Magic Jack | How To Install

How To Install

When you receive your Magic Jack you’ll be able to install it and start making free long distance phone calls. The Magic Jack setup takes just a matter of minutes. Here’s a walk-through on how to install this voip phone so that you will know what to expect. After ordering your Magic Jack voip phone, you should receive it in the mail within a few days. I ordered mine on a Sunday, it was shipped the next day (Monday) and I received it on Thursday. That was pretty fast, considering I live on the other side of the country from where it was shipped from. Here is what you will receive in the mail and it’s packaging looks like. It contains the Magic Jack USB device and a USB extension cord in case it will be too tight a fit to plug the device directly into your USB port. The device measures approximately 2-1/2 inches long (not including the USB plug), 1-3/8 inches wide, and 3/8 of an inch thick. The cord is about 4-1/4 inches long, not including the plugs at each end. magic jack device & packaging magic jack device magic jack device with phone cord All you need to do is plug the USB device into the USB port in your computer. This is probably the hardest part of the whole installation, and it isn’t difficult at all. Just make sure the device is plugged directly (with or without the USB extension cord) into a USB port on your computer. Don’t use a multi-port USB hub unless it is AC powered, as your Magic Jack will not work. magic jack plugged into back of computer That’s about it…just need to plug your phone cord into the device and wait for Magic Jack to do it’s magic. It will take a minute or two to load and download the software to make it work with your computer. You’ll first see a picture of the device, several little messages will display across it to keep you from getting bored. Then you’ll see a square screen that tells you it’s loading, then the “softphone” screen which will reside on your desktop. You can minimize the softphone screen when you’re not using your internet phone for calling. magic jack loading magic jack loading more Here is a photo of the Softphone Screen. You can either use it to dial a number, or use any phone that you have connected to your Magic Jack. The softphone will keep a record of the phone numbers that you dial and also the numbers that you receive calls from. You can delete these if you wish. I keep the numbers in my softphone that I most frequently dial, even though I use my “hard” telephone, it keeps the numbers handy for me. You can also pick up the receiver to your phone, click on a number stored in your softphone to dial, click Send and it dials it for you. Click End and it hangs up. It also has a Redial button, Voice Mail, and 411. Clicking the 411 button just takes you to a web site where you can look up phone numbers free. magic jack softphone screen The Softphone screen has several features to it besides saving telephone numbers. The rectangle on the left will change with different messages, including how to set up your Voice Mail. I’ve heard rumors that this screen will also contain paid advertising in the future, but ok with me, as long as I’m not forced to look at it and it keeps the price of my long distance calls at 20 bucks a year. The softphone screen also has links to Google, Yahoo, AOL and the weather.com web sites. If you have any questions about the Magic Jack voip phone installation or the softphone screen that I haven’t answered in this article, please ask it in the comments below…many people visit this site and may be able to answer your  question for you.

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21 Responses to “How To Install”

  1. Elaine on February 9th, 2009 11:50 pm

    I did just as you said and it did nothing. What now?

  2. gary poole on February 19th, 2009 10:36 pm

    i got a new pc and now my magic jack won’t work. what can i do? thanks!

  3. admin on February 20th, 2009 2:10 pm

    Gary,

    Is your magic jack plugged in directly to a usb port on your computer? If not, try using an a/c powered usb hub.

    HTH

  4. Melinda on June 11th, 2009 11:33 pm

    I installed magic jack used it and realy liked it but I now have a problem my computer crashed and now magic jack wo’nt reinstall its self and yes its plugged into a usb 2.o port…. plz help or I’ll be contacting my attorney on this matter

  5. admin on June 13th, 2009 5:36 pm

    Try contacting the customer service as the official MagicJack website:

    http://www.magicjack.com/2/customercare.asp

    Sometimes they aren’t very helpful, other times they are.

    And..would you really contact an attorney over $40 spent? Cost you more for the attorney to answer the phone!

  6. simon on July 15th, 2009 3:02 am

    my magic jack was originally installed under
    someone else’s name and addressinthe U S. I live in another country, and Im having problems getting the jack to work properly. I did the recommended installation, but no luck. Can u help me?

  7. admin on July 15th, 2009 2:15 pm

    @simon,

    What kinds of problems are you having with the magic jack?

  8. james on August 15th, 2009 1:35 pm

    i am thing of buying the magic jack the question i have is can i hook up more than one phone and can i hook up the direct tv to get the updates and purchase movies

  9. Bing on August 16th, 2009 7:45 am

    Is internet connection needed for magic jack? I don’t have Internet access but I have a magic jack….

  10. Keith on November 16th, 2009 4:29 pm

    My mom just purchased magic jack but she wants it to work on all the phones in the house. Please send info on how to do this if possible. Thanks

  11. teleskopy astronomiczne on December 29th, 2009 4:18 pm

    Very nice blog, your article is interesting, i have bookmarked it for future referrence

  12. ben on January 1st, 2010 8:10 pm

    Does the majic jack have to remain plugged into a USB port with the PC powered on for calls to be made?

  13. megan on January 2nd, 2010 12:17 am

    the magic jack is already installed yet i’m having difficulty.. can you please give or show us a step by step procedure on installing the magic jack.. i think pictures are hard to follow. maybe a video will do. thanks

  14. Linda Sullivan on January 13th, 2010 3:40 pm

    Newer computer, no more dial tone!!!

  15. nick on January 14th, 2010 8:54 pm

    I installed my magicjack and i can make outgoing calls, but the problem is that it won’t receive any calls could you please help on this one.
    Thank you.

  16. sean on January 21st, 2010 7:33 am

    I too would like to buy one but want to hook up my Dish Network so I can get the updates. How do I accomplish this? Thanks in advance for any help.

  17. Barb on February 4th, 2010 11:34 pm

    I have a land line now that magic jack is replacing, will I get a new number, or will I have the same one as now. I would like to get a new number. Do you know about that?

  18. EUGENE on February 17th, 2010 3:20 am

    i’VE ALREADY INSTALLED THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE BUT STILL THERE IS NO DIAL TONE OR NOTHING HAPPENED.

  19. Elayne Greenberg on February 27th, 2010 5:06 pm

    On Magic Jack’s web site (updated last year) they say SOON we will be able to use our present home phone number when setting up Majic Jack. When do you think SOON will be?

  20. joseph peters on March 8th, 2010 10:53 pm

    i hook every up by the book they did not give me a phone no for me and it does not work

  21. Nuha ghanem on March 11th, 2010 8:44 pm

    do we have to enter or email and password to make magik jack work

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