thanks for the review, i have had MJ for 13 years. I have a phone number setup in so my Aunt can call me on her land line (I know) as a local number without it costing anything, I live 1,000 miles away. for the price it is well worth it, to what the Land Lines charge per month. (MJ is less then $5.00 a month with VM Caller ID & long distance. / to traditional $50+ a month.) I do have a question to anyone that has the MJ Home 2019 version, have they fixed the units heating issue like on the MJ Plus 2014?
great video, thanks. i have an older MagicJack that doesnt work with my Win11 PC, though it worked fine with my older Win10 pc. is it just not compatible? email message says i got a call, but theres never any audio recorded. it did save me a lot of money over the years.
Sound quality is normal for whatever mobile phone set you have and yes you can use an answering machine . That's how I have mine set up. I ALWAYS screen my calls.
Hello Tyler, how did you fix your grandfather's issue? I am starting to have the same issue with calling my dad's home and he is unable to hear me and vice versa....
I had MJ years ago. The only way to disconnect billing was to close bank account (large, national bank) and open new one. Bank told me it was SOP with MJ (at the time, anyway.) Bank opened new account and provided new checks for the trouble, even though it wasn't their fault.
Dale Pidcoe DuBoistown,PA. I want to see an advertisement for the Dodge Aspen Automobile screwed up on one of the poster size billboards in Columbia County,PA. from 1977.
I am having problems with my magic jack this is 2 weeks now i cànnot get incoming calls it go direct to voice mail and now my cell also cant call the land line it go direct to voice mail can you tell me what to do please
No shots of the activation process? Writing that took almost two years of my life (including the Canadian and Mexican localization). I think it's long since been rewritten by now. I got a free one which I gave to my former Mother-In-Law who lived quite in the middle of nowhere where cell service was spotty. Never had one iota of an issue.
Thank you so much for your review. I recently cancelled my AT&T landline. If I get Magic Jack, how am I assigned a new phone number, since I already cancelled my landline and no longer have a number.
I'm thinking of this for my business. The building I live in has a metal roof, and inside I have zero cell reception. I take two steps out the door, I have 3 to 4 bars. I operate a mobile business, and offer 24/7 emergency service, so I need a reliable way for customers to reach me. Not wanting 2 phone bills every month, my solution has been to have my cell phone inside a ziplock bag suction cupped to an outside window by my back door with the vibrate function on 🤣. Gets the job done, but not ideal. Is there an option to forward calls to a cell phone? I saw you mentioned an app that allows both your phones to ring, is there an additional cost for the app? If you're not going to be porting in your current number, can you pick the last 4 digits you want, or is it random? Thanks for the review, and for any additional information you're able to offer. Have a great weekend. 🙂
Yes, I use it for my business. If you download the magicJack app both your cell phone and home phone will ring and whichever you pick up first will take the call
You’d be better off with an Obihai 200 with google voice. You pay about $50 for the device and google voice is free, so you have the pay the one time cost.
Your video is very informative. Thank you. We're happy with our Magic Jack .. 8 yrs now .. saved us lots of money. My Question .. Because of my Volunteer work, I call people. But when they receive my call .. it would say SPAM RISK on their phone. Is there a way to fix that. Thank you for your help
Nothing can be done about how someone else's phone company detects your number as spam. This happened to me after someone spoofed my number to call someone. Maybe file a complaint with the FCC.
Wow ... thank you for a quick response. How abt when on the phone, the other person hears some noises ... but I don't hear it. And at times, they don't hear me ... so I have to change my position. We're Seniors. love the reasonable price of Magic Jack for landline. Please help ... thank you
Great product, but the main issue about non pots devices like this is 911 service. A long essay can be done on this topic alone so do your research if you want to use this and only this for phone service.
I've had MJ and Google Voice. I prefer Voice but can't find my OBI200 so for now I'm back to MJ. I 1st bought in for 5 years for $100 if that tells you how long ago it was. I like a landline and bluetoothing my cell to one doesn't do it for me. Cell2Jack works but not like this. I got my latest MJ on eBay for $29.95 w/one year of service. Maybe by then I'll find my OB200. And btw,,,Antenna Man rocks! Meanwhile "I can't talk right now I'm on the phone". (Stand by for further.)
The MJ device I have is "MagicJack Home" which is an unfortunate name. An example of the misfortune is that your video is titled "Magic Jack Digital Home Phone Service Review." So, I can't tell whether the subject of your talk is all magicjack service with a "home phone," or about service that uses the "MagicJack Home" device.
It sounds like a real pain in the ass to me Those of been out for a long time and now their cell phones in my phone is separate from my tablet and my computer although I don’t have a regular computer I just use a tablet it was a great invention a while back from my part of it I don’t see no need for it but you did a great job have a great day 😁☮️👍
If you have ethernet adapter pluged into your fire tablet, can you use a magic Jack ,will it plug in to it and work like a laptop ,.also is there small Land Line phones available.
Hello.I had magic jack on my table but it was stolen.I have a new tablet.How do I install magic jack on my new tablet and can I use my number that I had before?
Hey man! Can I still use my current phone number even if it’s still connected with Verizon? Or would I have to either get a new number for magic Jack or cancel my Verizon? Thanks
I have an older model magic jack and it still works but want to upgrade so that calls forwarded to my cell will be better. Is magic jack go or magic jack plus better amd how do i change over to keep my number Thank you John Doherty
I got and can't re4ceive calls. Try everything. When I plug it it gets the first call then reverts to sanding a message to callers that magic jack user is unavailable. Any ideas?
Plug the other net cord into a laptop and see if you have internet connection on it with the Wi-Fi off. That way you can figure out if the issue is internet related or magicJack related
You mentioned the issue your Grandfather had. How did you resolve it? I'm having similar issues and can't determine if it's a MJ issue, my internet ( probably not ) or something else on the other end of my call
There is no antenna with HDMI. HD is for video not RF. I'm not what you're trying to plug into but it likely isn't a TV tuner. If confused sign up for a consultation with me at the link below: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
I am in Canada and have had Magic for a few months now and I don't recommend it. I have had and still have lots of problems, It cuts out often, some calls don't come through, It will NOT connect to my router, and the help line just argued with me....if you want help you have to pay another $15. I am about to give up on it and go to another service....it's that bad.
I just got the magic jack home and on the Ethernet port it the orange light comes up when connected to the wireless router. But then when I connect to my computer the orange and green come on. I want to use it directly with my router but the green light won’t come on.
It is. I've had it for close to a year with my business. I love the Magic Jack app on my phone. It allows both my home phone and cell phone to ring when a customer calls.
Yes. If its a new one then you can plug it into your router via Ethernet and plug the magic jack into the outlet and use it that way. But if its the old one then you are stuck with it not working when the computer is in sleep.
will i be able to use magic jack if i use it on xfinity voice modem that has an existing voip service from comcast? i tried obi200 and failed. im not sure what the problem was but it didn't work with obi200.
I have a landline with a 4 wire system in my home. If I want to get Magic Jack or any VOIP how do I connect it into my 4 wired system so that my call screening devices and answering machine will work properly. Also the VOIP must generate 50 VAC ring current to ring my phones. I am disabled, must use old type phones and am unable to use the new flat handsets. Quite simply, my wired system has many features that I am unwilling to give up. BTW, does Magic Jack offer all the robo call, anonymous call, and telemarketer blockers that Century Link has? With CTL it has been many months since I have had a telemarketer or robo call.
@@AntennaMan Thanks, l thought of that, but I live in a rural area and there is no one with the technical ability. I can't even find a computer technician. I also need someone to install a TV antenna in my attic but the only "antenna" person installs only Dish.
NOISE is NOT due to magic jack... NOICE is due to terrible grounding in your home ... Musicians using external sound cards via usb, get the SAME noise. Your computer usb, like any other think, has varied quality. so do routers and modems. You get what you pay for. the quality of digital/audio will be hurt if your computer, or router is crap, and allowing all sorts of interference. JUST LIKE THE OLD PHONE LINES WOULD CAUSE well now the phone system is in your house. what sort of quality lines are YOU using? Just like a musician, who as a guitar cord going to an amp...POOF the thing goes bad, and youre hearing static... or hum... for magic jack AND ANY OTHER product, similar to that, you will hear a computer static. It will increase as you do things like use a mouse. lets say your computer is slow. that effects the quality of the audio, because just like your computer has issues running everything else, it will have issues communicating with that magic jack. lets say youre on wifi, and you have bad interference... due to CFL bulbs everywhere, or you live in a house with metal all in the walls (plaster walls with wire mesh) well your signal is poor, and so will your voice quality people seem to not care one bit when poor signal hurts their cell phone. they are willing to keep upgrading, for new tricks yet the cell phone itself and its calls are not at all different. WE STILL drop calls, and STILL have to say, "thats C as in CAT nor D as in DOG.." because quality hasnt gotten any better.
After hurricane Harvey, our phone lines were destroyed in my area. I haven’t had a phone in two years. Is it possible to port my old number after two years?
@@TexasScout You can probably get a NEW local number from Magic Jack, but it is unlikely that you will be able to obtain a number you had in years past. I would personally recommend getting a Google Voice number and setting up an Obihai device to allow it to work with a home telephone. This Obihai setup does cost a bit more than a Magic Jack initially, but once it is done, there is no annual fee. You don't actually have to pay anything to get a local Google Voice number to use right now and test out. It is only the Obihai device that cost money, but it is totally worth the expense to get the most out of Google Voice as a "home phone."
George V. Cohen According to their website, there wasn’t any number available in my area code (361) much less my town prefix (543). I didn’t want locals to call LD.
@@TexasScout That is strange about the area code. The lack of prefixes comes from individual companies controlling specific numbers, and these VOIP only have access to some prefixes when a customer ports one in. The lack of a specific area code is baffling on the other hand. I do know that neither service will handle the 808 area code at all, but I didn't know about anything on the mainland. Is your local phone company an "independent" provider? This might explain some of your issues, but it definitely fails the area code conundrum. I guess these services won't be able to work for you, until you have an acceptable number to port into one of them.
What about if i set up the magic jack whit my current internet service but I'm going to switch to a different internet service is it still going to work?
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Do I have to have a landline to hook the magicJack Plus up? You see on the RUclips videos everyone is connecting a phone chord.. all I have is a AT&t Smart phone.. will that work? Thanks 👍😊
Now that is how you review a product! Dude, you killed it. Thank you !
Antenna Man always gives a great review. Speaks without having to read any lines. Great Job man!
I have had mine now for almost 10 years now and love it. Just used there phone support and it was not bad. I give it 4 out of 5. I love having an alternative to my cell phone.
At $60 for 5 years of service, using it for over 15 years now, Magic Jack has been as good or better than the landlines we have. Currently we have 3 MJ lines and 5 landlines. We probably make/recieve over 1,000 calls per week on the MJ lines and with the exception of some area codes in not accessible, we never even think about them not being landlines. It is truly awesome.
Now that's what I'm talkin about.
An Unbiased, unsponsored review of magicJack without Amazon affiliate links or clickbait titles.
That's why I like this channel, had no idea that you also reviewed VoIP products too!
I'm using it for 8 years, the best purchase I did in all my life, finally something who really worth it
Hello Sir. My friend gave me a magicjack two days ago. Is there a charge when I call a regular US landline Using my magicjack? And is there a charge when calling from a regular US Landline to my Magicjack? Thank you so much ☺️
I am a disabled Vietnam era veteran. I'm on disability and always looking to save
a buck. I've used Magic Jack for 17 years with no issues. Wish my other products
were as reliable as this is. With the initials M.J. you gotta know it's one of the Best!
Can you receive 2-factor authentication text messages from your bank with it?
unfortunately, no
My mom and dad LOVED using magic jack! I bought it for them, and dad loved that it was local or long distance calling for FREE FREE FREE!
This review was excellent. I enjoyed how concise and clear you made the operation of Majic Jack, it's minor pitfalls and your experience with using it. We are trying to cut the cord from high priced cable this year so I will subscribe to your channel for more of your reviews. Thank you.
I have it now for about five tears and it works great. No problems at all. Great service.
Patrick: what kind of a price did they charge you? Did they provide you with some kind of deal? If so, what was it?
@@petergunn153 35.00 and no they did not give me anything.
@@patrickmilne4546 Am I to understand that you have a monthly BILL of $35 for the use of Magic Jack? And you paid around $49 for the actual MagicJack equipment to insert into your computer? Please reply.
@@petergunn153 why don’t you buy it and find out for yourself. Not answering anymore of your questions.
I've had it for 4 years I do believe and it's been very dependable . In fact it's time to renew this month. I remember when trying to make the decision, reading 100's of reviews . It worked for some . It didn't for others. I took a chance on it and it worked out for me. Way cheaper than the $45+ a month I was paying AT&T for a house phone they had ruined by switching it to fiber optics (which meant it was worthless when the power went out) and that was no long distance just local service, or Charters's VoIP which was about the same. The only negative is if the power is out or internet is down there is no house phone but I have a cell phone for that extremely rare occurrence. Charter/Spectrum may be over priced for TV, but at least around here their infrastructure is very dependable.
It is also good to have as a cheap 2nd phone. If you lose your cell phone or misplace it at home you can call it from your Magic Jack to find it. Also if someone leaves a voice mail message on it you get a email telling you that a message is waiting for you to hear. You can play it by just clicking on the link. (So with a cell phone you have 2 voice mails as well as an alternate phone number to give people.) It's well worth the low cost per year to have.
I totally agree with Tyler, I have set up 4 MJ's, I've never had a problem, I have all the goodies phone companies charge you for (caller ID, voicemail, call forwarding, call blocking, etc., and it uses E-911 so that you get local emergency services. Unlimited long distance and local, some international(?), for less than $40/year.
I had Magic Jack back in like 2006 and every time the phone rang I would die on RuneScape because of lag.
Thanks so much. I'm definitely getting a magic Jack. This review really helped me decide and understand. Plus, you're adorable lol
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@@Dedicated2WendyWilliams just trying to make someone Happy
I have had a lot of call quality issues since day one
There’s background noise,sound breaks up caller hears only every second word
Crackling noises, echos and they don’t know what causes it clears up a bit but
then gets worse after a while they have reprogrammed it from their end.
I have bought new phones cordless and corded and it still does it
off and on for me
I had Magic Jack for a couple of years and loved it. I only dropped it when I found out how Google Voice works. The porting cost and Obihai set up were a bit pricey, relatively speaking, but I have not paid a dime for phone service since 2015. For context, I had been paying a phone company $93 monthly.
Google Voice simply had a feature that I had wanted and searched many years for, otherwise I wouldn't have gone through the process of switching. I certainly do not regret doing so now. Google Voice is easily better than Magic Jack, but I never had an insurmountable issue with Magic Jack. I do strongly recommend looking into going to a Google Voice/Obihai setup. It took me months to finally commit to switching to Google Voice. The process was not nearly as intensive as I feared.
I've had Magic Jack for several years. Love it. You can't beat the cost. $43.00 a year. I had Two and purchase one for my church.
It's a great deal.
Do you have to cancel with you regular phone/internet provider
You can beat that with a $50 ObiTalk and Google Voice
I have been using the Obihai Obi200 with Google Voice for 2.5 years for the cost of the device $49. No monthly fee. Type obi200 into Amazon or Walmart. (It's actually Polycom now, no longer Obihai)
I switched from AT&T phone service to NetTalk. I've have it for years now and I'm very happy with it. AT&T charged me $30 per month for local calls only and no extras. When I started with NetTalk, it came to $30 per year. It's higher now, but well below the cost of AT&T. For that I get free long distance, caller ID, and call waiting.
I have my for over 10 years but this past weeks I am getting so much problems all incoming call go direct to voice mail and now my cell also not working
@@bebiramsarran2115 I had that problem a while back, but the fix was to switch the old box for a newer box. No problems ever since.
yes I have had magic Jack for about fourteen years as my only phone service and it works really good for me , I also have A unlocked smartphone that has no sim card that gets public wi fi in places so I down loaded the magic app from the google store and can use my smartphone for making calls and this is all for about 95 dollars for three years , great deal I think.
Yes,,, thank you. I have tracfone ( reasonable price and service through HSN ) and we have nearly old phones. I download majgic jack app and .... wow I can use my older phones to call. Thank you for great idea
Questions: 1.) as far as pricing, all I found was $49.99, including Amazon. Is that the going rate currently?
2.) I have a 2 story home. Router is upstairs, main phone is downstairs. Do the phone & the modem (or router) have to be in the same place?
3.) Can MJ make any use of the phone jacks in the walls of my home?
The "speed" of your internet connection is not nearly as important as latency. This isn't really something your internet provider will tell you about, but suffice to say the amount of latency, speed and other factors vary greatly. Generally, you get what you pay for and a commercial grade connection is going to be vastly better than a cheap residential plan. Similarly, if you are using a cheap $30 residential router, don't expect to get the same connection quality as a commercial router. FYI, if you want to "split" your internet connection so that you can plug more connections into it you will want to buy a switch, not another router. Switches are way cheaper and infinitely easier to set up.
I have had my Majick since December 2019 and I have to say peple tell me they hear themselves with a loud echo all the time, and tell me I break up a lot, sound fragmented etc. I mostly hear ppl well but they do break up from time to time, sometimes up to 20 seconds or so, and sometimes the phone simply cuts off and the call ends.
Do others experience these types of problems ?
My home phone system is one main wireless unit which plugs into the phone jack (and electric), and then 3 additional wireless phones that only plug into the electric. All have the same number. Can Magic jack work with a system like this? I assume so, but figured I'd check with an expert! Nice video, quick and to the point. No wasted time. Thanks
Ooma is pretty good as well.
What's the install / startup process for people who have cable TV but no computer or laptop to plug into...
I, and my aunt who lives next door have had Magic Jack for about a decade now, and I can remember the older MJ, and MJ Plus models had some sound quality issues not related to internet speeds that would either break up, or sound like you where underwater, but the MJ GO units fixed all that, but the cheap PSU they use to include with the MJ GO right after they got released fried both me, and my aunt's first ones, so I called up MJ support, and after some back, and forth I eventually got them to send us both out new units with codes for a free year of service, and I just tossed the PSU those units came with for stronger Motorola ones I had in my box of USB power chargers, and cables, and no problems since, but I've recently moved over to be a full time Linux user, and you need to set the MJ devices up on a Windows computer, so looks like if I ever have to replace one again I'll be doing a Windows 7 VM lol! the price is right for a VOIP line, and the piece of mind of being able to call 911(you have to pay yearly local 911 fees if you want that feature) as sometimes our cell phones don't pick up well.
Hi, once set up can I use the MJ on a Google chromebook?
@@GSK1126 If it's setup, then why would you need to have it plugged into a Chromebook? you plug it into a quality USB power brick, then plug your corded, or cordless house phone into it, along with an ethernet cable from your router, and forget about it. If you want an app there is one for Android, but it's always using data in the background when it's running to be able to accept calls to the MJ number, even if you are not on WiFi so be aware of that.
@@CommodoreFan64 okay thanks I have an old MJ not working, but I have the app. I wasn't sure if it needed to be put back into the computer if I buy a new one or not? All I have is a chromebook nothing from Microsoft.
@@GSK1126 You will need a new one only if you want to use it with a house phone. You could always check your local recycle drop off e-waste bin to see if there is a 1/2 decent machine, and install Win 7 on it, and then do the setup that way. I've had some really good tech finds while dropping off my trash, recycles, and yard waste over the years like a working Macbook Pro w/ charger, a few HP, and Dell desktop computers, an Amazon Kindle, monitors, Apple, and IBM keyboards, working Blu-Ray players, etc...
@@CommodoreFan64 awesome thanks for the help.
Fun fact hack about Majic Jack if you had it for over a year and not planning to renew the subscription you can still use it free with Google Voice leave it plugged into your pc inside of google voice settings it detects mine and even my win 10 pc sees it's in the audio settings as a usb input device. Now I have fast internet but I pulled mine out of storage and started using it with google voice. :)
That was a great review. Very helpful. One question - will MagicJack work with any phone or does it require a special phone?
It will work with any regular phone
Had it for 7 years no problems
Thanks for the review, i have had MJ for 13 years. I have a phone number setup in so my Aunt can call me on her land line (I know) as a local number without it costing anything, I live 1,000 miles away. for the price it is well worth it, to what the Land Lines charge per month. (MJ is less then $5.00 a month with VM Caller ID & long distance. / to traditional $50+ a month.)
I do have a question to anyone that has the MJ Home 2019 version, have they fixed the units heating issue like on the MJ Plus 2014?
i have no heating issues.
I think it's great I've had it ever since it started
I have magicJack's in six of my rental units and not a single problem. Getting a 7th but now they have the magicJack Home vs. magicJack Go.
Thank you sir
You forgot there’s an app that you can text to on any smart phone
I am looking to take this out of the country to work as a virtual assistant. Is this possible?
Hello Sir. I’m new in Canada. Can I call a magicjack number without a charge to my phone bill? And vice versa. Thank you so much.
great video, thanks. i have an older MagicJack that doesnt work with my Win11 PC, though it worked fine with my older Win10 pc. is it just not compatible? email message says i got a call, but theres never any audio recorded. it did save me a lot of money over the years.
How is mage jack as far as sound quality? Can I still use the answering machine that built into the phone?
Sounds just like a regular phone, yes you can use a phone with an answering machine
Sound quality is normal for whatever mobile phone set you have and yes you can use an answering machine . That's how I have mine set up. I ALWAYS screen my calls.
Hello Tyler, how did you fix your grandfather's issue? I am starting to have the same issue with calling my dad's home and he is unable to hear me and vice versa....
can you port a cell phone number to it? can you receive text messages on cell phone if connected to magic jack
I had MJ years ago. The only way to disconnect billing was to close bank account (large, national bank) and open new one. Bank told me it was SOP with MJ (at the time, anyway.) Bank opened new account and provided new checks for the trouble, even though it wasn't their fault.
Dale Pidcoe DuBoistown,PA.
I want to see an advertisement for the Dodge Aspen Automobile screwed up on one of the poster size billboards in Columbia County,PA. from 1977.
Do key function calls work with MJ ... example press 1 to get a department???
Not that I'm aware of.
I am having problems with my magic jack this is 2 weeks now i cànnot get incoming calls it go direct to voice mail and now my cell also cant call the land line it go direct to voice mail can you tell me what to do please
there is a setting to set waiting time before voicemail kicks in.
No shots of the activation process? Writing that took almost two years of my life (including the Canadian and Mexican localization). I think it's long since been rewritten by now. I got a free one which I gave to my former Mother-In-Law who lived quite in the middle of nowhere where cell service was spotty. Never had one iota of an issue.
Thank you so much for your review. I recently cancelled my AT&T landline. If I get Magic Jack, how am I assigned a new phone number, since I already cancelled my landline and no longer have a number.
I'm thinking of this for my business. The building I live in has a metal roof, and inside I have zero cell reception. I take two steps out the door, I have 3 to 4 bars. I operate a mobile business, and offer 24/7 emergency service, so I need a reliable way for customers to reach me. Not wanting 2 phone bills every month, my solution has been to have my cell phone inside a ziplock bag suction cupped to an outside window by my back door with the vibrate function on 🤣. Gets the job done, but not ideal. Is there an option to forward calls to a cell phone? I saw you mentioned an app that allows both your phones to ring, is there an additional cost for the app? If you're not going to be porting in your current number, can you pick the last 4 digits you want, or is it random?
Thanks for the review, and for any additional information you're able to offer.
Have a great weekend. 🙂
Yes, I use it for my business. If you download the magicJack app both your cell phone and home phone will ring and whichever you pick up first will take the call
You’d be better off with an Obihai 200 with google voice. You pay about $50 for the device and google voice is free, so you have the pay the one time cost.
Your video is very informative. Thank you. We're happy with our Magic Jack .. 8 yrs now .. saved us lots of money. My Question .. Because of my Volunteer work, I call people. But when they receive my call .. it would say SPAM RISK on their phone. Is there a way to fix that. Thank you for your help
Nothing can be done about how someone else's phone company detects your number as spam. This happened to me after someone spoofed my number to call someone. Maybe file a complaint with the FCC.
Wow ... thank you for a quick response. How abt when on the phone, the other person hears some noises ... but I don't hear it. And at times, they don't hear me ... so I have to change my position. We're Seniors. love the reasonable price of Magic Jack for landline. Please help ... thank you
Change your number? Numbers are recycled often, so spammers may have had your number before you
Great product, but the main issue about non pots devices like this is 911 service. A long essay can be done on this topic alone so do your research if you want to use this and only this for phone service.
I've had MJ and Google Voice. I prefer Voice but can't find my OBI200 so for now I'm back to MJ. I 1st bought in for 5 years for $100 if that tells you how long ago it was. I like a landline and bluetoothing my cell to one doesn't do it for me. Cell2Jack works but not like this. I got my latest MJ on eBay for $29.95 w/one year of service. Maybe by then I'll find my OB200. And btw,,,Antenna Man rocks! Meanwhile "I can't talk right now I'm on the phone". (Stand by for further.)
The MJ device I have is "MagicJack Home" which is an unfortunate name. An example of the misfortune is that your video is titled "Magic Jack Digital Home Phone Service Review." So, I can't tell whether the subject of your talk is all magicjack service with a "home phone," or about service that uses the "MagicJack Home" device.
Seen this clip over and over.... the recomend buttom "do not" how does it work?
It sounds like a real pain in the ass to me
Those of been out for a long time and now their cell phones in my phone is separate from my tablet and my computer although I don’t have a regular computer I just use a tablet it was a great invention a while back from my part of it I don’t see no need for it but you did a great job have a great day 😁☮️👍
How to fix error1?How to properly set magic Jack to existing home landline setups?
Magic has a funny shaped head
THANKS
Well Done!!!!
After the year of FREE service how much is it per month? Do they charge by the month or every 6 months or per year?
What do you think about magicJack charging for 911 service?
How do you block numbers, 3 way call on it?
Tyler, if I want to connect the Magic Jack device to an AT&T U-verse modem, how do I do that? Will that work? Thanks for the video.
If you have ethernet adapter pluged into your fire tablet, can you use a magic Jack ,will it plug in to it and work like a laptop ,.also is there small Land Line phones available.
Hello.I had magic jack on my table but it was stolen.I have a new tablet.How do I install magic jack on my new tablet and can I use my number that I had before?
can you use magic jack to call outside of your base country ? like europe or Hong Kong ? and is there an extra cost to this facility?
So it requires an outside secondary internet to work ?
Hey man! Can I still use my current phone number even if it’s still connected with Verizon? Or would I have to either get a new number for magic Jack or cancel my Verizon? Thanks
I have the phone service for 10r , no probably , you can use your cell phone as well , but using a app
It's a great value I just ordered one for a business line with my antenna installations
magic jack is great, as long as you connect it to your PC and use the PC sound system. using an actual phone on this thing is horrfyingly bad.
Does magic jack works with apple laptop?
I have an older model magic jack and it still works but want to upgrade so that calls forwarded to my cell will be better. Is magic jack go or magic jack plus better amd how do i change over to keep my number
Thank you
John Doherty
One question, don't you need a landline to have internet connection? So if magicJack need inertent, how would you use it without a landline?
No you don't need a landline to have internet. Comcast is another option. ATT internet only is another option
I bought magicJack many years ago at Walmart I paid for a 5-year plan and it stopped working after 1 year
I got and can't re4ceive calls. Try everything. When I plug it it gets the first call then reverts to sanding a message to callers that magic jack user is unavailable. Any ideas?
I have everything connected and stuff but I can’t make calls. One of the lights is orange I think it’s supposed to be green idk what to do
Plug the other net cord into a laptop and see if you have internet connection on it with the Wi-Fi off. That way you can figure out if the issue is internet related or magicJack related
The problem was resolved
What does magic jack cost? Can I get Magic Jack for 5 years at $100.00 with each year costing only $20.00? If not, what would it cost?
You mentioned the issue your Grandfather had. How did you resolve it? I'm having similar issues and can't determine if it's a MJ issue, my internet ( probably not ) or something else on the other end of my call
The people couldn't hear him on the other line when he called out but if I called it was fine. Basically it was the phone line
The actual cord from the magic jack to the phone that is.
Thanks A-Man
one thing i learned from having a magic jack.... the gov charges me more to own a phone than the phone service itself
I just installed but need a local new number,...do I just call MJ??
Do you know where I can buy a TV Antenna, with an HDMI OUT instead of a Coaxial out? Thanks .
There is no antenna with HDMI. HD is for video not RF. I'm not what you're trying to plug into but it likely isn't a TV tuner. If confused sign up for a consultation with me at the link below: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
I am in Canada and have had Magic for a few months now and I don't recommend it. I have had and still have lots of problems, It cuts out often, some calls don't come through, It will NOT connect to my router, and the help line just argued with me....if you want help you have to pay another $15.
I am about to give up on it and go to another service....it's that bad.
I just got the magic jack home and on the Ethernet port it the orange light comes up when connected to the wireless router. But then when I connect to my computer the orange and green come on. I want to use it directly with my router but the green light won’t come on.
I don't think the color matters it should still work plugged directly into your router
This sound good...
It is. I've had it for close to a year with my business. I love the Magic Jack app on my phone. It allows both my home phone and cell phone to ring when a customer calls.
Mine doesn't work if the computer goes into sleep mode. Is that normal?
Yes. If its a new one then you can plug it into your router via Ethernet and plug the magic jack into the outlet and use it that way. But if its the old one then you are stuck with it not working when the computer is in sleep.
will i be able to use magic jack if i use it on xfinity voice modem that has an existing voip service from comcast? i tried obi200 and failed. im not sure what the problem was but it didn't work with obi200.
Yes it will work with Xfinity VoIP modem. Ensure you plug it into a Ethernet port.
I use MJ as a separate line along with my Comcast VoIP landline.
This is the 4th video I've watched and no one talks about the cost after the free 12 months. Is this a scam or what??!!
While the cost does go up after 12 months, it's pay as you go so you don't have to renew it if you don't want. I wouldn't call it a scam.
I have a landline with a 4 wire system in my home. If I want to get Magic Jack or any VOIP how do I connect it into my 4 wired system so that my call screening devices and answering machine will work properly. Also the VOIP must generate 50 VAC ring current to ring my phones. I am disabled, must use old type phones and am unable to use the new flat handsets. Quite simply, my wired system has many features that I am unwilling to give up. BTW, does Magic Jack offer all the robo call, anonymous call, and telemarketer blockers that Century Link has? With CTL it has been many months since I have had a telemarketer or robo call.
You would have to hire someone to hook it into your homes phone wiring. They don't have any robo call blockers that I'm aware of.
@@AntennaMan Thanks, l thought of that, but I live in a rural area and there is no one with the technical ability. I can't even find a computer technician. I also need someone to install a TV antenna in my attic but the only "antenna" person installs only Dish.
Do you need a microphone to use MJ plugged to a computer?
I think so
Sold me
Can an iMac accept Magic Jack?
The volume is a big problem
NOISE is NOT due to magic jack... NOICE is due to terrible grounding in your home ... Musicians using external sound cards via usb, get the SAME noise. Your computer usb, like any other think, has varied quality. so do routers and modems.
You get what you pay for.
the quality of digital/audio will be hurt if your computer, or router is crap, and allowing all sorts of interference. JUST LIKE THE OLD PHONE LINES WOULD CAUSE
well now the phone system is in your house. what sort of quality lines are YOU using?
Just like a musician, who as a guitar cord going to an amp...POOF the thing goes bad, and youre hearing static... or hum...
for magic jack AND ANY OTHER product, similar to that, you will hear a computer static. It will increase as you do things like use a mouse.
lets say your computer is slow. that effects the quality of the audio, because just like your computer has issues running everything else, it will have issues communicating with that magic jack.
lets say youre on wifi, and you have bad interference... due to CFL bulbs everywhere, or you live in a house with metal all in the walls (plaster walls with wire mesh)
well your signal is poor, and so will your voice quality
people seem to not care one bit when poor signal hurts their cell phone. they are willing to keep upgrading, for new tricks yet the cell phone itself and its calls are not at all different. WE STILL drop calls, and STILL have to say, "thats C as in CAT nor D as in DOG.." because quality hasnt gotten any better.
After hurricane Harvey, our phone lines were destroyed in my area. I haven’t had a phone in two years. Is it possible to port my old number after two years?
Are you still paying for service or the number? If not, it's doubtful. Phone companies can reassign the number after 60 days of cancellation.
George V. Cohea There wasn’t even a local area code available, much less a prefix. If I can’t get a local number, it’s a deal breaker for me.
@@TexasScout
You can probably get a NEW local number from Magic Jack, but it is unlikely that you will be able to obtain a number you had in years past.
I would personally recommend getting a Google Voice number and setting up an Obihai device to allow it to work with a home telephone. This Obihai setup does cost a bit more than a Magic Jack initially, but once it is done, there is no annual fee. You don't actually have to pay anything to get a local Google Voice number to use right now and test out. It is only the Obihai device that cost money, but it is totally worth the expense to get the most out of Google Voice as a "home phone."
George V. Cohen According to their website, there wasn’t any number available in my area code (361) much less my town prefix (543). I didn’t want locals to call LD.
@@TexasScout
That is strange about the area code. The lack of prefixes comes from individual companies controlling specific numbers, and these VOIP only have access to some prefixes when a customer ports one in. The lack of a specific area code is baffling on the other hand. I do know that neither service will handle the 808 area code at all, but I didn't know about anything on the mainland. Is your local phone company an "independent" provider? This might explain some of your issues, but it definitely fails the area code conundrum.
I guess these services won't be able to work for you, until you have an acceptable number to port into one of them.
I got free phone service with the magic jack app until thy blocked that to where you had to pay for it
@CODE92818 there magic jack app was free until thy blocked it
Anyone know how to block all incoming magic jack callers? Im tired of all the red dot scammers that use this service
What's the amp draw on those?
1 amp 5 volts so virtually any USB output would power it
What about if i set up the magic jack whit my current internet service but I'm going to switch to a different internet service is it still going to work?
No it will work with your current service
And this was the start people being able to hide numbers and allow scammers to steal money from old people.
I cant do an update..........help....
Contact Magic Jack. I'm just a RUclipsr
@@AntennaMan Thanks........cant get them on line or by phone......