Magic Jack

[Jose Rizal 1]

Ping,

Router (gateway) pala. My bad!

Half true.

Let me explain (trivia trivia tayo). This will be useful when you go to US coz its a must to have a broadband connection in the US. You wanna know what you are dealing with so the ISPs wont cheat you. (Not trying to be a smart a$$.)

Modem - Its the device that your ISP will give you which allows you to connect to them coz most ISPs (especially cable) they register the mac address (ID) of the modem. If its DSL, its thru a phone line (RJ11 cables). If its cable, its thru coax (those round and fat cables at the back of your TV). The modem will only allow internet connection to ONE computer.

Router - This is NOT a modem. Its a common mistake. I dont blame you, they look the same. This doesnt connect you to your ISP. It doesnt have an RJ11 port so you cant connect it to the phone jack nor does it have a jack for the coax cable. You have to plug in the router to the modem. This simply shares the internet connection from the modem to 2 or MORE COMPUTERS. This allows you to have a local network (2 or more computers connected to each other).

Gateways - They are pathways. It either allows voice transmission thru internet as the case with voice gateways. Or from public network (internet thru modem) to local or private network (your computers) as the case with cable/dsl gateways.

Now heres where it gets tricky. There are gateways that has router capabilities.

Modem + router = cable/dsl gateway ---> Its a modem and router in one. That means you can plug in 2 or more computers (depending on how many ethernet ports it has).

Router + Voice gateway = VOIP routers ---> Its a router and voice gateway in one. You need to plug this into the modem so it can go online. You can plug in 2 or more computers (depending on how many ethernet ports it has). And if you have a VOIP subscription, you can plug in the phone too.

*** I didnt know JoseRizal is a dude. Haha i thought you just like Jose Rizal.

Ria: Sorry, im not trying to take over your thread. Im just bored.

@Ria,

Bored din ako.

@Ping,

Trivia trivia muna tayo kahit OT. Kung ibang forum ito, maraming naflame (napagalitan) dito kasi puro off topic (OT), thread hijacking (hindi na Magic Gate ang pinag-uusapan, off post (not the right forum) dito! Hahaha...

Also, I'm a dude which is a rarity in the VJ Philippines sub-forum. I'm a thorn amongst the roses!

At yung modem hindi router, half true din yun! Yung sa misis ko modem-router ang gamit niya. Pinilit ko pang bumili nag router kaso sabi pwede na siya na nag-wifi. Tinanong ko yung modem niya at naresearch ko nga na modem-router nga iyon. Madalang nga lang ang ganung model. Yun lang!

Sa mga hindi techies, take note yung sinasabi ni Ping!

[STEPHnRIA 2]

Masgusto ko pa rin ang Magic Text galing sa Delbros!

Ako din! I want the Magit text from Delbros! Where can I buy that? Is 520 pesos enough? HAHAHA! Joke!

[PingLocalHostess 1]

JoseRizal: Hahaha i still cant imagine you are a dude. Peace!

If you have a modem-router (thats a gateway), you dont need a modem or another router. Most modem-router have multiple ethernet ports. Maybe it has wireless capability na.

Pero kung ako dude, i would have a separate modem, wireless router and voice gateway... para dali lang pag-isolate kung may sira sa network. Yung mga 2-in-1 kasi, kung sira ang isa... sira na lahat :/.

I can suggest... WCG200 ng linksys. Its a wireless modem router. Madali lang i-configure .

Ria: Hahaha Kung pwede lang no?

Edited October 17, 2008 by PingLocalHostess

[jamesNrei 0]

i like to subscribe for that magic text of delbros too!!! lol

really guys i thought i was reading another language here. techie to the max!

[PingLocalHostess 1]

Si JoseRizal kasi... hehehehe

[Alan and Noemi 0]

Its true. Magic Jack works quite well if you have a fast connection! I have installed several now.

You need a fast connection.

You will be disappointed if you have dial up and not at least DSL. Broadband is best.

Downloading a large test file via torrent is not an accurate test. Magic Jack uses a priority router system of their own.... so your test will not go through the same path. It will only verify your ISP is capable of fast rates.

I cannot say enough good things! It has saved me hundreds of dollars!

[Jose Rizal 1]

Ako din! I want the Magit text from Delbros! Where can I buy that? Is 520 pesos enough? HAHAHA! Joke!

Kulang yan! P650 ang isa. Dalawa pa nga binili ko! Hanggang ngayon wala pa rin kahit isa! Magic talaga pag lilitaw!

[Jose Rizal 1]

JoseRizal: Hahaha i still cant imagine you are a dude. Peace!

I know who I am! I'm the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude!

BTW, I use a Motorola Cable Surf modem with a Linksys WRT-GC54 router. Pero video chat pa rin ako. Underutilized yung MG sa akin. Yung kapatid ko ang madalas gumamit.

OT na talaga!

[PingLocalHostess 1]

You need a fast connection.

You will be disappointed if you have dial up and not at least DSL. Broadband is best.

Downloading a large test file via torrent is not an accurate test. Magic Jack uses a priority router system of their own.... so your test will not go through the same path. It will only verify your ISP is capable of fast rates.

I cannot say enough good things! It has saved me hundreds of dollars!

Really? Now im even more curious. I have to get one ermmmm its not available here.

JoseRizal: Hahaha i still cant imagine you are a dude. Peace!

I know who I am! I'm the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude!

BTW, I use a Motorola Cable Surf modem with a Linksys WRT-GC54 router. Pero video chat pa rin ako. Underutilized yung MG sa akin. Yung kapatid ko ang madalas gumamit.

OT na talaga!

You mean WRT54GC. Nice nice.....

I have a WRT350N.

Im on the computer (video chat, VJ, games) and on the phone too. Multi-tasking, wala lang sweldo.

[ccndyeth 0]

Hey guys! I just want to share...

I recently bought Magic Jack. It has been here in Philippines for only a month (that's what the lady said). My fiancee saw it in a TV ad in US 6 months ago but he made a research about it first and he was discouraged with the consumer review. I didn't know about his story but I saw the ad in a newspaper here in Philippines. I decided to surprise him because the lady told me that she will give me a phone number with the same area code of my fiancee's. So there. I got the shipment yesterday and was so nervous that I might be scammed. But after 30 mins of figuring it out, (Im kinda dumb when it comes to computers) I started calling my fiancee for FREE!!! It worked! It is clear and so easy to use, just like an ordinary phone.

This is only my first day to use Magic Jack. Let's see what happens in the next few days. I am not here to endorse this product. I am speaking as consumer,as someone who doesn't want her fiancee in the US to spend his hard earned money on phone bills and as someone who only wants to help her vj family.

Thanks Ria, I will show this to my fiance.. Just one question, can he get this and plug it there instead of me here?? it sounds stupid but just asking..

Thank You for sharing this to us.. Really appreciate it..

[ccndyeth 0]

Hey guys! I just want to share...

I recently bought Magic Jack. It has been here in Philippines for only a month (that's what the lady said). My fiancee saw it in a TV ad in US 6 months ago but he made a research about it first and he was discouraged with the consumer review. I didn't know about his story but I saw the ad in a newspaper here in Philippines. I decided to surprise him because the lady told me that she will give me a phone number with the same area code of my fiancee's. So there. I got the shipment yesterday and was so nervous that I might be scammed. But after 30 mins of figuring it out, (Im kinda dumb when it comes to computers) I started calling my fiancee for FREE!!! It worked! It is clear and so easy to use, just like an ordinary phone.

This is only my first day to use Magic Jack. Let's see what happens in the next few days. I am not here to endorse this product. I am speaking as consumer,as someone who doesn't want her fiancee in the US to spend his hard earned money on phone bills and as someone who only wants to help her vj family.

Thanks Ria, I will show this to my fiance.. Just one question, can he get this and plug it there instead of me here?? it sounds stupid but just asking..

Thank You for sharing this to us.. Really appreciate it..

Ok po.. YOu answered it na pala.. Thank you!!

[HappyDancer 7]

As I am posting this... I am talking with my fiance. We talk for about 8000 minutes every month... And the Magicjack SAVED US A LOT OF MONEY!!! I loved it. He sent it to me along with a GE cordless phone two-handset system with 0 interference! I fell in love with these toys!!!

[mergee 0]

MAGIC JACK!!! THE BEST KASO NAKAKAPAGOD MINSAN, NAHANG UNG PC KO PAG GAMIT KO YAN MINSAN NGA LANG!!!! PERO SUPER TIPID..

[HappyDancer 7]

I guess it has a lot to do with the connection bandwidth. I always restart the pc every after we say goodnight. I regularly perform defragmentation and disk cleanup too to kinda free up some memory and get rid of useless files.

I use my Magicjack even with Skype on and we never have problems. It's just a pain in the a$s though when you have connection problems with the provider!

Edited October 25, 2008 by HappyDancer

[Mike and Karol 0]

Hey i am using MagicJack also.. for 3 months now.. and it really works!

Hey guys! I just want to share...

I recently bought Magic Jack. It has been here in Philippines for only a month (that's what the lady said). My fiancee saw it in a TV ad in US 6 months ago but he made a research about it first and he was discouraged with the consumer review. I didn't know about his story but I saw the ad in a newspaper here in Philippines. I decided to surprise him because the lady told me that she will give me a phone number with the same area code of my fiancee's. So there. I got the shipment yesterday and was so nervous that I might be scammed. But after 30 mins of figuring it out, (Im kinda dumb when it comes to computers) I started calling my fiancee for FREE!!! It worked! It is clear and so easy to use, just like an ordinary phone.

This is only my first day to use Magic Jack. Let's see what happens in the next few days. I am not here to endorse this product. I am speaking as consumer,as someone who doesn't want her fiancee in the US to spend his hard earned money on phone bills and as someone who only wants to help her vj family.