magicJackGO 2017 VOIP Phone Adapter Portable Home and On-The-Go Digital Phone Service. Make Unlimited Local & Long Distance Calls to The U. S. and Canada. NO Monthly Bill. 2017 (1 Pack)

Was a bit scared since the reviews are all over the place some with odd claims. Had a brief issue when registering. I think the problem was I read the whole contract which took a really long time and it timed out without telling me it timed out. Started over from the beginning and worked the second time. This device works fine. The sound quality is fine, though a little lower level than a normal phone. And if the other person is talking softly it's not understandable more so than with a regular phone. There's no echoing or robot voice problems. Can call people and receive calls with a regular phone and it works. Be sure you don't plug it into the wall jack if that wall jack is connected to the outdoor phone lines, something bad might happen they note. This supposedly works with an Android app to allow wifi calling through the account. I couldn't get that to work, was giving connection errors even though connection is fine. But I didn't buy this for that feature so that's not a problem for me. I didn't have to pay extra for anything like some have said. There were a bunch of extras offered like custom phone numbers or porting the old number or stuff that you'd expect to pay more for, but these were all presented as optional. If you register with a US address you might later have to pay extra for 911 to your local 911 office though, but that has nothing to do with them. They note that if you don't pay them (and if you do they just hand it over with no markup), then your local 911 people might bill you directly. Contrary to some claims, it doesn't cut off calls after a certain number of minutes. I have made several long calls. They do note that they reserve the right to cut off if there's internet network congestion problems. I haven't yet seen that happen and it's understandable to me why that is necessary. To access voice mail you dial your own number! Wouldn't have guessed that but it makes sense once you know. Also you can configure on your account to have it give a different dialtone (beep beep instead of hum) to mean there are messages. All in all, yeah, this is a good thing and I like it. August 2017 update: It's been a year and a half since I posted my original review. Everything I said still stands: it's still working, there's nothing wrong with this service, I've had no problems, and there's lots to like. I was able to renew my annual subscription simply by buying a card at Wally World for cash. It's all quite smooth, and it's very reliable. I've definitely gotten my money's worth.

but was useful in the day.

In summary, this service had everything that I was looking for and more. The ability to receive text messages on my phone was simply unbelievable. However, setting it up wasn’t a breeze. At first, my browser didn’t recognize the device during activation and none of the instructions provided worked - for example, when I directly hooked the device to my Mac, it didn’t do anything and there was no way to override it. Later I was able to get it to activate using Safari instead of chrome. So that was ok. Later, once everything was hooked I couldn’t receive phone call on my magicapp, one of the reasons I chose this over ooma. The attempts to contact customer service had to be abandoned due to default 30 minutes wait time (they don’t really want to deal with it it seems) and the email left to them were never answered. However, later I found options on their website and by toggling on/off to receive, it worked great. Phone number switching took 48hrs, less than I anticipated and since then I referred this to a colleague who also switched his service. So, as long as you don’t have to deal with customer service, I think it is good. I hope I don’t ever have to otherwise i’ll Most likely end up switching to something else.

After NetTALK decidedly bullied long standing loyal customers into increased costs and enacted mysterious call limits overnight I had to dump them after five years. Then after Spectrum kept to cable company virtues of regular monthly bill hikes after a year (oh those billing algorithms, all of it unregulated of course so all too easy exploiting consumers 24/7/365) I was in between going without “home phone” service entirely or Ooma or number parking or Verizon Fios (and their setup equipment gouging, no thanks). But I really wanted to keep my number and home phone. After not considering at all I read quite a bit of consistently fair reviews of improved MagicJack service, I rolled the dice. And so far it’s paid off. Setup easy, number port easy and shockingly efficient (clearly when you pay for it, $23 in my case, it makes a complete difference). Call quality great, reasonable upfront and running cost, really pleased. Added bonus is their app, where others mostly don't work right magicJack actually does, and it effectively converts your landline number into another mobile but familiar number in that it adds texting, digital voicemail wav file function emailed to you directly, works well with Apple devices iPhone iPad, caller ID, everything you had feature wise elsewhere but way more. Should’ve given magicJack a try a while back but better late than never. Only gripe is how magicJack has already cut a call of mine after exactly an hour so they definitely reserve the right to overly monitor, limit light usage, hopefully it’s not a regular experience as netTALK does that to sell additional call credits. A dealbreaker especially when you make only a few calls a day if that. We’ll see I guess, neither company publishes call pattern limitations. If you’re tired of the cable company billing charade, held hostage to triple play price fears (“if you cancel phone service your cable and internet bill will actually increase”) give magicJack a serious DIY try. It’s worth it if only for a little independence.

Summary: Pros: * Inexpensive. Average of $5.42/mo for first year (factoring in $20 to port existing phone # and $12 911 fee). * Setup is quick and easy * No need to hook up to a computer Cons: * None so far I get virtually no cell signal in my apartment so I need a home phone. I was with Vonage for a little over a year and have no complaints about their service. When the intro rate jumped up to $35/mo (including taxes), I could no longer justify spending that much for a service I use to little. While looking around for alternatives, I remembered seeing the commercials for MagicJack and started reading up on the company and user reviews. For $33 for the small piece of equipment and 12 months of service, I figured it was worth giving it a try. The package arrived in 2 days (thanks Prime!) and setup took about 10-15 mins. Hooking up the equipment, which is a dongle a little smaller than a deck of cards, took a minute or two, and the rest of the setup time was creating an account and going through the various options. I ported my home # to MJ which costs $20 and took 5-7 days to complete. Another $12 for local 911 taxes, for an all-in cost of $65 for 12 months of service, or an average of $5.42/mo. That will save me $30/mo for the exact same type of VoIP service! Call quality has been very good and no different than a regular landline connection; no static, dropped calls, or anything like that. It works as advertised and does it at a very inexpensive price. I haven't traveled yet but will be heading overseas later this summer and will take MJ with me for calls back home.

I live in New Hampshire, a single Area Code state, and our Area Code is not available through Magic Jack. However, I contacted Magic Jack support via Chat prior to purchase and asked specifically, "Is Area Code 603 in NH available?" I was assured that it was. When I received my Magic Jack, I followed the instructions for set it up--- which were straight forward and easy to follow. After my computer detected it, I was directed to the online registration to finalize set-up and be assigned a number. However when I reached the page for number assignment, I discovered nothing was available for NH! I could have a CT, MA, ME, RI or VT area code, but not a NH number. This was frustrating! I contacted Chat. Through the course of the next hour, I was assured I could have a 603 Area Code, however, I'd need to contact Customer Service on the phone and was given a number. After making that call (the call center is not located in the US), describing my challenge and what I had been through--- three or four times in order to be understood--- and making no progress--- despite being told "603 is available," I asked for a supervisor. I was told "a supervisor can't help." WHAT!?! I was then given the number for US Customer Service, but was told "They are now closed and you must wait to call in the morning." Amazon--- please add to the description that this devise will not allow you to have a number in all area codes. You can begin by listing NH. I also noticed that DC was not available. If this had been published and Magic Jack Chat knew what they were doing I would have saved a great deal of time and not become so frustrated!

I've been using this for 2 months and am very pleased with the Magicjack service. Call quality is great. I can't tell any difference in quality between the Magicjack and our landline through Time Warner. The Good: 1. Call quality is great. I can't tell any difference in quality between the Magicjack and our landline through Time Warner. 2. I also installed the free Magicjack app on my phone. It's convenient to be able to make and receive calls on my home phone number while I'm away. Call quality on the app is also good, and tends to be better than other voip apps I've tried. 3. Being able to just unplug the Magicjack and take it with you while traveling or if you move is handy. This would be great for people who move often. Plus, you'll keep the same phone number. 4. I was paying around $30 a month for phone service through Time Warner, so the Magicjack has paid for itself in less than two months. $35 for a year of service through Magicjack is definitely worth it. 5. Voicemail is included at no extra cost. The Not-so-good: 1. Caller ID only shows the caller's number, not their name. I'm hoping Magicjack will be able to fix this in the future. 2. This isn't Magicjack's fault, but just an extra expense to watch out for. When I activated my Magicjack, my county charged $40 for a yearly 911 fee. With traditional phone service, this would be a small fee on each month's bill, so it was unexpected to have to pay this all at once when activating. 3. Again, not Magicjack's fault. Depending on your current carrier, it can take up to 10 days for your number to port to the Magicjack service. It took 7 days for mine to port from Time Warner. Just don't expect to be able to replace your existing carrier immediately when you receive the Magicjack.

I purchased Magicjack mainly for cost reasons. It works out to be about $5.00 per month, compared to phone service from a regular phone service provider, which can be in the range of $15 to $30 per month. However, my experience has been mixed so far. The Good: 1. Low cost. For the first year, cost works out to be around $5:00 per month. For the second year onwards the cost could be as low as $3:00 per month depending on the plan you choose. 2. The set up is pretty straightforward and easy 3. You can port your old number to Magic Jack for a price – charged me $10.00 plus tax 4. There are lot of good features (unlimited calling in US, Canada, free second conf line etc. etc.) 5. Their website is pretty easy to use What is not that obvious: 1. You have to pay for the 911 service separately. About $7.00 for the first year in North Carolina where I live. There are some limitations on the 911 service. The Bad: 1. Customer Service. The only way you can contact their customer service is through live chat. There are no phone numbers to call. My experience chatting with them has been pretty poor, as explained in my experience below. 2. If you are trying to port your old number to Magicjack, it could take as long as 10 days according to them. Until the number port request is completed, you will not be able to receive incoming calls. You can make outgoing calls only. By the way, number portability is Federal Law; so phone providers cannot refuse to do it (in most normal situations). My experience: I received an e-mail from Magicjack customer service indicating my port request did not go through because Vonage (my current provider) rejected it. They suggested to contact Vonage to resolve it before re-submitting my port request. When I contacted Vonage, they said there is nothing holding up the port from their side. I chatted with Magicjack and they suggested I re-submit the port request. I did that and it got rejected again. I contacted Vonage again and they want to know the specific reason why the request is not going through. I tried contacting Magicjack through chat again. After waiting 20 minutes for the next agent, it dropped me unceremoniously and asked me to try again later. So, after spending 2 or 3 hours on this over two days, I still cannot receive incoming calls. I have no clue why my port request is not going through or how to make it work. Moral of the story: Cheap prices does come with some limitations… LOL. I will update my review once this saga ends. 2/1/16 update: After chasing Magicjack numerous times through live chat, I was promised the issue will be escalated to their upper management and someone will get back to me via e-mail. While waiting for the e-mail from MagicJack, I got written confirmation from Vonage that they NEVER received a port request from Magicjack for my number. Finally, I got an e-mail from Magicjack promising to port my number by 2/5/16. I hope it goes through, but I will believe it when it actually happens. So the saga continues... 2/11/16 update: No, it did not come through on 2/5/16 as promised. But, I kept following up with MagicJack through e-mail. After exchanging e-mails several times, MagicJack customer service indicated they are in touch with Vonage folks and they would port it by 2/11/16. This time they came through. Today I received confirmation from both Vonage and MagicJack that the number has been ported. I never found out what the real hang up was... Well, all is well that ends well, right? I am going to leave it at that. Since MagicJack finally came through, to be fair, I am changing their rating from one star to 3 stars. That's the end of my saga...

Todo muy bien

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Good one for us calling. Installation and set up is easy. You can use in either ways i.e with laptop or with out laptop. If we have high speed internet connection this is the best one for calling usa and Canada. It can be used with magicjack app in mobiles or can use with cordless, landline. You will get us number for free and 12 months calling free with this pack. Lastly amazon delivered the product on time.