Comments on: MagicJack review – long-distance for $20/year http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/ Christian Personal Finance - Financial help blog, debt help and other financial resources Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joan Boll http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-105283 Joan Boll Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:58:39 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-105283 I am sorry, I meant to say that I paid $96 for 5 years service and that was about 2 yeas ago. Another thing is that all the people I call say there is a beeping, like someone is recording the calls. I can't hear it. BEWARE...There are also phone numbers that ring busy, and they aren't. I discovered this when trying to call a company and then called on my cell and it rang, and they said no one was on the phone before I called on the MJ. Do what you want but I need something that is reliable all the time and a product that does what they say it will...like if it is a phone it should be able to call other phones..don't ya think? Anyone have any ideas on phones that work all of the time, not a "can ya hear me now" deal....LOLOL I would love to hear from you. I just need cheap or free long distance, period. I am sorry, I meant to say that I paid $96 for 5 years service and that was about 2 yeas ago. Another thing is that all the people I call say there is a beeping, like someone is recording the calls. I can’t hear it. BEWARE…There are also phone numbers that ring busy, and they aren’t. I discovered this when trying to call a company and then called on my cell and it rang, and they said no one was on the phone before I called on the MJ. Do what you want but I need something that is reliable all the time and a product that does what they say it will…like if it is a phone it should be able to call other phones..don’t ya think?

Anyone have any ideas on phones that work all of the time, not a “can ya hear me now” deal….LOLOL I would love to hear from you. I just need cheap or free long distance, period.

]]> By: Joan Boll http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-105282 Joan Boll Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:48:23 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-105282 Magic Jack is a joke. I purchased it when it first came out over 2 years ago. Worked great for about a year, then towards the end of 2010, there were numbers that it would not call. For example my daughters in PA. I am in NV. This was the one reason I bought MJ. The bad points are even though they are selling a phone service you can't call them...duh? You can only "chat" them. That doesn't work because these people are talking to several customers at one time and get everything messed up. They "upgraded" their product last year just when I started to have trouble. I have chatted and chatted and chatted some more. Over 15 hours and pages and pages of our calls that I printed out. I asked them for a new MJ and they said they would have to charge me $10.95 shipping and handling...???? It was their upgrading that messed up my phone. It also cuts off at odd times and at the beginning of each call it blanks out for about 4 seconds and you can't hear what the person is saying. I got the "replacement" MJ and it didn't work either. So I called my Visa card and disputed the $10.95. They took it off my bill immediately and I returned the MJ, which they said I couldn't do. For over 5 months now they have been telling me that their "engineers" will work on my system and I will be getting an e-mail as to how to fix it. Two days ago I finally got the e-mail that stated I could cancel my system (that I paid $96 for 5 years) and they would give me a $20 rebate. Oh and if I do that they won't let me get it again! So I am going to call my Visa card and put in another dispute for the entire $95 and get a regular phone. It is just too much hassle. It would be simpler if everyone just downloaded Skype then we could call each other for free and see each other. Magic Jack is a rip off because there is really no one out there that you can converse with...just "chat", well me for one, I am tired of chatting. I'd like my phone to work. Magic Jack is a joke. I purchased it when it first came out over 2 years ago. Worked great for about a year, then towards the end of 2010, there were numbers that it would not call. For example my daughters in PA. I am in NV. This was the one reason I bought MJ. The bad points are even though they are selling a phone service you can’t call them…duh? You can only “chat” them. That doesn’t work because these people are talking to several customers at one time and get everything messed up. They “upgraded” their product last year just when I started to have trouble. I have chatted and chatted and chatted some more. Over 15 hours and pages and pages of our calls that I printed out.

I asked them for a new MJ and they said they would have to charge me $10.95 shipping and handling…???? It was their upgrading that messed up my phone. It also cuts off at odd times and at the beginning of each call it blanks out for about 4 seconds and you can’t hear what the person is saying. I got the “replacement” MJ and it didn’t work either. So I called my Visa card and disputed the $10.95. They took it off my bill immediately and I returned the MJ, which they said I couldn’t do.

For over 5 months now they have been telling me that their “engineers” will work on my system and I will be getting an e-mail as to how to fix it. Two days ago I finally got the e-mail that stated I could cancel my system (that I paid $96 for 5 years) and they would give me a $20 rebate. Oh and if I do that they won’t let me get it again!

So I am going to call my Visa card and put in another dispute for the entire $95 and get a regular phone. It is just too much hassle. It would be simpler if everyone just downloaded Skype then we could call each other for free and see each other. Magic Jack is a rip off because there is really no one out there that you can converse with…just “chat”, well me for one, I am tired of chatting. I’d like my phone to work.

]]> By: Vicki http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-104960 Vicki Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:09:09 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-104960 Bubba, you just wasted everyone's time with your stupid rant, yet you complain that people leave stupid comments? Look in the mirror, pal! Bubba, you just wasted everyone’s time with your stupid rant, yet you complain that people leave stupid comments? Look in the mirror, pal!

]]> By: Lou http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-100487 Lou Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:45:25 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-100487 Bob, I gave up the landline, use the magicjack as reccommended. But here is how you get around the PC running all the time. use the magic jack call forward feature and send the calls to your cell phone so you can shut down the computer at night or when your away. You will not miss any calls because your cell phone vmail will catch them. Just power up PC and un-call forwared when your ready to resume normall magic jack calls. Bob,

I gave up the landline, use the magicjack as reccommended. But here is how you get around the PC running all the time. use the magic jack call forward feature and send the calls to your cell phone so you can shut down the computer at night or when your away. You will not miss any calls because your cell phone vmail will catch them. Just power up PC and un-call forwared when your ready to resume normall magic jack calls.

]]> By: jennifer http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-97081 jennifer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:53:13 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-97081 hi im currently useing verizon for my phone and internet.now u say all u need s internet well with out a phone company u cant get internet correct?so how is the magic jack gonna work..and i cannot afford my verizon bills anymore but dont wanna go without internet so i meanif i call verizon and have services shut off then my internet is shut off..automatically so what good would magic jack be for me .as anyone had the same proble or question cause im not gonna invest oney into soething that isnt gonna do me no good hi im currently useing verizon for my phone and internet.now u say all u need s internet well with out a phone company u cant get internet correct?so how is the magic jack gonna work..and i cannot afford my verizon bills anymore but dont wanna go without internet so i meanif i call verizon and have services shut off then my internet is shut off..automatically so what good would magic jack be for me .as anyone had the same proble or question cause im not gonna invest oney into soething that isnt gonna do me no good

]]> By: meg http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-80486 meg Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:51:04 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-80486 Okay, I am an idiot, so what kind of "service provider" is being used for these calls? Are the calls paid for by my current high speed internet provider? If so, again, I admit limited to NO knowledge on how this type of phone call compares to digital? Any feedback would be appreciated and thank you in advance for your patience!!! M Okay, I am an idiot, so what kind of “service provider” is being used for these calls? Are the calls paid for by my current high speed internet provider? If so, again, I admit limited to NO knowledge on how this type of phone call compares to digital? Any feedback would be appreciated and thank you in advance for your patience!!!

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]]> By: Jeff http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-75675 Jeff Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:00:43 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-75675 Hi, how would you pay for the yearly fee of $20? thanks! I mean, would it be directly charged (yearly) when you used your credit card to purchase the product or would they send you bills for you to renew the contract yearly? thanks! :) Hi, how would you pay for the yearly fee of $20? thanks!

I mean, would it be directly charged (yearly) when you used your credit card to purchase the product or would they send you bills for you to renew the contract yearly? thanks! :)

]]> By: How to get FREE long-distance calls through the internet http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-62584 How to get FREE long-distance calls through the internet Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:38:59 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-62584 [...] long-distance calls through the internet. When I first started using it I wrote an initial review (MagicJack review) and after using it for a while I decided to write a follow up [...] [...] long-distance calls through the internet. When I first started using it I wrote an initial review (MagicJack review) and after using it for a while I decided to write a follow up [...]

]]> By: Betty Nelms http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-32863 Betty Nelms Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:53:11 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-32863 We are retired on fixed income.Our son gave us a magic jack for Christmas.he set us up with a phone service different from what we were on and we had nothing but problems.dropped calls ,noisey background. no service at all at diferent times ,so we were very unhappy.I called Mediacom told them I wanted to switch my internet service back with them .I am happy to report Magicjack works fine , it is a blessing for us and our internet service plus our phone bill now cost us $12.95 for a year.what a savings !!!! We are retired on fixed income.Our son gave us a magic jack for Christmas.he set us up with a phone service different from what we were on and we had nothing but problems.dropped calls ,noisey background. no service at all at diferent times ,so we were very unhappy.I called Mediacom told them I wanted to switch my internet service back with them .I am happy to report Magicjack works fine , it is a blessing for us and our internet service plus our phone bill now cost us $12.95 for a year.what a savings !!!!

]]> By: bob http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/comment-page-1/#comment-15146 bob Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:04:59 +0000 http://christianpf.com/magicjack-review-free-long-distance-for-40year/#comment-15146 Kathy, I haven't taken the device out of the country, but according to what Magicjack says you can take it anywhere in the world and call back to the US and Canada for free. Now there are other places in the world you can call, but somehow they charge you a per minute fee... I have only made US calls so I am not sure how that works. And to answer your original question - Yes. Kathy,
I haven’t taken the device out of the country, but according to what Magicjack says you can take it anywhere in the world and call back to the US and Canada for free. Now there are other places in the world you can call, but somehow they charge you a per minute fee… I have only made US calls so I am not sure how that works. And to answer your original question – Yes.

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