magicJack Plus

It took longer than I expected to have Amazon deliver. Magic Jack Plus is better than the regular Magic Jack. Maybe because it goes in the router and not the computer but call sound is great. People couldn't tell I was not on my landline. I already had a MJ and this one would replace it. I tested it for nearly 2 weeks and it always had a dial tone and always rang when I called it anytime of the day or night. I was testing it before having my home land line phone ported over. Porting was easy, you go to your MJP account and give the number to be ported and it is checked to see if it can be ported...mine was an ATT number. Then you have to pay the $20 before they will start the port process. MJP said it would take up to 10 business days ..well mine was ported in one business day. They recommend you check with your carrier to make sure your account with previous carrier is cancelled. So I did. I had internet with ATT also so I got Charter cable before all this and I'm saving $40 a month and have at least 5 times the speed over ATT with home phone. It's been over a week since the phone porting but I'm satisfied I made the right choice. Note that for renewal you have to pay an extra $10 to keep your ported number. Hmm but now MJ has taken it upon itself to assume I will renew my old MJ by sending me an einvoice that I'm guessing they think they will charge my CC. I don't appreciate that as I did not renew the old MJ...why would I with the MJP. If they charge the CC I will have the charge removed as I did not authorize it. I guess that will be another story.UPDATE Sept. 2013I've had the Magic Jack Plus working for over a year now. It replaced my old ATT service. My MJ bill is now right around $40 for THE YEAR! This includes the $10 annual fee to have my old number ported.BEST thing I ever did.MJP runs off your router and just plug the out line into your phone jack (I would unplug the inline from outside first) and all jacks work. I updated the phones to a Panasonic TG-KX7621 system with 3 handsets. This system has bluetooth so cell phones will ring through it and with the contact lists from the cell phones passed over to the Panasonic system, you have personalized caller ID.Occasionally the MJP will drop a call but that is usually because a computer is up with too many windows open. Also, call time is usually limited to 90 minutes then the call is dropped and you just have to call the person again but I have seen the minutes last longer. It is because the MJP thinks the phone is off the hook.Overall this has been the best thing and my goal was to beat the phone company (ATT). I was sick and tired of paying all the extra taxes with ATT that was nearly half the bill and with the MJP I basically get the same thing and FREE LONG DISTANCE. It is truly a win and I can't say enough good things about the MJP.

Using MagicJack Plus with Comcast Performance (25Mbps/5Mbps) and it works just like a regular landline.Currently using without a computer. It's plugged into wall outlet then to my router and home phone. Set up and registration on PC was about 5 minutes.This is the modem and router I am using with MagicJack Plus.Motorola SB6121 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable ModemMedialink Wireless-N Broadband Router (150 Mbps) - 2.4GHz - 802.11b/g/nFirst year service is free, clear sound calling out and receiving calls, ability to let MagicJack take voicemail or have home answering phone machine take voicemail. Haven't tried the other features. If you have unreliable internet service that drops and resets connection a lot, don't bother getting this.Ported my AT&T landline to a T-Mobile prepaid phone. Then I ported it again to Google Voice($20). After finally getting my number to Google Voice, I set it up to forward all my calls to my new MagicJack number. That way if someone calls my old number, it gets forwarded to my new number. Why go through all this? Because I don't want to pay $30+ a month for the most basic local only landline service. So $20 for prepaid phone, $10 mininum for prepaid minutes, $20 to port to Google voice and $50 for MagicJack Plus device. Total $100 for one year of local and long distance phone service. Saves me $250+ this year alone.I didn't want to port directly from AT&T to MagicJack because it's $20 plus $10 annually and it's a hassle to port out if you try to leave. Everything working flawlessly so far.

I think it would be good to remember that you are just buying a technology and not necessarily a phone service. If you are comfortable solving your own minor problems either through internet searches or their chat room, then you should be okay. Their advertising claims held true for me.Sound Quality: I went into it with low expectations, but I was impressed that it was about 90% of my normal landline quality (just a lower volume).Vanity Number: After trying eight different ways to get a vanity number, I gave up trying to be vain and settled for porting my number instead.Porting a Number: Magicjack did it professionally, simple and quick, within a couple of days. The nightmare was with AT&T DSL. They have to disconnect your account and have you reactivate it for DSL only. I tried to be proactive, notifying them that I was about to port my number and that I wanted to keep DSL, but they still couldn't succesfully transition the situation and disconnected my service anyway. Even the AT&T agent couldn't figure out what they did, and told me to wait for the first bill to sort it all out. (The soothing sound of all the coins that I won't be paying to AT&T in the future kept me calm.)Chat Room: My question was answered within 10 minutes by a Magicjack agent. The response was basically a quote from a manual, but it put me on the right path to solving my problem. (The problem was that I couldn't make calls to certain friends and businesses probably because their phones were blocking my Magicjack issued number, thinking that it was a telemarketer.)The Company: They are listed on the NASDAQ, and a quick search on Yahoo Finance showed that they are a smaller company, have no debt, and that they cancelled a new stock offering due to the success of MJ+ sales. I interpret that as a company that will improve customer service as their revenue increases. The new website is much more professional looking than the infomercial-quality old one.Others' Problems: I was suprised to see the negative reviews for this product. My guess is that with all the portable phone systems and DSL companies out there, there will always be some compatability issues. If you have a friend who has it, you can test it out on your phone first before you buy it.My Estimated Annual Savings: $240Good Luck!