does this really work want to try this product, tired of huge phone bills.
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No i'm sure customer service is bad. You are only paying 20 a year. But you need to define "high speed" if you are going to accurately make a statement like this. Because your review is not consistent with my and others experience. Did you also adjust the quality settings in your my account thing? How about giving us some upload download numbers you have. Ping? Latency? How about jitter? A lot of ISP companies call something high speed that very barely qualifies as such.
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"Magic Jack" - - customer service??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH PIECE OF BIRD SQUAT!! BUNCH OF LIARS. THERE ARE NUMBERS I NORMALLY HAVE NO TROUBLE CALLING - - WITH THIS P.O.S. THEY DO NIOT WORK AT ALL: THE MOST COMMON PHRASE YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR IS: "IS THIS WORKING?? CAN YOU HEAR ME???" MAJOR RIP OFF. BUT IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH SOMETHING THAT CONNECTS ALMOST HALF THE TIME, DROPS CALLS ALL THE DAMN TIME, AND HAS NO - - NONE - - ZERO - - ZILCH - - NONEXISTENT!!!!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE, THIS IS RIGHT UP YOUR STUPID ALLEY!!!!!! hi-speed connection, by the way.... it isn't your CONNECTION that sucks, it is this Piece of Squidpoopsnot product with NO "CUSTOMER SUPPORT`. STAY FAR AWAY!!!!!!!! "Magic Jack" - - customer service??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH PIECE OF BIRD SQUAT!! BUNCH OF LIARS. THERE ARE NUMBERS I NORMALLY HAVE NO TROUBLE CALLING - - WITH THIS P.O.S. THEY DO NIOT WORK AT ALL: THE MOST COMMON PHRASE YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR IS: "IS THIS WORKING?? CAN YOU HEAR ME???" MAJOR RIP OFF. BUT IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH SOMETHING THAT CONNECTS ALMOST HALF THE TIME, DROPS CALLS ALL THE DAMN TIME, AND HAS NO - - NONE - - ZERO - - ZILCH - - NONEXISTENT!!!!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE, THIS IS RIGHT UP YOUR STUPID ALLEY!!!!!! hi-speed connection, by the way.... it isn't your... » Read More "Magic Jack" - - customer service??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH PIECE OF BIRD SQUAT!! BUNCH OF LIARS. THERE ARE NUMBERS I NORMALLY HAVE NO TROUBLE CALLING - - WITH THIS P.O.S. THEY DO NIOT WORK AT ALL: THE MOST COMMON PHRASE YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR IS: "IS THIS WORKING?? CAN YOU HEAR ME???" MAJOR RIP OFF. BUT IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH SOMETHING THAT CONNECTS ALMOST HALF THE TIME, DROPS CALLS ALL THE DAMN TIME, AND HAS NO - - NONE - - ZERO - - ZILCH - - NONEXISTENT!!!!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE, THIS IS RIGHT UP YOUR STUPID ALLEY!!!!!! hi-speed connection, by the way.... it isn't your CONNECTION that sucks, it is this Piece of Squidpoopsnot product with NO "CUSTOMER SUPPORT`. STAY FAR AWAY!!!!!!!! « Show Less
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Use a netbook and it may pay for itself in power savings alone versus a desktop. $300 netbooks use around 25 watts when on, or about 15KWH per month 24/7. At the $.09 rate mentioned above, that is about $1.50 per month. Your netbook will pay for itself (relative to $18 per month) in less than two years, and you can use it for other stuff! (Skype video conferencing or security (please see my review if you want details), a photo frame, a you tube viewer, or as a computer!)Aloha,Steve
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you might be able to pick it up at Best buy, so you have an eaiser time returning it if it dosen't work. I have been using it for a month, and no complaint. You will need to leave you computer on 24/7 if you wish to make and receive calls, but with power at 8 cents a kilowatt you are looking around 3-4 dollars a month to power your computer with no monitor. I too am tired of 40 dollars for a BASIC phone. Hope this helps.
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Worked fine for me. What kind of internet connection do you have? And speed?
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We have used the MagicJack for over three years now. Call quality is acceptable around 90% of the time, and, we have saved significantly on phone bills. Connecting a phone instrument to the magicjack helps in call quality, by, minimizing the issues which are related to the microphone on the computer. The one time when call quality is an issue is when the number being called is also voip e.g. Vonage etc. Since our computer is on most of the time anycase, do not really think we have additional electricity bills on account of this. Our electricity bill is similar to others who use regular phones. We have used the MagicJack for over three years now. Call quality is acceptable around 90% of the time, and, we have saved significantly on phone bills. Connecting a phone instrument to the magicjack helps in call quality, by, minimizing the issues which are related to the microphone on the computer. The one time when call quality is an issue is when the number being called is also voip e.g. Vonage etc. Since our computer is on most of the time anycase, do not really think we have additional electricity bills on account of this. Our electricity bill is similar to others who use regular phones.
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Well, no one knows, but one would hope if they start charging that they charge $20 or $30 a year, like Magic Jack or Net Talk Duo. If that price works for those guys, it should work for Google. Paying $15 to $30 a month isn't worth it for people who already have cell phones, but at $20 or $30 a year, it's nice to have a landline.
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Yes. This requires an Internet connection (preferably reasonably high speed and reliable). The device creates an effective "cell tower" in your home, so your cell phone thinks it has good coverage. But, in order for it to complete a call, or present your device with a data connection, it needs to route all of the traffic over the Internet, hence it needs something like a "cable connection", DSL, or FiOS, etc.
447034
No not really, it comes with phone and connections, I try using another phone but it just wont work.
1929882
The cost of the phone itself is a one time charge. If you want to make or receive calls on it, you have to pay whatever phone company you use for their service.
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i don't think so. lame, i know. you'd need to get on the phone with them and they'd probably help. customer service is good with these guys.
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It didn't work on anything for me. The support was horrible and the excuses they gave me were ludicrous. And getting your money back for data you paid for but could never use one byte of - forget it. Keep in mind, this was quite some time ago. They may have lived and learned. Personally, if I was going to recommend a Prepaid Mobile Broadband solution, I would recommend Virgin Mobile. That worked EVERYWHERE for me and I used it for over a year. USB Adapter cost me 20 bucks, then I bought their $20 plan every month.
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No ..... it is just another phone in the house connected to cable. The cable company does charge a flat fee regardless of who you call and how many phones are connected. Hope this helps you.
460251
Yes. Also, I think if you check the PayAnywhere website you get this device Free. Hope this helps.
2265000
I don't think it works as you are asking it to. It takes the phones signal and transmits to a radio. Opposit of what you want.
456985
Yes to make and receive phone calls but nothing else. I wasn' t able to use its applications nor download applications. I honestly lost my money. I really regreat it!
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Yes, it would work. We are using the pay as you go option so we only pay for the service when we need it. Works great though.
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It's possible...but you might have to rip all your phones guts out. But it wouldn't be a permanent fix, it'll probably just end up sinking back down again. Ps- opening your phone does void any insurance you have on it, just a heads up!
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Yes it does, of course as long as your subscribed to internet on your phone plan.
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It works off the AT&T; network and my phone recognizes it as AT&T.; So it just might. You can get the sim card and just put a small amount of minutes ($10) on it as I did to see if it works. If it does you just add more minutes. If it doesn't then you're not out much money. If it works you will like the service. Hope this helps.
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I have the 25 cent per minute plan and it does not stop at $3 a day. I recently had a family emergency and used my phone a lot more than I normally do and I spent about $5 on phone calls in one day.
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I have never tried this, but give it a go and see if it works. I hardly ever use my cell phone is the car.