magicJack and MagicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Hacks

Alpman · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:47 am Post subject:

4rock -

Thank you...

Everyone -

All six TC's I listed on ebay are now sold out, thank you. I still have two of the $55 HP t5520 forum specials left, so grab 'em while you can. I'll post a few more on ebay in a day or two. I need to play catch-up before I do.
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Alpman · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:28 am Post subject:

$55 units are now out of stock, thank you everyone. A few pre-order customers have not paid their balance due nor answered email inquiries. If the balance due is not paid by Friday I will refund the deposits and make them available for sale once again. I'll keep you all posted...

I just listed two more $66 Neoware e100/CA10 TC's on ebay. Get them while you can. To check my listings, hit the WWW button below this post.

More $77 Neos to come soon...
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SFORCES · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 2

Alpman · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:31 am Post subject:

Alpman · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:34 am Post subject:

$66 models are now sold out as well...that didn't last long, did it...which means I'm completely sold out of all models for now.

I'll try to get a some more ready by Friday. Thanks.
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kptaylor · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject:

Thanks! Received the T5520 today.

Alpman · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject:

redpepper · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:19 am Post subject:

I just wanted to let you know that the thin client purchased from you is working great. Things have been busy so I just had a few minutes today to finally take the unit out of the shipping box and set it up.

I've never used a thin client before and thought that I might not remember the exact steps later so I decided to capture them here. These are the steps I followed in setting it up today with a magicJack and the Magicfeatures plugin:

1. Downloaded and installed the free Teamviewer remote access application (as per the instruction sheet you included with the thin client) onto my computer desktop.
2. Connected the thin client to the router and then powered it on.
3. Opened the Teamviewer application and remotely logged into the thin client via my computer.
4. The window that appeared on my computer screen was the desktop image from the thin client. It looked just like the desktop of any Windows XP computer. Awesome !!!
5. Plugged a magicJack into one of the USB ports on the front of the thin client and once it was initialized I placed a call to a landline phone. It worked !!!
6. Downloaded the new Magicfeatures plugin Release 1.05 to my computer and then used the Teamviewer file transfer facility to transfer a copy to the desktop of the thin client.
7. Double clicked on the Magicfeatures plugin setup installation icon and installed the application. It went straight in just like it does on a normal computer.
8. I double clicked on the Magicfeatures little phone icon and the feature dashboard opened.
9. I used the "View" feature of Teamview application to adjust and scale the remote access screen size view to a size that fits the computer screen I was using.
10. This time I made a call to the magicJack from a landline and the caller id name and number appeared on the phone display.
11. I restarted the thin client just to see if it would hold its own without any additional intervention when it came back up.
12. I waited for the thin client to finish restarting and then picked up the phone and dialed "98" to reach voice mail to make sure the Magicfeatures plugin automatically kicked back on after the restart. It worked !!!

The whole setup from the time I took it out of the box and went through all the steps above including tinkering around a bit was about 20-25 minutes.

Thanks for making the learning curve for using a thin client with a magicJack so short !!! What a cool setup !!!

conniemadagain · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:19 am Post subject:

teamviewer is drag and drop too ... sweet!!!

dz20854 · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 25

Thin clients and USB power- see post below

ironman72 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 2

You can increase the power available to the MagicJack by using one of these.

http://www.amazon.com/USB-Power-Adapter-Y-Cable/dp/B000JIOHDE

dz20854 · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 25

Thin clients and USB power:

(1) If I buy a thin client: a) more USB power will be available for the MJ (even without a power boost) since more of the USB's are unused, but I'll still probably have to buy the powered hub for whole house MJ use (and won't be able to share that hub with the main computer), b) ability to eliminate interference from the main computer's heavy use, c) save power, since main computer can be turned off when not in use.

(2) If I don't buy a thin client: a) I can buy the powered hub for my main computer to create enough USB power for whole house MJ use (and share the hub for other uses by the computer), but this won't reduce interference from the computer's heavy use, b) I won't be wasting the cost of a separate thin client and the extra power it uses, when my main computer is otherwise already on most of the time due to heavy use (eg- downloading).

I remember from years ago on this forum that the only power solution that people consistently liked was this powered hub recommended by MagicJack: http://windmilltrading.com/USBProds/4_Port_AC_Powered_USB_Hub_2000mA_HUB-4U2ABK.htm Use discount code magicjack in the shopping cart to get $3 off for a net price of $22.22 including shipping. I have no connection with windmilltrading.com, and here are some comments he emailed me regarding my questions:

How many phones can a magicjack support using your powered hub?

Depends on a few variables, the biggest one being the type of phones and their REN values. (Ringer Equivalency Number). The REN is roughly a guide of the load that a phone places on the network. An analog phone has an REN of about 0.8. The max that the phone company will allow you to hang on the PSTN (Public Service Telephone network) is 5.0 RENs. Above that, you'll overload the system and bad things happen. With MJ the max number of phones I've heard from anyone is about 4. But, again, it depends on the individual RENs. Another factor is the size and state of your HTN (Home Telephone Network). If your home is very large and very old, the internal wiring will make for a huge resistor that the MJ has to overcome. The larger and older your network, the harder it gets for MJ. This hub will especially help with these issues, because it provides the max amps that MJ can take. Keep in mind, by the way, that the max any one USB port can have is 500mA. The power supply to the hub provides 2000, divided by 4 ports - 500mA per port. A computer's USB port usually can only deliver about 200mA (the combined total shared between all the ports is between 500mA and 700mA). So you'll see this hub and the power supply really does make a big difference.

Will your powered hub lessen interference to the magicjack caused by heavy computer use (frequent downloading)?

No, this hub will not make any difference for those kinds of situations. If your computer is heavily taxed due to downloading the hub will not alleviate that situation.

Do you think a separate thin client would be a waste of money since you can just put the powered hub on the main computer?

Depends on how powerful the regular computer is. If it's on the edge and you use MJ then download stuff, or do photoediting (anything that taxes the CPU), yes a thin client is probably cheaper than buying a more powerful computer. You could also of course cleanup or upgrade the computer buy getting more RAM, defragging, refreshing the swapfile (deleting and recreating the swap file can make a HUGE difference if the swap file has become partly corrupted over time on an older computer). This hub will NOT fix any problems due to a poorly functioning or underpowered computer.

Would a dedicated thin client computer used only for magicjack need a powered hub?

Again, depends on the quality of the thin client. I have no personal experience with any of the thin clients out there, but my hunch is that they're not the most powerful and stable gizmos. I would venture to say that the hub will make a difference in both stability of the power supply given to the USB port and the actual power it can deliver.

ADD: I'm still putting off buying a USB hub or a thin client; I won't need either when magicjack comes out with an upgrade to compete with NetTalk's TK6000. Magicjack will have to compete, to survive.

jp10558 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 9

Hmmm, I don't see any of the clients on e-bay? I guess you're out of stock again... Sad

Alpman · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:00 pm Post subject:

I actually have enough parts to put together a couple dozen units, including a few $55 pre-paid orders that dropped out, however I am traveling on business right now and will return on or about Jan 12. Please be patient, I will post an update when they are available again. Thanks...Greg
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bryan9205868281 · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

Hi, what is the OS that these come with? I'm interested in the T5520, but I was doing a little reading and noticed that the T5520 comes in Windows CE. Is that what the system that you make will come with? Just wanna make sure it will work when I get it because I will be taking it overseas with me. Thank you and pls, send me a link when they are available for ordering again. Thank you