magicJack and MagicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Hacks

Gear-Monkey · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

I tried this:

>Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>Scroll to Universal Serial Bus Controllers and expand>Right click on each USB Root Hub and select Properties>Select Power Management tab>Make sure the to uncheck the box next to "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

And it didn't work right away. So I swapped out the 6ft phone cord (cord that goes from phone to MagicJack) with a heavier, higher quality cord and it worked. Of course I'll need to give it a few days to see if it actually fixed it.

EDIT: Nevermind, didnt fix it
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zbysior · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

What dou you understand by CID not working? Im asking cause my magicjack CID showes phone# but it does not show name of the caller.
Is this what we are talking about?
Thnx
Ps cant wait to do some soldering.

ad78 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 10 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

i copied GTholman solution but still no luck...

ad78 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 10 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

my CID finally shows. no resistor and everything. i just transferred my MJ to my laptop sony vaio with windows 7 (7600 build)

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gork · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 10

ThisIsMyUserName · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:24 am Post subject:

snafu2:
I had the no CID issue weather I had one phone or many phones connected to it, so it seems that ringer EQ or resistance doesn't seem to be the issue. The run is short and twisted-pair, so capacitance doesn't seem to be the issue.
ANYONE:
Why does adding 100k Ohm of resistance fix the issue? Also, what is the ringer EQ if 100k or how many phones does this equate to on average?

ThisIsMyUserName

Just wanted to thank the super genius that came up with the 100k-ohm-resistor-across-the-phone-line-fix, it worked great and I now have caller ID back on my phones. The only thing is that it leaves me wondering why Dan's engineering department didn't incorporate this in the MJ and if future versions will fix the hardware bug. On a new subject, but while I was at RadioShack buying the resistors, I noticed that they dropped carrying MagicJack in exchange for Ooma. I never heard of this VoIP provider, but it seems pretty cool. No monthly/annual phone bill at all, just an initial upfront purchase. No need to keep the computer on too...just plug into the router, so no need for a ThinClient/ATA. Plus they have number porting as well, not something we have to wait "soon" for with a MJ. The info says that the device reserves the bandwith it needs on your ethernet, so the voice quality is supposed to be good even during heavy internet traffic times. Has anybody out there tried Ooma yet? I'll probably use both devices for a side-by-side comparison.

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robinwilson2 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 28 Sep 2009 Posts: 2

So I looked up Ooma and it appears that they are essentially the same thing as a Vonage device - hanging directly off of your network hub. They cost $250, but that's a 1-time fee. So it's like Vonage without the monthly cost. I can see how they would be better than Vonage.

At the current rates from MJ, it will take 11 years of MJ service to run up the cost to the same amount as Ooma ($53 with taxes and fees for the 1st year, and $20/year for the subsequent 10 years). Given that technology like this is only likely to be useful for 5 years (at best), I'll stick with the MJ. (I've already tried Vonage and I will never do that again!)

I am curious as to what the 100 Ohm resistor fix is doing to make the MJ caller ID work. I wonder if just getting an RJ11 plug and looping-back tip and ring with a 100-Ohm resistor, then plugging that into a dual-outlet jack that comes off of the MJ device (with your phone going to the other outlet) would work?
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ThisIsMyUserName · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

robinwilson2,
I was figuring almost the same as you but you have to deduct the cost of a ThinClient/ATA from the $250, so the break even point (when compared to MJ) would be about half of the 11 years you figured. Not to mention the bonus of not having to leave a computer on 24/7.

ThisIsMyUserName

PS: just fixed a 3rd MJ setup with a 100k resistor across the phone line and once again it worked like a champ. I made a few of them, plug-n-play, that have a male and female RJ-11 modular phone plug and socket and the 100K-ohm resistor built-in. I'm gonna call it an "ID-10-T" kit (ID10T or "idiot") because it fixes the caller ID, took 10 minutes to make, and shows the cid on the Telephone. Also, because the MajicJack engineers must have been IDIOTS to forget to install this part, and most likely won't revise the hardware design on future ones because they probably don't follow this forum. I told the customer care camel and he didn't know what the heck I was typing about but said he would pass it on to the really really smart camel.

robinwilson2 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 28 Sep 2009 Posts: 2

I suppose if you don't already have a computer handy to plug the MJ into - then you would have to include the cost of a computer of some sort. But for the majority of people, this is a non-issue, so the cost differential still stands. Granted, it's no apples to apples - but it does represent the actual cost "out of pocket" for the average purchaser. Either way, MJ is still quite a bit less costly than Ooma. And Ooma's technology appears to be the same as that of Vonage - which is enough to make me shy away.
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ThisIsMyUserName · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:41 am Post subject:

what I meant is that if you have a computer (which obviously you would have if you have internet service) but chose to run MJ on a ThinClient or ATA so that it is independant of that computer, then you would have to deduct the cost of that TC/ATA from the cost of the Ooma (which IS an ATA) if you are going to compare the same fruits.

Alpman · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:09 am Post subject:

By popular demand, I've just listed the solderless Y-adapter version of this fix on ebay . I'm calling it the CIDJak Mini. Priced at under $7 plus actual shipping, it's a bargain. Check it out HERE. I'm not trying to make a killing on this product, just recoup some costs and cover a little of my time while providing a solution for some of you that don't have the means to build this handy little device themselves.

And thanks to many members here, I'm just about sold out of thin clients. I'll have more for you in about a week...