magicJack and MagicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Hacks

veleshta1 · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:48 am Post subject:

Macedonia

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actruckin · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: Works Great in Japan

I just traveled to Japan and it worked great. For some reason it didn't work at first, but then it turned around and said that it was downloading a patch or something (this was after about a day or trying to make it work) and it started working great. I called back to Georgia and no problems at all. The 30 minute phone conversation with my wife more than paid for having the magic jack.

hsweiss · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject:

It worked fine last week from Berlin Germany (using a hard-drive only version - left the USB dongle at home). It worked ok even with only a 128Kbps connection although the dongle-less version didn't always complete calls on the 1st try but redial, redial, redial and the call would eventually go through. Call quality was ok but I also tried Skype which sounded better (much better computer-2-computer but also computer-2-landline).

jemerc · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 3

works fine in Singapore

Mikem · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 15 Nov 2008 Posts: 1

Working fine here in the Bahamas.

bukzin · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 26

What headset type are you all using?

The phonejack on the MJ is a RJ11 so I guess I
need to find an adaptor to convert into a headset with a microphone?

Anyone have a brand and or model number that works well
for you?

Thanks!
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gary · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject:

The headset does not need to plug into the magicjack. It plugs into your computers mic and headphone sockets. You have to change the setting on the magicjack to tell it to use the headset.
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bukzin · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 26

So these would normally be 2.5mm (1/8th inch) jacks

or a USB jack, is that correct?

How about just using the combo mic and earphone
set up that came with my cell phone. Will that work too?
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gary · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject:

I believe that the size of the jack for the cell phone is different.

You have to use the one's made specificly for computers. Both the jacks and the USB headphones will work. I hear that the USB headsets work better.
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youth · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 1

Trinidad & Tobago works fine.

cuidate · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 2

Has anyone had any success with the magic jack calling from Cuba? They only have 50k modem speeds currently but I was able to use a Pasket8 hookup years ago.
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az2008 · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Cuba?

cuidate · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 2

I suspected as much. Unlike other VOIP services you cannot change the codec?

I'm going to give it a try in April, nonetheless.
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Kif Kroker · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject:

My brother-in-law used his on his last trip to Turkey.

single151 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2

If you really want to see some eyebrows raise, pull your MJ out and plug it into your laptop while you are at sea. The typical roaming rate on a ship with your cell phone is about $2.69 per min. Calls from your cabin on a ship cost $6.99 per min. If you are one who takes a laptop on a cruise, you can use your MJ to call home or wherever for the going rate of their internet access. In our case it was 37 cents per min.

BTW, the connection was maybe not perfect, but certainly acceptable.