For that reason, I have both ...I was not willing to unhook my phonepower modem (about the size of a small pocket edition book) to go to the EU with it, so I left it in the USA hooked up to a power supply backup in case of outage (so nobody would know I am not home) and got the MJ for the EU ...I sure wish I had the Zippy pocket device for phonepower which you can get at best buy for $80 with a $80 rebate on the phone power service of 1 yr or more (best deal is 1 yr, 2nd yr free) ...look online for coupons too !! (like coupon code: imjeremiahmiller $10 off...12 mth prepay - 2nd year FREE! Cloned 2nd line. TOTAL COST = $189.95 ...50% success rate) ...I got that deal.
-----Original Message----- From: Marcio [mailto:m...@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:53 AM To: rleesimon Subject: RE: MagicJack: a VoIP question I already have a MagicJack here in Brazil, bought in the USA, with a Los Angeles number( where my daughters are ). I will look now into the phonepower.com and see. I like the idea of not leaving the computer on all t6he time... Marcio -----Original Message----- >From: rleesimon <rleesi...@gmail.com> >Sent: Jan 3, 2010 1:54 PM >To: 'Marcio' <m...@ix.netcom.com> >Cc: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List ><COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> >Subject: RE: MagicJack: a VoIP question > >The real usefulness of magicjack is you can register it at the area code in >the USA you wish despite being somewhere else ...that way, anyone who calls >you using the magic jack phone number from the us in that area code makes a >usually free local call and you receive the call in Brazil or wherever you are >without further fees at all. If you are in the USA and have family in Brazil >who must call you, you can leave them your magic jack and they can call to >your USA phone number (for instance, if you visit the USA and get a cheap cell >phone at WalMart or 7-11 store with prepaid sim card) for no charge!! I am >pretty sure they will not ship abroad. You need a credit card. You simply >have it mailed to a friend in the USA who forwards it to you!! > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marcio [mailto:m...@ix.netcom.com] >Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:46 AM >To: rleesimon >Subject: RE: MagicJack: a VoIP question > > >Will look at it > >Marcio > >-----Original Message----- >>From: rleesimon <rleesi...@gmail.com> >>Sent: Jan 2, 2010 5:40 PM >>To: 'Marcio' <m...@ix.netcom.com> >>Cc: 'Computer Guys Discussion List' <COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> >>Subject: RE: MagicJack: a VoIP question >> >>Messages from phonepower.com come as .wav file in email...also stored online >>on pwd protected site with usage, etc. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Marcio [mailto:m...@ix.netcom.com] >>Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 10:44 PM >>Subject: Re: MagicJack: a VoIP question >> >>Yes, Fred I get the messages by e-mail and open them with Nero. I also >>cancall my number at MagicJack and listen to the messages and erase them. >> >>Marcio >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Fred Holmes <f...@his.com> >>>Sent: Jan 1, 2010 8:59 PM >>>To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >>>Subject: Re: [CGUYS] MagicJack: a VoIP question >>> >>>Yes and no. If you leave your VOIP (e.g. MagicJack) always at one specific >>>premises and register that premises with that telephone number at 911 (there >>>is a process for doing this), then you will have reliable 911 service, just >>>as landline numbers are registered with 911 (but the registration is done by >>>the telephone company). But one of the advantages of MagicJack is that you >>>can connect it to your notebook computer wherever you may carry and use it. >>>There is no way (except manually) to change the 911 registration at present. >>> There may be some way to do a lookup on the i.p. address of your computer, >>>to determine where it is actually connected, but such a system hasn't yet >>>(to my knowledge) been set up. >>> >>>If you connect your MagicJack to your notebook computer that is connected to >>>the Internet anywhere (e.g., Iraq), calls that you place to the U.S. are >>>"free" (no call placement or connection time charges) (unless for some >>>reason VOIP packets are somehow killed.) >>> >>>It's also nice that voice mail messages received on VOIP systems can be sent >>>to you by e-mail as .wav file attachments. Nice to be able to keep and file >>>them, and not have the message memory fill up and overflow. >>> >>>Fred Holmes. >>> >>>At 06:13 PM 1/1/2010, Judy Cosler wrote: >>>>does one have reliable 911 with VoIP? >>>>thought one needed a landline for reliable, available 911. >>>>Pls. help me with this issue! >>> >>> >>>************************************************************************* >>>** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >>>** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >>>************************************************************************* >> >> >>************************************************************************* >>** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >>** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >>************************************************************************* >> > > > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
