MAC Beta Installation
The Magic Jack voip phone company has now released a beta trial for use with Intel Mac computers. However, according to the official magicJack website, neither customer nor technical support is yet available for mac installations, so proceed at your own risk. This MAC beta version is only compatible with Intel based Macs with OS (operating systems) higher than 10.4.11 and higher. You can have a 10.4.10 OS, but it must have kernal 8.10.3 or higher. To find which OS and Kernal version you have, follow this path on your Mac computer:
Apple Icon > About This Mac > More Info > Software
It boggles the mind why magicJack would release new software to use their product without providing any support for it at all. But, if you’re the adventurous type and don’t mind blowing 40 bucks, give it a try! They will probably build their support and FAQ around solving the real problems customers have with the Mac beta. Maybe they’ll have a special web page for feedback on this release? You will need to have your Magic Jack device plugged into a Windows PC to download the Mac upgrade. Once that is downloaded, then you can plug your MagicJack into your Mac computer. To download the Magic Jack Mac Beta from the offical website, go here:
http://www.magicjack.com/4/mac.asp
As with a PC, you will need to leave your computer on to make and receive phone calls through your magicJack. Give it a good try-out, at least a few months before dumping your regular land line phone service. You do need to keep another phone service to make sure you always have a viable 911 service in case of emergencies.
If you have used the Magic Jack voip Mac Beta successfully or even unsuccessfully, please give us some idea of your experience with it in the Comments below.
September 16th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
hi
October 4th, 2008 at 1:33 am
need help to install my magicjack
October 4th, 2008 at 1:36 am
can you help me
October 4th, 2008 at 6:21 am
how can i find the number for the magic jack
can you help me i wood like to cancel my order
please thank you
December 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
need help in making it work. help anyone
December 16th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
how to make free call india
March 5th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I bought mine from the Dealer in Bombay (tel: 9930801428) and it works great!!!! Only Rs 3500 but u need hi speed internet and windows xp (windows 2000 is ok but its better with xp)
March 8th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I am using MagicJack without problems on my MacPro Dual + on a new MacBook. The only compatibility issue I have is that it will NOT work while Little Snitch is running. It does not matter how you tinker with LS and tell it that MagicJack is OK. So long as Little snitch is running, MagicJack will not.
March 9th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I have the magicJack installed on my Mac. It worked for a few days, then after shuting down the mac and restarting it, the magicjack stopped working. When making a call the program “unexpectedly quits”. I’ve gone through tech support but to no avail. Now only 1 driver appears on my desktop, and the only way to get the PHONE driver to mount is to erase it in disk utilities and it mounts then.
Please help
thanks
April 19th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I bought and tried the magicjack with my intel based mac. Kept saying it would not work with my system. Called tech support. After some attempts to help they gave me a Return order. They were very good about returning it. I will buy one again after the bugs get worked out.
October 24th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I bought my Magicjack for my MacBooka year ago. I had problems from time to time with the calls just dropping without warning and the sound quality on the other end being bad. It would also sound chattery like every other word was dropping out. IT hasnt done that for a long time. But last week all of my name and phone contacts in the MJ mysteriously disappeared. I did the online chat to get help but it was no help. I was so frustrated I was handed over to a supervisor but they said the only thing i could do was re-enter all of my 50 or so contacts! I tried to find a number to call so I could talk to a real live human but there isnt one. The only number I found online was for billing. I called that number and they told me everything is done through online chat help. Really bad customer service….REALLY bad. I did renew my yearly service though. One great thing about Magic jack is if you travel a lot you can plug it into your hotel phone and bypass all local and long distance call charges.
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 am
I have a mac OS system, can you help me to down load the software
Thanks
William
February 20th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
I registered magic jack with the help of chat service and it worked and i was able to call the had me earase the tiger drive(magic jack) from utilities and then had me reformat it as dos FAT. then the gave me a link to update. it worked well until i unplugged magic jack and then plugged back it. it doesnt start up as it should with the callpad screen . the only way i can make it work is if i download and run the udgrade from the chat reps. i need to use magic jack on the mac because i take the mac on the road. it has no problem on my machine running vista weird. thanks for your help in advance
james
April 30th, 2010 at 2:47 am
I have had my Magic Jack for just under a year, most of the time it has worked like a charm. Each time I had a problem the “live chat” worked it out very quickly until last week when I lost my saved numbers, they tried everything from their end without success and told me to wait to hear from their engineers; I’m still waiting. Today the cat walked across the keyboard and I had to force quit my MAC after restarting the Magic Jack would not reload. I get a red message to plug it into the USB and then it shuts down and the “chat” page is not being found when I click the link. These are the first truly major problems I have had in the year that I have used it. I shut down my land line about a month after I first plugged it in. What Now? It is my phone service and has always been reliable until today.
May 7th, 2010 at 8:41 am
I have tried the magicjack with my intel iMac and cannot get the caller id function to work. Has anybody had this issue and been able to resolve? I like the concept of magicjack but need this feature in order to make it worthwhile. thanks.
July 24th, 2010 at 8:21 am
just got my mac pro. it is a little different to use mj on mac,and my first mac.i have had mj2-3 years now, have lost my contact list-cannot be retrieved,but techs @ mj tried to tell me how to back it up for nexttime,just didn’t have the patience@ that time.the reason i post is,there is a back-up i use for mac book,called “whistle”,which lets you talk directly into your mb.downside is i couldn’t get a local#,but i can make,and receive calls. my local mac expert found it for me,so i dont have a link-but i got it free.just wanted to help someone not be stuck asking a neighbor to use their phone when mj is having problems.
July 24th, 2010 at 8:30 am
oh the reason i came to this site is i need help finding something similar to magicbeans,or magicfeatures for mac. i want additional features for magicjack on mac. any help would be greatly appreciated .
August 12th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I have successfully installed Magic Jack on my macbook but when I plug it into my dell laptop with 1 GB memory it instantly crashes. Have spent hours with tech support to no avail. Should I have installed it on the XP computer first and ten run the upgrade so it will work on the mac? If so, how do I get the original configuration of the Magic Jack back so I can do this?
August 17th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Just purchased the MJ for use on my Macbook Pro. Cannot get passed the “Warning, please unplug and replug the MJ” Any help is appreciated.
August 18th, 2010 at 11:02 am
i can’t make mj work on my macbook version 10.40.11… i get dial tones but just that, & everytime i plug it this appears… WARNING please re-plug the magicJack. i re-plug it still it wont work, how can i make it work? please help…
August 25th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
good device