Magic Jack

donniemack1 · 05-06-2009, 08:08 PM

Just curious if anyone is using the device "Magic Jack" with linux or if it is even possible at this point. While running Ubuntu 9.04 from the disk, Ubuntu recognized the "magic jack" and I got a dial tone, but, could not connect and when my number was called it went to voicemail and did not ring the phone. Anyone have any ideas?
thanks,
donniemack1

THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT SUPPORT LINUX

esaym · 05-07-2009, 11:03 AM

Magic jack uses the standard SIP protocol. You just have to figure out the user name and password that they give you and then put that into to the client and then you can make calls.

http://magicjackhacks.blogspot.com/2...-sip-info.html

Software sip clients:

http://www.google.com/search?source=...=Google+Search

I use kphone on linux.

Or you can get a hardware sip client, an ATA (analog telephone adaptor), that you can plug any standard phone into: This one goes for $30 http://www.grandstream.com/ht286.html

Google voice is supposed to do the same but be free: http://www.google.com/voice/about

I haven't tried either one though.

donniemack1 · 05-07-2009, 03:09 PM

thanks much i'll give it a try..
donniemack1