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barrierislan
Anon
2014-Dec-31 6:48 am
magicjack outageI've had my magic jack plus for about 21/2 years. Yesterday it stopped working. No LEDs on or blinking. Is it an outage that others are also having or is my unit dead. How long are they suppose to last. |
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Msradell Premium Member join:2008-12-25 Louisville, KY |
Msradell
Premium Member
2014-Dec-31 2:32 pm
I haven't had any problems with mine in the last few days. If none of the lights are on even though it has power I'm betting it died. I haven't heard any life estimates for them, I've had mine for about 5 years with no problems but I've also heard of people have them fail within six months. They are like most electronic devices in that the failure rate is sporadic. |
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to barrierislan
I have the MJ Plus and it is two components, a power supply and the MJ itself. If you're lucky, only the power supply has failed.
I've never plugged the thing into a computer. But, if it is presently connected to the power supply, you could try another power supply or try connecting it to the computer. However, I think it will try to install software if you connect it to the computer.
My Plus lights are flashing even though I disconnected the ethernet cord. So, I think we can rule out a MJ outage. |
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to barrierislan
A few months ago after a thunderstorm, the LEDs on my magicJack+ went dark and I lost all service. I was able to plug the main unit directly into my PC to revive it, but I would lose use of my phone whenever my PC was shut down.
I found numerous vendors on eBay selling low cost replacements for the power plug. I paid $3.32 with free shipping for "USB TRAVEL POWER SUPPLY NO COMPUTER VOIP ANY OUTLET FOR MAGIC JACK PLUS +".
That replacement power supply works perfectly with my magicJack+ and now I'm back in business. |
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