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Started by annabaum100
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:27
Question on MagicJack
Author: annabaum100
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:27
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:27
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Question on MagicJack ************************************ My question is Do all the calls come thru a PC/Laptop device ? Does the laptop have to be on for this service to work ? If this is so, then this is a problem. That means if my laptop is not on, I will miss calls Currently I have Comcast cable Internet and telephone service. I have a wireless router for my laptop: internet. Pls let me know as I am ignorant how MagicJack works. Your help will be highly appreciated. Thanks, anna
Re: Question on MagicJack
Author: Jack Bauer
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:27
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:27
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annabaum100@yahoo.com wrote: > Question on MagicJack > ************************************ > > My question is > Do all the calls come thru a PC/Laptop device ? yes > Does the laptop have to be on for this service to work ? yes > > If this is so, then this is a problem. That means if my laptop is not > on, I will miss calls > very true > Currently I have Comcast cable Internet and telephone service. > I have a wireless router for my laptop: internet. > > Pls let me know as I am ignorant how MagicJack works. > > Your help will be highly appreciated. > > Thanks, > anna I just smirk when I see all these TV commercials telling people how much they save, because they leave out the part about how you have to have your computer running 24/7 AND the ISP HAS to keep the internet connection working all the time. Obviously, this CANNOT be as reliable as the old phone line was. A big concern to me is 'what if I have to call the police in the middle of the night?' Of course the computer would be off, and so this cost-saving approach also means that I can't make emergency calls, doesn't it? They (MagicJack, Comcast, Vonage, etc.) will NEVER say 'this may not be the right approach for you if you are the sort of person who only turns your computer on a few times a week.'
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