Magic Jack - Original Pony Car

**BlownFiveLiter** · 08-31-2011, 11:54 PM

Ever seen the commercials? They work very well! I have one and have used it both as a land line for voice, but also for faxing and it worked great. It worked so well that I got a second one for my girlfriend's family in Vietnam, so they can call each other internationally and have it basically be a local call. She used to buy calling cards at like $50 a pop every week. Now she can call a local 630 area code and talk to her mom halfway around the world, and it sounds just like a normal, local call! That's pretty sweet, IMO.

**aar0s** · 09-01-2011, 05:58 PM

My dad had one and said that it didnt work, but thats assuming that he even had it hooked up right. This was a couple of years ago and i dont exactly remember what was the problem with it.

pics of GF or she's imaginary!

**BlownFiveLiter** · 09-01-2011, 06:57 PM

Ha, negatory on the pics. She'd kill me if I posted them up. The Magic Jack had a bad reputation a few years back, so it's entirely possible that he had one back when that was going on. After having one, I swear I'm going to have it as my landline and not have a phone bill once I buy a house.

**aar0s** · 09-01-2011, 10:27 PM

buy a house? i have one i can sell ya cheep! you can live in beautiful southeastern Illinois, where the mans eye is blind to the fact you dont have cats, and not the meeooww kind either!

**BlownFiveLiter** · 09-01-2011, 11:26 PM

HA! What are cats? I'm the owner of a 1995 Mustang. OBD1, my friend!

My Grand Cherokee, on the other hand, still has to take emissions. That's just a simple plug into the data port and I'm on my way in 2 minutes.

**BlownFiveLiter** · 01-15-2012, 10:55 PM

Bumping this back up. Discovered in the Apple Store that they now have a Magic Jack app for my iPhone. Now I basically have a two-line phone, but even better, I can turn off my cellular functions and still use the phone over Wi-Fi with the Magic Jack phone number. Now I should pick up one of the Magic Jack Pluses and see how well those work. You don't need to leave a PC turned on 24/7 with those. You only need a PC for the initial setup, and then you have a USB AC adapter and it works off your broadband connection as a stand-alone device. They even allow you to port your home phone line to it now (or an existing Magic Jack number). $20 a year for home phone just got even better, IMO!

08-31-2011, 11:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlownFiveLiter OPC Staff Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago 'burbs Posts: 537	Magic Jack Ever seen the commercials? They work very well! I have one and have used it both as a land line for voice, but also for faxing and it worked great. It worked so well that I got a second one for my girlfriend's family in Vietnam, so they can call each other internationally and have it basically be a local call. She used to buy calling cards at like $50 a pop every week. Now she can call a local 630 area code and talk to her mom halfway around the world, and it sounds just like a normal, local call! That's pretty sweet, IMO. __________________ Matt 1995 Mustang GT Mustang's Mods Vortech V2SQ \| TFS Twisted Wedge heads \| TFS 51402000 (stage 1) cam \| Typhoon intake 70mm throttle body \| SCT BA-2400 MAF \| Siemens 60lb. injectors \| Dual 255lph fuel pumps TwEECer RT \| MAC off road X-pipe \| Flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers Cobra front brakes \| 2000 Cobra R wheels \| 96-98 export taillights

09-01-2011, 06:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
BlownFiveLiter OPC Staff Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago 'burbs Posts: 537	Ha, negatory on the pics. She'd kill me if I posted them up. The Magic Jack had a bad reputation a few years back, so it's entirely possible that he had one back when that was going on. After having one, I swear I'm going to have it as my landline and not have a phone bill once I buy a house. __________________ Matt 1995 Mustang GT Mustang's Mods Vortech V2SQ \| TFS Twisted Wedge heads \| TFS 51402000 (stage 1) cam \| Typhoon intake 70mm throttle body \| SCT BA-2400 MAF \| Siemens 60lb. injectors \| Dual 255lph fuel pumps TwEECer RT \| MAC off road X-pipe \| Flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers Cobra front brakes \| 2000 Cobra R wheels \| 96-98 export taillights

09-01-2011, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
BlownFiveLiter OPC Staff Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago 'burbs Posts: 537	HA! What are cats? I'm the owner of a 1995 Mustang. OBD1, my friend! My Grand Cherokee, on the other hand, still has to take emissions. That's just a simple plug into the data port and I'm on my way in 2 minutes. __________________ Matt 1995 Mustang GT Mustang's Mods Vortech V2SQ \| TFS Twisted Wedge heads \| TFS 51402000 (stage 1) cam \| Typhoon intake 70mm throttle body \| SCT BA-2400 MAF \| Siemens 60lb. injectors \| Dual 255lph fuel pumps TwEECer RT \| MAC off road X-pipe \| Flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers Cobra front brakes \| 2000 Cobra R wheels \| 96-98 export taillights

01-15-2012, 10:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
BlownFiveLiter OPC Staff Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago 'burbs Posts: 537	Bumping this back up. Discovered in the Apple Store that they now have a Magic Jack app for my iPhone. Now I basically have a two-line phone, but even better, I can turn off my cellular functions and still use the phone over Wi-Fi with the Magic Jack phone number. Now I should pick up one of the Magic Jack Pluses and see how well those work. You don't need to leave a PC turned on 24/7 with those. You only need a PC for the initial setup, and then you have a USB AC adapter and it works off your broadband connection as a stand-alone device. They even allow you to port your home phone line to it now (or an existing Magic Jack number). $20 a year for home phone just got even better, IMO! __________________ Matt 1995 Mustang GT Mustang's Mods Vortech V2SQ \| TFS Twisted Wedge heads \| TFS 51402000 (stage 1) cam \| Typhoon intake 70mm throttle body \| SCT BA-2400 MAF \| Siemens 60lb. injectors \| Dual 255lph fuel pumps TwEECer RT \| MAC off road X-pipe \| Flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers Cobra front brakes \| 2000 Cobra R wheels \| 96-98 export taillights

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09-01-2011, 05:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
aar0s OPC Staff Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 543	My dad had one and said that it didnt work, but thats assuming that he even had it hooked up right. This was a couple of years ago and i dont exactly remember what was the problem with it. pics of GF or she's imaginary!

09-01-2011, 10:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
aar0s OPC Staff Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 543	buy a house? i have one i can sell ya cheep! you can live in beautiful southeastern Illinois, where the mans eye is blind to the fact you dont have cats, and not the meeooww kind either!