When Wirehead worked as a Wide Area Network (WAN) tech, one of the first things he learned was the distinction between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Communications Equipment (DCE). The first DTE equipment was probably the teletype. DTE equipment today is inclusive of PC, laptops and mainframes.
DTE equipment is complex and has memory, drives and keyboards and at least one display.
DCE equipment is simpler and is generally used for the transmission and receipt of data which is then displayed on the more complex DTE equipment. One of the older DTE-DCE interfaces was the RS232 or the old serial interface that allowed a user to connect a PC to a modem using a serial cable.
Today DCE devices includes cable modems, routers, hubs and switches. Most of this equipment is transparent to the user because much of it resides in the Internet cloud.
However. data is created on and transmitted to users by complex DTE devices called servers that have a multitude of functions.
When the first MagicJack devices were available, they were clearly DCE devices that connected to a laptop or PC using a USB port. A computer may have a lot of different interfaces or ports, but most modern PCs uses USB ports to connect external devices. .
DTE devices, the serial port has been replaced by USB 2.0. USB 3.0 devices are coming online about 10 times faster than USB 2.0 devices.
OK, so what's the big deal about DTE and DCE equipment? The old MagicJack was clearly a DCE device that had to be connected to a laptop or PC to work. When Wirehead installed one on a Verizon network two year ago, the Verizon corporate firewall blocked the Transmission control Protocol (TCP) or user data-gram protocol (UDP) ports the Magic jack needed to operate with.
A year ago after Rightardia switched back to BrightHouse Roadrunner, the MagicJack worked fine.
But the Voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) phone would only work after a PC booted and started MagicJack. If your PC was off, MagicJack will not work, but you could get MagicJack voice mail through you email.
Most VOIP devices are DTE such as the VOIP services you can purchase form Verizon or BrightHouse; Likewise, Vonage provides a DTE VOIP solution. This is the better way of doing internet voice because a PC does not have to be on for your phone to make or receive calls.
Enter Magic Jack Plus.
Magic Jack Plus connects to you cable modem/router
The Magic Jacks Plus technology is DTE based so it connects directly to you cable modem or router.
First , you have to register the device by plugging in the Magic Jack plus into a USB port on your PC or laptop.The phone also has to be connected to the Magic Jack Plus with an RJ-11 cable. Once the device driver for Magic jack is installed, a program will open that will allow you to register the MagicJack Plus, pick a phone number and select additional services such as a vanity phone number, international dialing and extended years of service.
Once the Magic Jack Plus is registered, you can disconnect it from your PC and connect it directly to you cable modem or wireless router. You will need to plug in the MagicJack Plus into electrical outlet for power and also connect the provided Ethernet cable to the cable modem or wireless router.
Once you disconnect magic jack from your PC, the USB port will no longer power the device so you need external power. The phone must also be connected to the Magic jack Plus using the RJ-11 cable.
Rightardia tried to install one of these devices on a Window 7 x64 laptop and was unable to install the MagicJack Plus registration software. The software would download but refused to load.
This is likely a Magic Jack Plus software compatibility issue, One Article on the unofficial MagicJack forum suggested this a Windows 7 x64 problem. The article suggests using MSC_17 to Set MagicJack as Service on 64 bit windows system.
See http://www.magicjacksupport.com/tool-to-make-magicjack-run-as-a-windows-service-t8112-180.html
We did not experiences any problems with the old DCE MagicJack working in Windows 7 x64.
If you don't register the software, you can make calls but not receive them. In addition, if you plan to use the MagicJack Plus in a hotel that offers Internet service to make calls, you will need to get the software to install on windows 7 x64 or use the older DCE MagicJack.
MagicJack Plus can be used as either a DTE device or a DCE device that is connected to a laptop like the older MagicJack.
No matter where you are in the world, all calls to the U.S. and Canada are free.With MagicJack Plus, you can also have your exsiting phone number transferred to the MagicJack.
Once you have purchased MagicJack Plus, you will have phone coverage for about $80 for the first year. You can purchase an additional year for $19.
So MagicJack Plus is cost effective once you register it.
We had no trouble regsitering the software on a windows XP system. However, MagicJack needs to provide Windows 7 64 bit installation software as other manufactures do.
MagicJack's voice quality is good and the price is hard to beat.
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We did not experiences any problems with the old DCE MagicJack working in Windows 7 x64.
If you don't register the software, you can make calls but not receive them. In addition, if you plan to use the MagicJack Plus in a hotel that offers Internet service to make calls, you will need to get the software to install on windows 7 x64 or use the older DCE MagicJack.
MagicJack Plus can be used as either a DTE device or a DCE device that is connected to a laptop like the older MagicJack.
No matter where you are in the world, all calls to the U.S. and Canada are free.With MagicJack Plus, you can also have your exsiting phone number transferred to the MagicJack.
Once you have purchased MagicJack Plus, you will have phone coverage for about $80 for the first year. You can purchase an additional year for $19.
So MagicJack Plus is cost effective once you register it.
We had no trouble regsitering the software on a windows XP system. However, MagicJack needs to provide Windows 7 64 bit installation software as other manufactures do.
MagicJack's voice quality is good and the price is hard to beat.
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Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at rightardia@gmail.com.
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