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sabresfan
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| Out of all three which do you like best? I'm considering trying another voip service just for fun. Ooma seems to be the one with the most features but also the highest price tag. Nettalk has a great price point and if one gets in now they get the lifetime package if I'm correct. Which has the best sounding calls and reliability in your opinion? |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:33 pm Post subject: Magicjack support, tips, tricks, and hacks |
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Nobody beats the Whiz!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| sabresfan wrote: | | Out of all three which do you like best? I'm considering trying another voip service just for fun. Ooma seems to be the one with the most features but also the highest price tag. Nettalk has a great price point and if one gets in now they get the lifetime package if I'm correct. Which has the best sounding calls and reliability in your opinion? |
That's a tough question to answer.
I like MJ, because:
-It has NEVER failed me. Not a single problem ever.
-It's cheap.
-It's small.
-I'm hooked on the address book.
I like the TK6000, because:
-It's small.
-It's versatile; connect to router, connect through USB. I don't have to leave the computer on when installed at home. I can also take it on trips and use it over wifi (connected through USB on a laptop).
-It's made/assembled in USA.
-SIP credentials are readily available (Thanks to a tip from a knowledgeable member of this forum). Haven't used them yet, but it's nice to know I don't have to play cat and mouse a la MJ.
-It's relatively cheap.
I like Ooma. because:
-It's solid. I've had no problems at all.
-Needs no computer (but isn't small enough to be portable, and can't be connected via wifi).
-Has a large installed user base.
-Voicemail works like an answering machine. Indicator shows waiting messages on the box. Push play, next, delete, and listen, just like on an answering machine. Or, listen to them online.
If you buy Ooma, you must know that the newest hardware, called the Telo, incurs an annual fee of $12.00 for "regulatory recovery." The old hardware called the Hub or Core (when bundled with the remote Scout) is grandfathered, and does not incur that annual fee. I have the Core.
Additionally, some "basic" features such as DND, vmail to email, 3WC, forwarding, and multi-ring, are only available if you subscribe to the Premier package for $120.00 per year. If you pay for the first year in lump sum, they'll give a choice of a free number porting ($40.00 value), or a free Telo Handset ($50.00 value, only if you own a Telo).
While I'm a cheapskate, and will never pay for Premier, I see that there are many who do, and it's a good thing for long term viability. If you really decide you want to try an Ooma, I have discount codes for the Telo, only.
So, I really like my TK and MJ, and call it a tie for first place. If one had to die, I'd prefer to keep my versatile TK. However, I would miss my cheap and trusty MJ.
I'd put Ooma in a lower class, mostly due to size, lack of wifi, and premium feature requirement.
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Enjoys a daily VOIP cocktail made from:
-One shot Magic Jack
-One shot TK6000
-One shot NetTalk Duo
-Two shots Ooma (it's bigger)
Shaken, not stirred.
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sabresfan
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Thats some great info thanks. I agree with you that having the ability to take your device with you is a great feature. I'm gonna keep reading the other forums and see in about a month where I end up. I also like MJ it's been mostly reliable and have to say for the price you can't beat it. I'm intrigued with Ooma because they seem to look towards the future as far as their features are concerned. Thanks |
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bfksc
MagicJack Contributor
Joined: 07 Oct 2009
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| sabresfan wrote: | | Thats some great info thanks. I agree with you that having the ability to take your device with you is a great feature. I'm gonna keep reading the other forums and see in about a month where I end up. I also like MJ it's been mostly reliable and have to say for the price you can't beat it. I'm intrigued with Ooma because they seem to look towards the future as far as their features are concerned. Thanks |
I wish my MJ device was reliable and worked properly, but it doesn't work as it should. I think it's defective. So I put my SIP info into an ATA and it works a lot better, but it still has less than average audio quality. I changed servers several times and I found that some of the MJ servers are overloaded at certain times.
So after mucking about for several months, I signed up with a regular VoIP provider and the sound quality is much improved. No echo, good audio quality (cell phone or better most of the time), faster dialing, much lower latency which means no delay during conversations, and of course a local phone number instead of a US number, etc.
I've decided that I won't be renewing my MJ account. I will stick with "real" VoIP service from now on which is still about $480 savings over using a Bell phone line. I also have a cell phone for backup in emergencies, although I have a UPS to keep the modem/router/ATA running if the power goes out.
Too bad MJ didn't work better for me...I liked the idea.
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sabresfan
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| Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| I can understand your frustrations with MJ (wife dislikes it). MJ has been a great investment for me over the last year as work has been as slow as it's been. I keep our Verizon cell phones as our primary phones but like having MJ's number to give out to people I don't want calling our cell phones. With the introduction of the xlite plugin I have found the call quality of Sipgate and Callcentric to be far superior to MJ's. This is what's making me consider a different provider for my home phone. The latest upgrade from MJ has only added to my interest of looking into another voip alternative to MJ. |
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Yura80
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Joined: 30 Jan 2010
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Here are the SIP credentials for TK6000:
Proxy: sip1.tktelco.net:5060
User Id: your 10-digit SIP ID (account info -> card number)
Password: your nettalk account password
Preferred Codec: G711u
Use this dial plan to enable 10 digit dialling:
(*xx|[3469]11|0|00|<:1>[2-9]xxxxxxxxx|1xxx[2-9]xxxxxxS0|xxxxxxxxxxxx.) |
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MST
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Joined: 02 Nov 2009
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How about NETTALK DUO? Slightly different account info witout that 10 digit number.
Any advice?
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propizza
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| ^ I would like to know as well if you find out something |
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adam3914
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Joined: 06 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Yura80 wrote: | Here are the SIP credentials for TK6000:
Proxy: sip1.tktelco.net:5060
User Id: your 10-digit SIP ID (account info -> card number)
Password: your nettalk account password
Preferred Codec: G711u
Use this dial plan to enable 10 digit dialling:
(*xx|[3469]11|0|00|<:1>[2-9]xxxxxxxxx|1xxx[2-9]xxxxxxS0|xxxxxxxxxxxx.) |
the user id in on the nettalk web page, under account info->credit info->Customer Account ID. however the password is not your nettalk account password when using the duo. I don't know what it is, but account password does not work. |
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