Yearly Archives: 2014

Last year, I gave some very specific advice about giving a magicJack for Christmas. Streamlining last year’s advice*: Don’t give a tech gift to someone who doesn’t understand it. Don’t give this to someone who doesn’t have a fast broadband connection. Only give this to someone who directly asked for it. If it’s only going …

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Very sad, but this happens to all of us. Here’s a general method to work out this situation.

Jim asks “How do I access my magicJack voice message from from another phone or computer? Here are three steps to voicemail using magicJack’s voicemail system.

The new magicJack GO looks suspiciously like it’s predecssor the magicJack PLUS 2012. It’s about the same size, with the same light configuration, just with a new “coat of paint”, so to speak. That said, the mJ+2012 was a good device, and likely so will this one be. Check out the video below.

What comes in the box looks unsurprisingly similar to what we saw in previous incarnations of magicJack: Ethernet cord, AC adapter, six inch USB extension cord and device. The device is smaller. Check out the video below for more information.

I’ve updated the site so it is easy to view the site on any size device: phone, tablet, or desktop. These changes should make it easier to read and comment on this site, regardless of whatever your device preferences.

The sidebar to the right shows how this site checks for changes every day around noon for any changes to the updates. As of July 22, the firmware update files for magicJack’s Windows and Mac have shown changes when compared with previous versions. Coincidentally, the founder of magicJack died the same day. Check out this …

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It’s official. The android version of the magicJack app “Talk Free” is now upgraded to “magicApp” with a fancy new logo. I removed the previous version for the following reasons: