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A/C Powered USB Hub Fixes Magic Jack?

After having my Magic Jack Internet Phone about 6 weeks, I started having problems with it. First it wouldn’t stay connected, constantly starting up and then disappearing. I quit using it to make phone calls as I feared that the call would get cut off. Then my computer started freezing up. I tried everything else first, and then the light bulb went off - unplug the Magic Jack! Voila, no more compter problems, but what to do about my cheap phone calls? Research on the internet suggested getting an A/C powered USB hub to solve the problem. So, that’s what I did, went to eBay and found one for $6.98 that included free shipping and it arrived yesterday. Since I was too busy yesterday to mess with it, I opened it up this morning and plugged in the new USB A/C powered hub, and then plugged my magicJack device into it. Works great now, I made a long distance call to make sure it was working all the way. The softphone screen is also staying connected. I did try to fax with it, but my fax program is not recognizing the device as a modem. I didn’t bother trying to tweak things to make it work, as officially, sending faxes are not supported with the Magic Jack. That is not a big deal for me as I never need to send faxes.

As my Magic Jack was loading, it gave me a message that it was also being updated. There are a few tiny changes to the softphone screen and it had a new message, here is the pic of it below:

MagicJack Softphone Screen  I clicked on the button that says “Try Us Now Click Here” and it took me to my magicjack account. From there you can pre-purchase minutes for international calling. It only offers buying $5 or $10 worth at a time. In looking at the call rates, it seems like most of the rates to Europe are 2 cents a minute, other places in the world cost more. But if there is someone that you call a lot, or would if the rates weren’t so high, buy that person a magicjack and send it to them. All they’ll need is a computer with a high-speed internet connection.

Even with the problems I was having now fixed, I still would not get rid of my landline phone. Saving money on long distance calls for now is sufficient for me.

So, if you’re having problems with your Magic Jack not working correctly, try buying an A/C powered USB hub and see if that solves your problem.

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One Response to “A/C Powered USB Hub Fixes Magic Jack?”

  1. Susan on July 9th, 2008 10:33 pm

    I cannot hear the person I am calling and the person cannot hear me either. Does a wireless router interfere with magic jack? Anyone else have this problem or have a fix? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

    Susan

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