Can you get a number with your area code? For Magic Jack, I can't
1115094
Straight Talk says that you can. We switched our home number to Straight Talk. The switch was smooth.
1115095
Magic Jack is not the same as straight talk. You can retain your own number or get a new one with straight talk. You need good cell reception for it to work properly
1115096
I think even MagicJack would be able to transfer your existing number. I don't currently use MJ, but I was reading an article just yesterday that says that it's the best long term savings.
27863
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT -- IF YOU EVER NEED TO PORT YOUR NUMBER FROM MAGIC JACK MJ WILL "JACK" YOU AROUND MagicJack's low cost is not an excuse to provide poor customer service. As to call quality, I agree that you get what you pay for. So, I decided to change from MagicJack to OOMA. That was June 22. When OOMA told me that MJ was having trouble porting my number, I wrote with all the information at my disposal, including the account numbers and passwords emailed to me by MJ -- which, to avoid typos, I cut-and-pasted. Shortly after I got my email receipt from the porting division, I was blocked from my MJ account. I have continued to get emails from OOMA customer service telling me that the information MJ sent to me when I opened the MJ account is not valid. I have two MJ phone lines but only ported the first. I tried to access my second on the internet. BLOCKED. I used my second line a few days ago, it worked. I just tried to use it and, despite the dial tone, no ability to call out. I called the number from another phone and it was bounced to my forwarding number but didn't ring on the phone MJ is connected to. MJ ported my TMobile number in 2 days for the first number and 1 day for the second. It is now ten days since I was informed that OOMA was having trouble porting. So, I filed two FCC complaints today and informed MJ's porting company (ymaxporting@maxcorp.com) that I was doing so. I also informed MJ that I was going to relate my problems to prospective purchasers at Amazon. I hope that my mistake will not become yours.
193649
BasicTalk was unable to transfer my old number from MagicJack. After 3 months of billing and no number transfer, I gave up and reupped with MagicJack.
720084
Yes. It tries to pronounce the name. If no name is given it says the phone number. It says 'unavailable' otherwise
769716
Yes, you can call Wales and use your cell phone. Dial the access number, enter your PIN then the number you want to call... easy as pie, works great!
10245
No, the magic jack only has to be hooked up to the modem. If the modem is functioning properly, you can make calls.
2010483
No caller ID. I could not recommend this product. We later found that it could not be used on phone jacks in the USA. Ours ended up in the trash.
1354729
You plug into the power outlet and then connect it to the modem, not a phone jack. The modem has to be on because magicjack needs internet connection.
1281314
I have not been able to install my Magic Jack and have had no help from their web sight. A complete waste of money. I even paid a computer tech and he could not either. I got a great message. 'congratulations from Magic jack but when tried using the next message was.."you are not connected to Magic Jack" What a scam..
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Apparently not. I, too, have noticed that no matter what number I dial, I need to add the area code although I find it a minor inconvience when I am getting phone service for the whole year for what I had been paying monthly. I guess it's one of the trade-offs to be made. I hardly ever use my land-line anyway.
1515861
I used to use mine with an old ATT answering machine and it worked fine. I now have voicemail with MagicJack, so don't use the answering machine anymore.
979505
I was not able to call *228 but I did just call verizon and they did it. When I tried *228 it repeatedly failed.
904321
I had transfered my home # to my Magic Jack before I purchased the GVMate, however I set up the GVMate # to also ring my Magic Jack # Plus My Cell Phone # plus the land line # at My summer cabin. Have a land line here because I am out in the wilderness and cell service is about worthless. Bought the GVMate because Magic Jack will not make calls to Alaska, 907 area code and GVMate will. To make any long distance calls on the land line costs $0.20 a minute.
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Don't hesitate to call MagicJack if you have a problem. You will communicate with the company by online texting. I had an earlier power unit go bad and it was quickly replaced. Have patience because you will be dealing with an out-of-country calling bank
2197356
There are two separate magic jacks and each will get its own number. They cannot share a number.
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Sorry Phil. I can't remember. I think that you just call your own number. I have a note to myself to get it out, and connect it again. I can tell you that it did work well, when I had it connected and running.
1084850
I don't see why not...... magic jack is simply an internet connection for phone service rather than a traditional telephone service (like Verizon) jack.