Paul In Sf
@covad.net
| reply to bluhawkk
Re: MJ for Long Distance Calls Only
You could leave the telephone that you currently use plugged in to the existing jack for normal use. When you want to make a long distance call, plug the MJ into your computer and then unplug your telephone from its existing jack and plug it into the MJ. Make your long distance call, then plug your phone back into the phone company jack. Unplug the MJ from the computer and put it aside until the next time you want to use it. |
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mazilo
From Mazilo
Premium
join:2002-05-30
Lilburn, GA
| said by Paul In Sf :
You could leave the telephone that you currently use plugged in to the existing jack for normal use. When you want to make a long distance call, plug the MJ into your computer and then unplug your telephone from its existing jack and plug it into the MJ. Make your long distance call, then plug your phone back into the phone company jack. Unplug the MJ from the computer and put it aside until the next time you want to use it. This is way too cumbersome! If you had a Dollartree chain store in your neighborhood, I go there and pick up a Chinese made corded phone for $1 and plug it into your MJ adapter to use. |
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zackwheat
join:2006-05-03
Blue Springs, MO
| said by mazilo  bquote :This is way too cumbersome! If you had a Dollartree chain store in your neighborhood, I go there and pick up a Chinese made corded phone for $1 and plug it into your MJ adapter to use. I bought a cheap phone at Walgreen's that didn't work well at all with MJ. Outgoing was fine, but on inbound calls the phone would only ring for 1 second and then cut off the caller.
I'd suggest paying a little more, if necessary, to make sure the phone works properly. There used to be a place on the MagicJack forum where people posted phone models that worked, but MJ wiped out their forums last week. |
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Pinan
Hypnotic Tweaker
ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-09-02
Murrieta, CA
| said by zackwheat :
There used to be a place on the MagicJack forum where people posted phone models that worked, but MJ wiped out their forums last week.
That particular forum is still there: »forum.magicjack.com/forum/viewfo···2baebf46 |
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mazilo
From Mazilo
Premium
join:2002-05-30
Lilburn, GA
| reply to zackwheat
said by zackwheat :I bought a cheap phone at Walgreen's that didn't work well at all with MJ. Outgoing was fine, but on inbound calls the phone would only ring for 1 second and then cut off the caller. I am just curious. If you still have this phone, can you please try to plug it into any ATA device to see if such a behavior still exists. If it doesn't, then perhaps MJ fails to ring the phone that requires certain amount of currents. You have to remember that MJ is a USB device with a limited current. |
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katan_bartak
join:2007-11-09
Pittsburgh, PA | reply to zackwheat
i bought a corded phone at walmart for 6 dollars. it works fine with magicjack. |
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