Re: MagicJack IOS app.

2012-01-27 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Geoff,

As you know, I have two MJ accounts, one is the Magic Jack Plus, and the other 
is the older, traditional account where you plug a device into the USB port of 
your Mac or PC.  Do you know if the MJ app for the iPhone would allow me to use 
one of these two accounts, or would I have to create yet another account?

Thanks and take care,

Mike
 
On 26,Jan,2012, at 6:45 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote:

 Greetings y'all,
 
 While fighting the MJ site to ascertain their international rates I 
 discovered the existence of a free of charge MagicJack app; it was the first 
 one displayed when searching on the string: magicj in the US app store.
 
 Considering the accessibility of their Windows and Mac apps I wasn't 
 expecting much, so this app was a very pleasant surprise,.  All buttons are 
 clearly labeled.  I used the new IOS5 double tap and hold with two fingers 
 (i.e. relabel) gesture so as to reduce some of the junk text that appears in 
 all the buttons -- e.g. s1 asterisk became star, etc.  Once this was 
 accomplished, the app can be used much more quickly.  Since vo and all other 
 sound is routed to the ear piece upon placing a call, it may help to use head 
 phones the first time and learn the location of the end button which is 
 about an inch above the home button at the center of the screen, and the 
 speaker button which is a bit above and to the right..
 
 This app renders it possible to place and receive calls to/from magicjack 
 numbers on IOS devices via wi-fi or 3G.  I have not yet received a call, but 
 my wi-fi call quality seems fine, and the one time I tried placing a call on 
 the 3G network with two bars, I didn't notice any difference except that it 
 longer for the call to complete.  I do not have a MagicJackPlus, but even for 
 those who do, this app might be worth considering since it renders it 
 possible to use the mobile phone without chewing up minutes.  Those with 
 older MJ hardware have the added benefit of not having to turn on the 
 computer and run that nasty inaccessible addware that MJ calls SoftPhone.
 
 I went to AppleVis, but noticed that a review was already written and I 
 didn't have much substance to add.  Thought I'd post here in case there are 
 others like me who don't necessarily peruse AppleVis on a regular basis.
 
 Best regards.
 Geoff
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Re: MagicJack IOS app.

2012-01-27 Thread Geoff Waaler
Hi Mike,

Upon initial launch, a dialog is presented where you can choose an existing 
account.  Now on the my.magicjack.com site, my number is associated with my 
iPhone and MJ device.  Presumably I will receive in-coming calls on the iPhone, 
but I've not yet had an opportunity to verify that.

  This app does not insert a tab in your phone settings, so to change accounts 
you would launch the app, double tap the account tab--advanced--forget this 
device.

  Best regards.
  Geoff

  - Original Message - 
  From: Michael Busboom 
  To: Mac OSX  iOS Accessibility 
  Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:08 AM
  Subject: Re: MagicJack IOS app.


  Hello Geoff,

  As you know, I have two MJ accounts, one is the Magic Jack Plus, and the 
other is the older, traditional account where you plug a device into the USB 
port of your Mac or PC.  Do you know if the MJ app for the iPhone would allow 
me to use one of these two accounts, or would I have to create yet another 
account?

  Thanks and take care,

  Mike
   
  On 26,Jan,2012, at 6:45 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote:

   Greetings y'all,
   
   While fighting the MJ site to ascertain their international rates I 
discovered the existence of a free of charge MagicJack app; it was the first 
one displayed when searching on the string: magicj in the US app store.
   
   Considering the accessibility of their Windows and Mac apps I wasn't 
expecting much, so this app was a very pleasant surprise,.  All buttons are 
clearly labeled.  I used the new IOS5 double tap and hold with two fingers 
(i.e. relabel) gesture so as to reduce some of the junk text that appears in 
all the buttons -- e.g. s1 asterisk became star, etc.  Once this was 
accomplished, the app can be used much more quickly.  Since vo and all other 
sound is routed to the ear piece upon placing a call, it may help to use head 
phones the first time and learn the location of the end button which is about 
an inch above the home button at the center of the screen, and the speaker 
button which is a bit above and to the right..
   
   This app renders it possible to place and receive calls to/from magicjack 
numbers on IOS devices via wi-fi or 3G.  I have not yet received a call, but my 
wi-fi call quality seems fine, and the one time I tried placing a call on the 
3G network with two bars, I didn't notice any difference except that it longer 
for the call to complete.  I do not have a MagicJackPlus, but even for those 
who do, this app might be worth considering since it renders it possible to use 
the mobile phone without chewing up minutes.  Those with older MJ hardware have 
the added benefit of not having to turn on the computer and run that nasty 
inaccessible addware that MJ calls SoftPhone.
   
   I went to AppleVis, but noticed that a review was already written and I 
didn't have much substance to add.  Thought I'd post here in case there are 
others like me who don't necessarily peruse AppleVis on a regular basis.
   
   Best regards.
   Geoff
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MagicJack IOS app.

2012-01-25 Thread Geoff Waaler
Greetings y'all,

While fighting the MJ site to ascertain their international rates I discovered 
the existence of a free of charge MagicJack app; it was the first one displayed 
when searching on the string: magicj in the US app store.

Considering the accessibility of their Windows and Mac apps I wasn't expecting 
much, so this app was a very pleasant surprise,.  All buttons are clearly 
labeled.  I used the new IOS5 double tap and hold with two fingers (i.e. 
relabel) gesture so as to reduce some of the junk text that appears in all the 
buttons -- e.g. s1 asterisk became star, etc.  Once this was accomplished, 
the app can be used much more quickly.  Since vo and all other sound is routed 
to the ear piece upon placing a call, it may help to use head phones the first 
time and learn the location of the end button which is about an inch above 
the home button at the center of the screen, and the speaker button which is 
a bit above and to the right..

This app renders it possible to place and receive calls to/from magicjack 
numbers on IOS devices via wi-fi or 3G.  I have not yet received a call, but my 
wi-fi call quality seems fine, and the one time I tried placing a call on the 
3G network with two bars, I didn't notice any difference except that it longer 
for the call to complete.  I do not have a MagicJackPlus, but even for those 
who do, this app might be worth considering since it renders it possible to use 
the mobile phone without chewing up minutes.  Those with older MJ hardware have 
the added benefit of not having to turn on the computer and run that nasty 
inaccessible addware that MJ calls SoftPhone.

I went to AppleVis, but noticed that a review was already written and I didn't 
have much substance to add.  Thought I'd post here in case there are others 
like me who don't necessarily peruse AppleVis on a regular basis.

Best regards.
Geoff
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Re: MagicJack IOS app.

2012-01-25 Thread Glenn
I sent a letter to the MagicJack folks about a year or so ago on behalf of 
many of us experiencing problems with their software, and they said that 
they apologize, and that they would fix it.
This must be the result.  I sent it from my work office and my work letter 
head, as I am a counselor with a state agency.
Glenn
- Original Message - 
From: Geoff Waaler geoff.waa...@gmail.com
To: Mac OSX  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:45 PM
Subject: MagicJack IOS app.


Greetings y'all,

While fighting the MJ site to ascertain their international rates I 
discovered the existence of a free of charge MagicJack app; it was the first 
one displayed when searching on the string: magicj in the US app store.

Considering the accessibility of their Windows and Mac apps I wasn't 
expecting much, so this app was a very pleasant surprise,.  All buttons are 
clearly labeled.  I used the new IOS5 double tap and hold with two fingers 
(i.e. relabel) gesture so as to reduce some of the junk text that appears in 
all the buttons -- e.g. s1 asterisk became star, etc.  Once this was 
accomplished, the app can be used much more quickly.  Since vo and all other 
sound is routed to the ear piece upon placing a call, it may help to use 
head phones the first time and learn the location of the end button which 
is about an inch above the home button at the center of the screen, and the 
speaker button which is a bit above and to the right..

This app renders it possible to place and receive calls to/from magicjack 
numbers on IOS devices via wi-fi or 3G.  I have not yet received a call, but 
my wi-fi call quality seems fine, and the one time I tried placing a call on 
the 3G network with two bars, I didn't notice any difference except that it 
longer for the call to complete.  I do not have a MagicJackPlus, but even 
for those who do, this app might be worth considering since it renders it 
possible to use the mobile phone without chewing up minutes.  Those with 
older MJ hardware have the added benefit of not having to turn on the 
computer and run that nasty inaccessible addware that MJ calls SoftPhone.

I went to AppleVis, but noticed that a review was already written and I 
didn't have much substance to add.  Thought I'd post here in case there are 
others like me who don't necessarily peruse AppleVis on a regular basis.

Best regards.
Geoff
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Re: MagicJack IOS app.

2012-01-25 Thread Sarah Alawami
I heard of that but I don't have an MJ number so probably would not benifit 
from  it but thanks for the wonderful review.
On Jan 25, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote:

 Greetings y'all,
 
 While fighting the MJ site to ascertain their international rates I 
 discovered the existence of a free of charge MagicJack app; it was the first 
 one displayed when searching on the string: magicj in the US app store.
 
 Considering the accessibility of their Windows and Mac apps I wasn't 
 expecting much, so this app was a very pleasant surprise,.  All buttons are 
 clearly labeled.  I used the new IOS5 double tap and hold with two fingers 
 (i.e. relabel) gesture so as to reduce some of the junk text that appears in 
 all the buttons -- e.g. s1 asterisk became star, etc.  Once this was 
 accomplished, the app can be used much more quickly.  Since vo and all other 
 sound is routed to the ear piece upon placing a call, it may help to use head 
 phones the first time and learn the location of the end button which is 
 about an inch above the home button at the center of the screen, and the 
 speaker button which is a bit above and to the right..
 
 This app renders it possible to place and receive calls to/from magicjack 
 numbers on IOS devices via wi-fi or 3G.  I have not yet received a call, but 
 my wi-fi call quality seems fine, and the one time I tried placing a call on 
 the 3G network with two bars, I didn't notice any difference except that it 
 longer for the call to complete.  I do not have a MagicJackPlus, but even for 
 those who do, this app might be worth considering since it renders it 
 possible to use the mobile phone without chewing up minutes.  Those with 
 older MJ hardware have the added benefit of not having to turn on the 
 computer and run that nasty inaccessible addware that MJ calls SoftPhone.
 
 I went to AppleVis, but noticed that a review was already written and I 
 didn't have much substance to add.  Thought I'd post here in case there are 
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