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NOBODY CARES!]]>Jan 26th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Yeah, good luck getting down ranked into oblivion.

What's the point of having this? You don't need a computer? That's it?
I would like to see a house that has a internet connection and doesn't have a computer.]]>Jan 26th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://bit.ly/magic-jack-femto-cells-detail
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The last 2 DSL Routers I've had allow you to plug in a standard POTS phone for use with VoIP. Isn't this a standard feature these days?

Sure, it's a good idea, but why make it a separate device when decent routers have the same functionality built in?]]>Jan 27th 2010 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Im interested in this product if it is a lot better then MagicJack.]]>Jan 26th 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/I have 2 Magicjacks. One for the regular phone and one for the dedicated fax. Althought recently it stopped sending faxes, it will however still receive them.

Magicjacks customer service sucks. You can only contact them via chat. When I asked for a replacement to fix the fax situation, they said NO! They don't support Fax over Magicjack and, in their opinion, still did what they claim it to do.

I'm also intrigued by netTALK......but only if Fax is supported.]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/i do. moved from houston to austin, and needed a local austin number for my cell phone... but didnt want to lose my houston number. grabbed a magicjack and used their forwarding... works flawlessly, and cheaper than any other solution ive found. doubles as a local austin fax line for me as well. ]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Does the TK6000 support faxing?

Yes you can use a fax machine. If you are keeping a land line just for your fax, get rid of it!]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
I've had issues with faxing over VoIP before too. One thing you might wanna try is lowering the fax machine's transmission speed down to it's slowest speed. No promise of a fix for your setup but certainly worth a try. Good luck.]]>Jan 26th 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
use majicjack but the dongle has trouble with windows 7.

The best thing I did was switch to Callcentric for BYOD voip. Cut my phone bill down to 1/5 to what i was paying. They also have awesome customer service. ]]>Jan 26th 2010 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 27th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
"Forget customer service/device performance, the other guy swears and that's cool!"

Seriously, an extra 's' is enough to get you to completely disregard a product?]]>Jan 26th 2010 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Untill that happens, I will avoid all these crappy VOIP "solutions".

I mean you will spend more money for the power for the computer, than you will save with this PC Only solution.]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
that depends GREATLY on the computer you're using. plus, who turns off all of their computers nightly nowadays? in my household, at least one (my low power server) stays on 24/7.

regardless, i've been using t-mobile's $10/mo unlimited UMA service on my cellphone for years now just for the convenience factor. with products like these available, it's not the cheapest solution, but it works without a computer and anywhere with a wifi signal... the convenience of being able to use my own personal cellphone worldwide makes the $10/mo fee worth it to me.]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
your phone doesn't need to be near your router either; you can have it anywhere you have a phone jack. just make sure your house lines are disconnected from the outside lines at the junction box and then run a phone cord from the VOIP box to a wall jack.

congratulations, you now have phone service throughout your house.]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
MagicJack _still_ requires a Windows machine or Intel Mac-- but I don't allow Windows in my household and my Mac is a G4...

I should try this netTALK thing, can they use your old phone number?]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Only a douche-bag would make such a meaningless comment.

And yes, I use a Mac too. ]]>Jan 26th 2010 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
I've seen people buying those HP thin clients with XP Embedded and loading them with the MagicJack software/drivers for under $100 as well - and as a bonus, you can run it headless - or use it as a light Web browsing machine, too - also saving money than running a full sized desktop PC.]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
+$20/year for MagicJack service. ]]>Jan 26th 2010 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
i just took a look at those thin clients, but I didn't see anything for $100. And with a tiny 500Mhz or 1.2 Ghz processor choice and 512Mb RAM, would it even function as a web browsing device? It seems like they're designed for terminal access more than anything else. If I'm wrong, please explain. I would be really interested in something like that setup.]]>Jan 26th 2010 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/paid for itself. ]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Yes, but if you want some decent QoS, Ooma is the way to go unless you have more than a consumer grade router. With Ooma, QoS will be initiated and protect the call bandwidth only while the call is in use and then release the call bandwidth upon conclusion of the call. Ooma also has some other interesting features that may make the added cost worth it.

Nettalk is interesting at its price point if you don't need QoS.]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
You can have google voice forward to this number, and from their website you can even set up call forwarding on the device, so calls to it would ring GV and then use GV for voicemail. But even with a GV to Gizmo5 to SIP device, you cant get 911. The Registered E911 feature of this device is great + if you ask me.

I cant find a bad review on the internet so i just threw down for one. Fios is charging me 50 bucks a month so anything will be better.

Dan Borislow: "100 bucks, Lifetime, No PC, Shiiiiiiiiiiiiit."]]>Jan 26th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Yes, Google Voice will forward to the phone and sometimes you can forward voice mail to Google but to get compete satisfaction, you need to have your Google Voice number show on the other person's caller id. Otherwise, they will be dialing the NetTalk phone number when they call you back. Then they might leave voice mail with NetTalk instead of Google Voice. So even if you want to use Google Voice, you can't quite do it without Google specific hardware or software. I have this problem with my mobile phone now. Just waiting on some soon to be released Android phones to resolve my mobile problem but a Google specific device for home would be nice.
]]>Jan 26th 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/My Magic jack has not worked since the switch to windows7. Their customer service is a complete waste of time. They have you do the same thing over and over to sort the problem. I now sit here with a phone that does NOT WORK! Bring on the new guys is what I say. MJ, you lost my business after the 4th call to your pathetic tech people!]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Follow the steps here to disable MagicJack from auto-renewing:

http://www.magicjacksupport.com/how-to-disable-auto-renew-on-magicjack-t7929.html

Yes I have a MagicJack. And it's such a bad thing that I just recently learned about this NetTalk after I renewed my 1 year contract with MJ. As soon as my contract expires, I'm gonna get me a NetTalk.

I also agree with camerafan, MagicJack's support is the worst out there. I'm really surprised that up to this day, none of the government agency would look into its shady business practices.]]>Jan 26th 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/thanks for the info...I just use my cell but have been thinking of getting voip for a while.]]>Jan 26th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/Jan 26th 2010 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/nettalk-responds-to-magicjack-founders-comments/
Damn netTALK... you've got our waves!]]>Jan 26th 2010 7:54PM