rattfan69
join:2009-08-19
Freeport, IL
1 edit | reply to margioa
Re: Your Opinion about MJ
Well it would not be bad if I could have gotten it to work. Instead the ports I need are closed. Also tech support should not take 7 hours and still nothing worked after all that. I am going to have to say I don't have a good opinion of this product.
My mom has magic jack and the thing keeps disconnecting. I can't get it to work on my PC. I give this 0 stars. Sorry but when I buy something true it is cheap but it should work, well it doesn't work.
So How do I rate this product, well lets see it never worked for me, so it is hard to say if I like or not. All I got was a dial tone.
I was never able to make calls on my home phone. However my mom's phone is a magic jack and the phone kept disconnecting.
I know it is a cheap phone service but it doesn't do me a bit of good if it doesn't work. They need to make a Mj that works if your computer ports are closed, or blocked. |
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amigo_boy
join:2005-07-22
Tempe, AZ
 ·Cox HSI
 ·magicjack.com
| said by rattfan69  :the ports I need are closed. MJ only requires outbound ports. If you're behind a corporate firewall with an HTTP proxy to access the internet, you can use Skype or vbuzzer.com (which both have options to work over a proxy).
If your own personal firewall blocks access to the internet (perhaps only for less-popular ports and protocols), that's your fault. Not MJ's.
Mark |
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rattfan69
join:2009-08-19
Freeport, IL
| I did have my firewall turned off and it still did not work. Someone from MJ tech had access to my pc and they could not get it to work. I seen them changing my firewall settings and after it was turned off it still did not work. I should not even have to use ports to get a phone service to work in my opinion, but since I had to my ports are closed. At least with Lingo I don't have to worry about my ports being closed or not. I am saying the person from MJ tech could not even get it to work when I gave them access to my computer screen. They were able to change options in my computer. After 7 hours, nothing, did not work. It's magic crap. |
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rattfan69
join:2009-08-19
Freeport, IL | reply to amigo_boy
Also with Skype others have to use Skype for it to be free. No one I know used Skype, so then I would get charged anyway. I figure at least for 27 a month I can handle that as a phone bill will no charges for long distance. |
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Zaber
When all are gone, there shall be none
join:2000-06-08
Cleveland, OH
clubs:
 ·Expedient
·XO COMMUNICATIONS
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to rattfan69
said by rattfan69 :I should not even have to use ports to get a phone service to work in my opinion, This statement truly bugs me, any TCP/IP or UDP/IP communications requires ports. The more polished VoIP services merely hide that fact from the end user.
MajicJack users seem to fall into two categories: those that love it and have no issues, and those that hate it and could barley get it to work. Personally I would consider MajicJack a toy and not something to rely on like POTS.
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