Yes, but you must understand pomonabill221 that MagicJack is cheap so it must be good, lol..
http://magic-jack.pissedconsumer.com/ :P
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Phone Power vs MagicJack Plus, what are the differences beside price??
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If money is _that_ tight for you, then even MagicJack is too expensive.
Get a Google Voice number, a GChat account and one of these if you really need a physical phone -
http://www.obihai.com/product-primer.htmlIt can be a good solution for some people. But I'm completely happy with PhonePower. And as others have said, you do get what you pay for.
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I actually think that Google Voice is a good choice for many people regardless how tight the money is. I have PhonePower (and quite happy); and my dad has OBi + Google Voice + Call with us for international calls - and is very happy with that as well!
I just don't think that vendor forum like this is a good place for such discussion. You can find a lot of information in place like DSL reports...
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I would disagree virshu...what if GV goes down...Who YA Going to Call?...No ONE! :(
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/05/google-voice-goes-down-again/I always tell people cheap and reliable don't play well with others. If he wants something really reliable and does not have much money I would go this route?
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question410.htmI admit I have a SkypeOut account but I would never subsititue it for a real for service and they even warn you about doing so! I have put in my 2 cents...now lets please get back to talking about PhonePower and not about how poor someone can be and still get unreliable phone service from a competitor. They have other forums on the internet for peeps that want to go that route. :)
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thepcguru said:
I would disagree virshu
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now lets please get back to talking about PhonePower and not about how poor someone can be and still get unreliable phone service from a competitor. They have other forums on the internet for peeps that want to go that route. :)Looks like we completely agree in the conclusion ;)
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I'll drink to that buddy! http://youtu.be/ZR0v0i63PQ4 pick your poison and pull up a stool :)
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thepcguru said:
I would disagree virshu...what if GV goes down...Who YA Going to Call?...No ONE! :(
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/05/google-voice-goes-down-again/Lol
GV and all VOIP providers have the same loss of service points. Bigger companies, however, are more distributed and have more redundant systems. That means giants like Goggle are LESS likely to experience an outage. Even so, when your VOIP service goes down, calling the provider is usually not possible because they typically use their own equipment for their phone service (why would they use a competitors?).
The bottom line for most VOIP providers is that VOIP is less reliable than POTS (plain old telephone servic) because VOIP utilizes a 3rd party common carrier (the internet). That being said, if you can live with MagicJacks quality of service (not bad, not great) and lack of support, it is a fine solution. If you need faxing or technical support or advanced phone features or SIP support, then it isn't for you. If you need 100% reliability, then POTS is for you.
Think of it this way:
MagicJack: wired, super low cost, limited features, no support, no guarantees.
VOIP: wired, low cost, features, no guarantees.
POTS: wired, guaranteed quality of service.
CELL: wirelessInterestingly, the prevalence of CELL handsets and towers makes it more reliable than POTS during natural disasters (otherwise, CELL is less reliable than POTS).
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gguruusa said:
LolGV and all VOIP providers have the same loss of service points. Bigger companies, however, are more distributed and have more redundant systems. That means giants like Goggle are LESS likely to experience an outage. Even so, when your VOIP service goes down, calling the provider is usually not possible because they typically use their own equipment for their phone service (why would they use a competitors?).
The bottom line for most VOIP providers is that VOIP is less reliable than POTS (plain old telephone servic) because VOIP utilizes a 3rd party common carrier (the internet). That being said, if you can live with MagicJacks quality of service (not bad, not great) and lack of support, it is a fine solution. If you need faxing or technical support or advanced phone features or SIP support, then it isn't for you. If you need 100% reliability, then POTS is for you.
Think of it this way:
MagicJack: wired, super low cost, limited features, no support, no guarantees.
VOIP: wired, low cost, features, no guarantees.
POTS: wired, guaranteed quality of service.
CELL: wirelessInterestingly, the prevalence of CELL handsets and towers makes it more reliable than POTS during natural disasters (otherwise, CELL is less reliable than POTS).
Sorry nice try gguruusa but you are wrong! Might want to know people in the field before making assumptions. MagicCrap uses the cheapest interconnects making their phone service very unreliable! The hardware itself is a joke which is prone to failure right out of the packaging.
As far as "Goggle are LESS likely to experience an outage" that is 100% not true it is a well known fact Google is a service offered as is with no support. As such they make a best attempt effort to give users service but if service goes down they will make a best attempt effort to get it up and running ASAP. Unlike PhonePower who has a paying customers base who will vote with they $$$ and will not tolerate unreliable service.
"Interestingly, the prevalence of CELL handsets and towers makes it more reliable than POTS during natural disasters (otherwise, CELL is less reliable than POTS)." Also not true depends where the cell towers are located bud. Guess you have never heard of natural disasters, huh?
Below you will see the homework I did to support said facts which you obviously did not do. :(
Enjoy your cheap phone service bud ;) Us peeps prefer to
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woha! my 2 cents too! I will make the long story short!
I am an ex-phonepower customer recently came back to phonepower. During my tenure without phonepower I was using NetTalk Duo which did its job pretty decently. So few months ago, I moved from East Coast to West (San Jose, CA). As my needs changed I had to have at least 3 VOIP phones. So apart from the NT Duo, I got 2 MagicJack Plus too. In less than 3 months, I have ported one number from MJ+ to Phonepower. Thinking of porting second one too.
To my best experience, I would say like other said. You get what you pay for. I had few concerns with MJ. Plus and minuses.
+ Easy to setup
+ Dirt cheap (cost wise)
+ No need to have a running PC in order to make/receive calls
+ Pay $10 extra (one time) and get vanity numbers of your choice (I really liked this feature)- Low sound quality
- No outgoing Caller Name (I was very concerned about this feature). Called party would not know who is calling them unless they remember your number.
- Major inter connectivity issues with other VOIP and PSTN lines
- Low hardware quality
- Poor website, hard to browse through your account
- Limited features
- Nearly impossible to speak to a customer care person when needed, only way to get a hold on to them is chat or email (I never had issues in contacting them using those two methods)If you are really budget minded and don't mind advanced features and low calling sound (I never had poor sound quality like break up, static etc. though, just low sound (volume), I would suggest NT Duo, NOT MJ+.
Bottom line: If you are concerned about calling features, better sound quality, better customer care (phone, chat & email), I would suggest spend little extra and get PhonePower. They have flexible and affordable plans according to your needs (domestic & international).
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Just wanted to add that MJ+ and NT Duo is pretty much same cost wise and call quality wise. Both capable for sending and receiving fax without trouble. (+ point compared Phonepower as I need to try 2-3 times to send a fax successfully on PP where as MJ+ and NT Duo would do in a single try). I will keep my Duo as a dedicated fax line.
Advantage of NT Duo over MJ+ is that you dial 611 and get a live customer care person during business hours (EST) to take care of your problem if any. Better website compared to MJ.
Again, spend bit extra and get more features and sound quality with PP :)
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