The call quality was excellent - several people I dialed commented on how “live” the connection sounded. The softphone interface is pretty good, recording all incoming and outgoing numbers, allowing you to select the location to associate with 911 calls, switch between using a handset and the PC’s microphone and speakers, and so on.
Magicjack voice mail registration#
You then go through a registration process and you get to pick a number from what appears to be any of the majority of metropolitan areas.
Magicjack voice mail drivers#
Once all of the drivers have been installed the MagicJack thinks to itself for a while and, voilà! a softphone interface appears. I had to put electrical tape over the LED because it was bright enough to give me radiation burns.) But they are so damn bright! On my desk I have a docking station for my PDA that’s just below eye level.
Yes, they are a cool color and, yes, they are easy to see. (I must digress here and complain about hardware manufacturers that use blinding blue LEDs. The first time you insert the magicJack into a USB port it glows a pleasant blue and all of the required drivers are downloaded from its on-board storage. Windows XP and Vista are supported, and beta firmware for OS X has just been released. The dongle provides hardware support for some VoIP protocol decoding and telephony management, and a phone jack on its side allows you to optionally connect a regular telephone handset. The magicJack hardware is a USB dongle about the size of a box of matches that weighs less than one ounce (as the device is a little large the company also provides an extension cable for the USB socket). MagicJack is a rather clever device that offers unlimited VoIP calling over the Internet in North American for $39.95 for the first year and $19.95 for subsequent years, and includes voice mail, 911 support, caller ID and free 411 service.
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