It is like sliced bread only it doesn't taste good and is only good for 1 or 2 recipes.

How's it compare to Vonage? Does it have real 911 forwarding?

:thumbsup

I used to use magic Jack, but it's worthless. The calls are always being dropped and are very staticy.

That and a buck can get you a cup of coffee

hmm i might swing 1

Well whatever you do don't use packet8, it's horrible.

Works great 98% of the time...but you must leave your computer on 24/7...unless you have regular phone service also.

I use comcast's bundle for phone/internet and it runs my alarm system just fine.

Doubt I would want the alarm going through the computer though - one more point of failure - and one running on a MS os to boot. I can see all the comm failures now - and all the paid responses because the fuckin cops here bill you for every response - even when it takes them 2 fuckin hours to get to the house that is a full 4 minutes from the station.

skype is tha shit!

What is this magic jack doesn't work with satellite internet?

I really don't even know how satellite internet works.

You DON'T need a landline for upload with satellite anymore.. right?
How the hell does the satellite connection handle uploads, then?
When I was hustling direcTV it was always understood that the little dish could never transmit.. and even now, I wouldn't really believe that it could..

So assuming that a satellite connection can upload ..
I guess that voip/magic jack won't work because of the ping time.. IE: Satellite connections are high latency
? ? ? ?

I dropped Vonage for Magic Jack. Way better quality on my end and the other end as well.

I just bought Magic Jack as a phoneline for my daughter. I'm on Fios, but noticed that the incoming voice is real distorted at times. Perhaps it's because the computer is in use?

If you find a solution, let us know. Personally, I would go for the wireless backup signal and battery for an alarm system.

If I were a burglar, I'd try to cut the power and phone lines before taking your shit!

I use Skype it works great for me : )

Hi,

Alot of people in voip forums say good things about this company.

https://www.nextalarm.com

I belive it monitors over the net and can use voip.

I still just use a simple landline with what they term "message rate service" which is the utter bottom line service (dont ever pick a "plan" of any kind). It's 21 bucks a month and has been for years and years and years. Ask for it by name.

BEWARE: I hooked up the magicjack to a year old computer, and I got the dreaded BSOD!!! Some other magicjack users have claimed to have this same problem. I found fixes online, but when the BSOD came back, I took back the magicjack :-)

If you like the concept but the Magic Jack doesn't quite do it for you,
I've had Vonage for years and am very satisfied.

With any voip service, if the calls cut out sometimes try adjusting the
"quality" or "bandwidth" setting. You'll likely want to use the lowest quality
or bandwidth setting. The way that works is that if you set it to high or
medium quality/bandwidth, it cuts out when that amount of bandwidth isn't
available for second. The lowest bandwidth setting means that it won't
drop out as long as there is at least a little bit of bandwidth available.
It still sounds fine for voice. You wouldn't want to use "low quality" for
listening to music, but for talking it sounds just like a landline.

Many alarms can be switched to use the Security Industry Association protocol for communicating
with the provider. SIA protocol normally works fine over VoIP. ADT, a major alarm company, has a
list of VoIP providers that they've tested and approved. Your alarm company may very well tell you
that their service won't work with VoIP een though it would work just fine. They tell you that to
avoid a tech support call in case it doesn't work. So rather than asking them about VoIP, ask them
if your system supports the standard SIA protocol, and insist that you speak to the person who
actually knows what SIA is, rather than the $7.50/hour script reader. Consider what happens during
a power outage, though. Does your VoIP setup have a UPS, or battery backup?

Systems based on a wireless phone card, commonly called cellular systems, are also available
but the phone module isn't cheap.

Well I've had it for awhile now and it works just fine...