Will MagicJack Replace Your Landline? - Comments Page 2

This is in answer to Paul. Plug a phone extension cord into the mj & the other end into a phone outlet on the wall. It will then work on all phones. I've been doing this for years.

I have been using iPlum on my android phone. This gives me a US number in the state of my choosing. I love the fact that when credit card companies or the bank needs to send me a code to confirm my identity, I can receive it anywhere in the world I happen to be.

That said, sometimes an online form will reject my VOIP number. I have had companies tell me they cannot accept a VOIP number either.

This is a real pain, since we live in Hungary, but when we travel, our Hungarian phones are turned off except for WiFi. Our company does not have an international plan.

AS GEEK I GOT THE TOTAL INFO ON THE JACK. A KINDEL HD 8 & SKYPE MAKES IT HANDHELD.

My Internet is DSL. If I drop my landline then I have no Internet.

We have been using Magic Jack for about 4 years, after first reading about it in one of Bob Rankin's e-mails. Porting in our own phone number was a bit challenging, but their customer service was wonderful and patiently walked me through it. We have been very happy with it and have had no problems. The satisfaction of cancelling our AT&T landline - priceless!

We have wanted to drop our landline for a long time, but we were hesitant since my mother-in-law has dementia and couldn't remember a new phone number. We ported our number over to MagicJack about two years ago and have had no problems. This little device has saved us hundreds of dollars!

I use to have Magic Jack & NetTalk all my calls were dropped and they did nothing to solve the problem. There were times that you could barely hear the other person. I was very disappointed and I decided to try Ooma and I got the telephone adapter on sale on Amazon.ca and 30 days free to try Premier features. I decided to go with basic with I just pay $4.85 a month which covers for tax and other fees. All calls are crystal clear, no dropped calls it is the best voip service I have ever used! I didn't need the premier features but I will get it at in the future which is just additional $9.99 a month. The features are quite good for the low cost. Customer service is very friendly,helpful and I am very happy with Ooma Canada! Ooma premier also has android app, there is US, Mexico, Canada long distance included, second number enhanced voicemail,call waiting,enhanced call block and so much more. I have been using Ooma over a year, best decision ever!

Land line? What land line?! Ported my land line to my cell years ago.

NO, I have VOIP but it is with my internet provider, I will never use MajicJack again. Their tech support is rude, not educated, idiots and their services at least is my area are useless and it does harm to your computer and screws things up. I have NO use for them at all. It is a scam and a big one. Do not get caught up in it.

to the poster who has DSL on their landline. In many cases you can switch to "dry DSL" which uses the same wires but does not include phone service. this may be easier to do if your DSL is provided by a third party rather then your Local Phone company.

bought MJ when it first came out for my home office, 19 bucks,(thought it was a joke), had problems,limited talk time, 49-59 min. I now have MJ+ on my home and home office (ported my home#). It's been over ten years with only one problem (I reformatted my hard drive, ended up with terrible static. Needed to re install MJ, (Cust. Serv. was on it, used chat) problem solved. Don't know how much I saved at $36/mo/X 10 years X2 for landline.

I have used the Original Magicjack service for 9 years and the only problem has been the internet here in the Philippines,when internet is working it works great and that is why after 9 years I still have it and will be renewing it this Month!

We've had Magic Jack for a few years also. Porting our number was easy. I will never go back to a land line. We weren't ready to give up our home phone, even though we all have cell phones.

I can even block phone numbers on MJ. And the few times I've had to call them, they have been wonderful. MJ and Consumer Cellular get a five star rating for phone service!

We've had Magic Jack for quite a few years. Had one unit burn out, they replaced it quickly at no cost. We do have a significant amount of voice quality problems. Often there is echoing on the line. Reconnecting often fixes the problem. Like one poster said, dumping AT&T was priceless.

I bought a Majic Jack within probably a couple of months of it coming out. I originally bought it to use while traveling for work, but I always forgot to bring it with me. I have been with Vonage since probably around 2003 and have no trouble using it in Thailand while I'm there. The biggest problem I had has been solved now if it rings on the cell phone, like Vonage's app. On the other hand, my cell phone is GSM and with Ting, it is very inexpensive to use overseas too, so I'm still not sure if I need the "landline" number. I have not had a true landline since 2003 and I've never looked back.

Ivan, can you please describe how MJ did harm to your computer? Just wondering!!

$148 per year for Ooma??? Where did you get THAT number, Bob? I've had Ooma for a number of years at less than $5 per month (for local taxes and fees)with no issues ever! The caller ID, call blocking, call waiting and other features all work for free on my Panasonic cordless phones.

In this discussion I'm surprised there has not yet been a mention of the OBi/Google Voice devices. I currently see the OBi200 at $65 (I paid much less on sale). That is a ONE TIME cost. It has been working perfectly. 911 is an issue, but I believe no more so than with cell service

In regards to 911 calls, many cities have regular 10 digit emergency numbers. I put the number for the local in my cell phone contact list. This is the same number out of state alarm companies use to report local alarms for your home. Of course if you are out of your area you have to call 911, but if you are calling from your home you would not be out of your area.

I initially set this up, because when making a 911 call, in the smaller community I lived in, would be routed through Oklahoma City dispatch resulting in a delayed response.

William, I was wondering the same thing as I read through the responses. Why is no one discussing the obi voip devices. I bought my OBI200 4 years ago for $48 (yes it's now $65) but beyond that initial buy in I haven't spent a dime on home telephone service since. (I connect through google voice, a free service) It works well with no apparent lag and virtually always clear connections. It's great and as close to free as it gets.