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bitstopjoe
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One suggestion then, change your MJ# and don't give it to her. Problem solved.
Beans ONLY affects your voicemail IF your PC is on, as I said no program will work WITHOUT your PC being on.
Also you can always forward your MJ# prior to turning off your PC to say a local sex line or the like. Heck even an old boyfriend of hers. ANYTHING you can think of. That MIGHT give your mom some pause in her phone calls to you. Maybe get a friend to leave your greeting message on your voicemail so she thinks she dialed the wrong #.
Just a few suggestions
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject: Magicjack support, tips, tricks, and hacks |
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rattfan
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I did change my MJ number but the calls from my old number will still forward for 30 days. I guess there is nothing I can do about it, until the old number stops working. If I forward my MJ number to my cell phone my mom has that number as well. If I said I had a sex line, that would make her very mad, then I would get about 30 messages a day. I only have one cell phone and she has that number. Thanks for the tips but I really do not see anyway to keep my mom from calling. I will have to wait, until the old number stops working and no my mom does not have my new MJ number. I got that number free as it was my first time changing it. My mom can also call my cell phone.. I am going to have to pay to get that number changed as well. |
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bitstopjoe
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds to me there are MUCH more serious issues going on here other than your #.
WAY to personal for me to make any further comments as my name is not Dr. Phil
Good luck...
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rattfan
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| bitstopjoe wrote: | Sounds to me there are MUCH more serious issues going on here other than your #.
WAY to personal for me to make any further comments as my name is not Dr. Phil
Good luck...
Joe Sica |
Well my mom calls other people in the family and she leaves them long messages saying mean hurtful things to them as well, so I am not the only one having to deal with her crazy calls. My Aunt is thinking about pressing harassment charges on my mother. Yes this would make a great DR Phil show. I agree. Anyway I just wish there was a way my old number would not work but I can't seem to change it. I guess I could just delete any message my mom has for me and not listen to it. It's all I can do at this point. |
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joe123
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Why not leave your computer on all the time, install MagicBeans and you can custome tailor a message specially for her number?
Or forward your number to her number?
The ideas as endless 
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Nobody beats the Whiz!
Dan Should Pay Me
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Thinking about Rattfan's dilemma made me wonder something:
What if.....he forwarded his MJ number to his GV number. His GV was programmed to forward all calls from Mom to VM, and all others back to his MJ number. (If GV for some reason won't allow forwarding back to his new MJ number, he could forward all other calls back to his OLD MJ number, which is already forwarded to his new number.)
I assume:
1) CID for MOM gets carried through the forward to GV.
2) He has GV.
I'm grasping at straws here. |
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rattfan
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| joe123 wrote: | Why not leave your computer on all the time, install MagicBeans and you can custome tailor a message specially for her number?
Or forward your number to her number?
The ideas as endless |
Wait! you said forward my number to her number, then when people call they get my moms crazy voice mail..I don't think that is going to work.
I would leave my PC on all the time but my electric is really high. I have to pay about 50 dollars this month and I had my computer off at night. I hate to see my electric bill if I kept my computer on all the time. |
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rattfan
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| What is GV? I never heard of it before. I would forward to GV whatever that is. I am trying to think of a number I could forward my calls to. Because if the person has voice mail, they will hear their message when they call the number I forward my number to. |
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Darkman90808
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | I assume:
1) CID for MOM gets carried through the forward to GV. |
CID *does* get carried through to GV. (Hmmm... I'll have to test that again, but my fallible memory tells me it does. I tested it when you could still spoof, using the MJ.)
Also, I use a product called MagiCall by Mobiion on my cellphone to automatically route calls to VM. It's a little spendy, IMO @24.95, but I finally pulled the trigger. It's robust, solid and does way more than I'll ever need, but it works fine, as long as the person calling uses the same phone/number all the time. This way, however, you don't need Google Voice.
Also, it keeps your cell phone from ringing in the first place, which is the reason I bought it. |
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Nobody beats the Whiz!
Dan Should Pay Me
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| rattfan wrote: | | What is GV? I never heard of it before. I would forward to GV whatever that is. I am trying to think of a number I could forward my calls to. Because if the person has voice mail, they will hear their message when they call the number I forward my number to. |
www.google.com/voice
They have a cool little video that explains it. Basically, they give you a phone number that you can have a lot of control over.
The only fly in the pudding, is that you have to wait for an "invite" to get your number. I requested one a couple weeks ago, and it took about a week to get the invite. |
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joe123
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Nobody beats the Whiz! wrote: |
The only fly in the pudding, is that you have to wait for an "invite" to get your number. I requested one a couple weeks ago, and it took about a week to get the invite. |
I placed my name about a week ago and have not heard back from the invite.
Is there a charge for a number, or to port your land line number to Google Voice? |
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rattfan
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Wait I got it. I will forward my old number to Wal-mart, then when my mom calls she will get the Walmart service center. LOL, well hey it just might work. I am on it now. |
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Nobody beats the Whiz!
Dan Should Pay Me
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| joe123 wrote: |
I placed my name about a week ago and have not heard back from the invite.
Is there a charge for a number, or to port your land line number to Google Voice? |
So far, the service is completely free.
I did not have to pay for the numbers they offered. They even let you try to get a custom number from those available by searching for words you want to appear in the number.
I did not see an option to port at sign up, though I haven't fully explored the service, yet. |
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joe123
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Nobody beats the Whiz!"] | joe123 wrote: |
I did not see an option to port at sign up, though I haven't fully explored the service, yet. |
Cool thanks.
If you have the time, can you check to see if you can port your land line number to Google and how much it costs? For me and many others, this will make all the difference in the world.
I prefer to move my land line to Google where I will have full control rather than porting it to MJ or the TK6000 Voip when they become available. |
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Nobody beats the Whiz!
Dan Should Pay Me
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| joe123 wrote: |
If you have the time, can you check to see if you can port your land line number to Google and how much it costs? For me and many others, this will make all the difference in the world.
I prefer to move my land line to Google where I will have full control rather than porting it to MJ or the TK6000 Voip when they become available. |
Well, I just checked. They have a message very similar to MJ's along the lines of, "We hope to offer porting soon..."
I did click the option to change my number (not port), and this is what it says:
"There is a $10 one-time fee to change your Google Voice number. Here is how it works:
* Pick a new number in the area codes we have.
* Pay $10 with Google Checkout, using your credit card.
* Your new number becomes active right away.
* Calls to your old number will keep coming to your Google Voice account for three months, so you have time to tell everyone about your new number."
I agree with your opinion on porting to GV vice MJ. Over the long haul, it will be much more worry free. |
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