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I think that is a caveat with satellite. There are extra steps involved in connecting to the internet. The signal has to go up, over, back down to a tower and then to an internet server (and return the same way). DSL uses fiber optics to connect to internet servers after going through a few wired switches, and cable does the same without the added steps of satellite. There's no internet in the sky (yet), It's all down here... If it seems 'fast' otherwise it is because of good bandwidth; once the connection is made large amounts of data can stream, but for 'realtime' streaming the added steps become more noticable. Also I bet satellite waves aren't quite as fast as light. Plus if you are up where I think you are, I bet there are a couple relay towers involved. If you are up in black river, I admire your choice. Very pretty up there. I built a house for a guy on one of the lakes up there - north of town. You probably saw the crane sticking up through the trees a few years back. The crane I ordered broke down so they sent their brand new one with 300 ft boom. It was HUGE. I went to town to pick something up, and when I started driving back I could see the boom sticking up way above the trees. It looked hilarious to me since it was a small 32' house we were setting, and required only about 10% of that crane's ability. They were worried about scratching the paint on their new crane, trying to get it parked in the trees inside an area I had set up for a crane half that size.  A few locals came out to see what was going on.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!
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I use Magic Jack. It's really great. Only thing is it requires DSL and a computer. Sometimes after the computer's been on for a few days it sounds garbled. No problem. I just re-boot the computer and all is well for a few more days. I bought 5 years worth of service. Usually Magic Jack is $20 a year but, once you install it, they'll offer you a 5 year service for $10 a year. It's great for dealing long distance. I think I can even call Canada with it no charge. If you want to call someone in India it's 5¢ a minute. Not a bad deal.
Russ Anyday above ground is a good day Computer is Hp Pavillion Vision 6 Ghz quad core AMD processor 8 Gig memory 1 TB hard drive 6 GB hard drive Windows 7 Premium Loose nut behind the keyboard 
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Great product. I have 3 busy inbound call lines at my business, regular land lines not on Majik Jack. I connected one Majik Jack to one of our computers, plugged in an additional set of 3 wireless phones the one Majik Jack. The main "Majik Jack" phone base is connected to the Majik Jack at computer station #3. The other 2 wireless phones are a stations 1 and 2. We use the Majik Jack to make outbound calls so we do not tie up our incoming call lines that our customers call in on. Of course we can only use one Majik Jack connected phone at a time because they are all on one Majik Jack. Just like you would do at home if you were to buy a set of 3 cordless phones and run them off of on wall jack. Reduced my phone bill/s by around $25 - $40 per month. I believe I got the 2 year plan and will gladly renew when due.
Caveats are not difficult to deal with.
A. Clear you cookies and cache to prevent garbling sounds when you computer runs low on memory which has only happened once since we maintain our computers regularly.
B. Drag the Majik Jack window to the far bottom right corner where it is barely visible (mostly off the screen) so when it pops up each and every time you use it it is out of the way and not bothersome.
C. Can't use it for a fax machine but so what.
I can't think of any other issues or complaints and been using it every work day for well over a year now.
Bought a second one for the house a few months ago. We'll use call farwarding from our main business land line and forward it to the home Majik Jack so my wife can take calls at home and not have to be at our business. This leaves her cell phone available for personal calls without interupting business.
Like I said, Great little gadget. My dad told me about it and had been using it for over a year himself without issues.
Does the noise in your head bother me ?
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Thanks to all for replying. No problems so far with it. I've hooked it up to another computer because I like my main one to sleep when I'm not using it. And if I compared it to a land line, the land line wins. And on the lighter side, I don't care what you discuss, be it religion, sex, clothes, dirt, toothpicks, politics, etc. There is going to be someone who likes it and someone who don't.
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A few locals came out to see what was going on.
Black River's getting repaved this summer. This has brought neighbors out to watch the action ... and half of them I didn't even know lived here! Oh man, you should have seen 'em when the post office got built! You'd think we were on the Moon for goodness sake!
And now PC's, fiber optic, high-speed Internet? Oh forget it! Folks here go to the grocery store once every six weeks! I'm guess'n nobody told 'em they could come out after the first snow stopped!
I played a bit of guitar around the backyard fire pit over the holiday ... Started out just me, my wife and the dog ... Next thing I know I've got at least a dozen neighbors over to see what all the commotion is all about!
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I'll check with my brother to see whether he has Skype or Vonage. He is in Japan, but kept a San Diego number, so we can talk as if we were on domestic cell phones--no charge beyond the monthly fee for either of us. Whichever it is, quality is quite good
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A few locals came out to see what was going on.
Black River's getting repaved this summer. This has brought neighbors out to watch the action ... and half of them I didn't even know lived here! Oh man, you should have seen 'em when the post office got built! You'd think we were on the Moon for goodness sake!
And now PC's, fiber optic, high-speed Internet? Oh forget it! Folks here go to the grocery store once every six weeks! I'm guess'n nobody told 'em they could come out after the first snow stopped!
I played a bit of guitar around the backyard fire pit over the holiday ... Started out just me, my wife and the dog ... Next thing I know I've got at least a dozen neighbors over to see what all the commotion is all about!
Sounds like the Black River I remember!
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!
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