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Mar
14

magicJack Call Forwarding is no longer free

I hate to see a free feature get ripped from magicJack’s service, but then again, they never advertised free call-forwarding on the packaging in the first pl…

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  1. Samuel Atkins says:

    I ran a phone company for 14 years and know why they charged for call
    forwarding. In some instances when a device is being used for
    call forwarding the call Averages are much higher.

    Based on the Average user call volume and general termination rates
    MagicJack cannot afford to give their service at the low price they do.
    They have to use extreme strategies to offer such low rates. I wont go
    into all the details but will mention Four strategies used by MagicJack.

    One:
    By giving such cheap rates A lot of people will tell their family and
    friends about MagicJack thus in the end a lot of calls will be made
    between 2 MagicJack users and these calls practically cost MagicJack
    nothing.

    Two:
    Rapidly build a large client base so they get better rates for call
    termination.

    Three:
    Cutting corners where ever possible and this includes analyzing call
    records to block the most likely way one would abuse MagicJack’s service.
    Like callforwarding for example or cutting off service if clients all
    volume overly exceeds that average call volume

    Three:
    Offer super cheap rates lower than they can really afford to give and than
    raise their rates once the number of new subscribers per month levels off.
    I knew they were going to raise their rates because the initial offering
    rate couldn’t possibly be profitable unless there are enough calls being
    placed between 2 MagicJack devices. 

  2. Ginger Leigh says:

    If you have android or iphone, you can download the MJ app, and anyone who
    calls your MJ number will automatically be routed to your cell phone, even
    if the computer to which your MJ is attached is shut down (tres cool!).

  3. Balraj Singh says:

    They don’t have this option anymore…..

  4. cpltjh23 says:

    yep

  5. Cube Computer Channel says:

    Were you forwarding magicJack numbers to a non-magicJack phone?

  6. Rivendell Admin says:

    To let you know, eventhough they don’t have a link for call forwarding
    anymore; you can still activate it when logged in for no charge here:
    my(dot)magicjack(dot)com/call-forwarding.html

  7. tjones2269 says:

    yea thats bullshit i have 2 mj and use them not that mutch i give out the
    one number on clist to sell stuff so idiots dont have my cell # i foward
    each mj number to my cell its been that way for years no problems well last
    night a guy calls me insted of fowarding to my cell i get a vmail email
    from mj

  8. Calvin T says:

    I like my MagicJack, but Planters telephone company has, in the last few
    months barred MagicJack. Seems I have to pay for calling people who have
    Planters. Plus they have to pay much more to call us then to call others.
    Example: People in our area pay .10 per minute to call Savannah, GA,
    MagicJack numbers also listed in Savannah cost over $3.00 a minute to call.
    Planters is only a mile away- kind of crazy I can call all over the country
    free but cost me $10.00 per number to call 1 mile.

  9. Joe Demo says:

    thanks works well

  10. tjones2269 says:

    i test it and its not working but the other works fine i plug it in and it
    wantes me to renew before i can see or do anything i do it and theres not
    an option to foward the other number works fine still but i know it time to
    renew and i dont want to lose the number because of advertising my number
    for business i renew the other number and now my forwarding to my cell
    quits working think its bull shit i dont want to install an ap on my cell
    that only works in wifi and hogs more of batt/mem

  11. 10p6 says:

    I have used call forwarding from my MJ+ to my Ooma telo for years, and it
    still works perfectly fine.

  12. Balraj Singh says:

    Yes, and they don’t have that feature any more……Is there any way that
    we can forward a magic jack number onto another magic jack number?

  13. Cube Computer Channel says:

    magicJack Plus seems to work well with faxing.

  14. Commodore Dave says:

    thanks, but I wanted to keep my old number. I don’t think that was an
    option with GV. Anyway, this magicJack app seems to have solved the
    problem. Thanks for your effort in wanting to help. It’s always
    appreciated.

  15. Cube Computer Channel says:

    You can use Google Voice to forward calls to multiple numbers. All you have
    to do is pay for a GV number and the service is free.

  16. tracie thurman says:

    aww there will be another service come up soon

  17. Balraj Singh says:

    Also down the line they will charge for smart phone App because I signed up
    today and they have different renewal date for smart phone App…Magic jack
    sucks at least for people who have multiple magic jack numbers for business
    purpose

  18. Balraj Singh says:

    But if you have multiple magic jack numbers for business purpose then I
    don’t think you left with much choice other than getting rid of magic jack
    and believe you me they will charge you down the line for Smart phone app
    as well….I know because I did it (smart App) today and they have
    different renewal date for that APP….

  19. Commodore Dave says:

    Actually, call forwarding is very important in my situation. Just moments
    after I posted my comment above, I found an Android app for Magic Jack,
    called Talk Free. That seems to do the trick. Just like what I had with
    Vonage, it rings both my house phone (magicjack) and my cell phone at the
    same time. With that feature, I never miss a call, no matter which phone
    rings. Now I’m a happy camper.

  20. Commodore Dave says:

    Bare bones MagicJack works fine, I’m appalled that call forwarding is not
    included for free. I’m seriously thinking of changing back to Vonage for
    about 10.99 per month and get full features. For $50 a year more, it’s
    worth switching back. Vonage customer service has been very good. I’ve been
    with them for 7 years. MagicJack customer service is WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE
    EVER. They even charge an annual fee for porting my number. That should be
    a one time fee.

  21. Cube Computer Channel says:

    You have to look at it this way… magicJack still offers everything else
    you’d expect. Call forwarding, while it’s nice, is not a necessity, at
    least in my opinion. magicJack’s customer service is bad, and I wish they
    would make improvements to it. I’m guessing you got lucky with Vonage
    because I’ve heard some bad things about them in terms of ripping people
    off, secretly signing contracts, etc. For a good comparison of BasicTalk vs
    magicJack… watch?v=xllNqVBvyMg (paste this into the YT URL)

  22. Cube Computer Channel says:

    They’re not a scam. magicJack has been out for nearly six years. The owner
    of magicJack also created TelSave in the 90s. If they were a scam, they
    would’ve been shut down long ago.

  23. Stardexlzn says:

    I was wondering if you knew if magicjack worked with faxes.

  24. Balraj Singh says:

    I was using 6 different magic jack phone numbers for business. Now they
    removed the call forward option on magic jack which is really bad for the
    people who using multiple magic jack numbers as their business phone. I
    spent whole Saturday with so called chat specialist and they ruined my
    whole day. Now I regret the decision to use magic jack as my business
    phone. Out of 6 phones I got rid of 2 phones based on the calls and I am
    100% sure that down the line I won’t be using magic jack at all.

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