Any chance of getting Magicjack running in wine. I hate having to use XP just to have a phone. I have used Ubuntu for quite a while and got used to not having nag screens and 30 day trials on software.
> Any chance of getting Magicjack running in wine. I hate having to use > XP just to have a phone. I have used Ubuntu for quite a while and got > used to not having nag screens and 30 day trials on software. >Hi! I think that due to the USB nature of Magicjack, it will not work in wine. But do you know which protocol do they use ? If it is a regular SIP, you can use any simple gateway (Linksys, ZyXel, Well...) to connect your phone to them and talk even without any computer. An if they use a proprietary protocol, I would not use it at all, because there are many operators offering the same service at the same prices, but using open protocols (SIP, formerly H.323), which gives the user much more freedom and much more possibilities, how to use the service. With regards, Pavel
Thank you very much for your post. I did not realize that USB was not supported in wine. Magicjack uses SIP but requires CPU power to run you cannot use it on a router it has to be plugged into a computer with a supported O/S That said thank you again and anyone reading this there is a deal on Voip http://www.phonepower.com/services/voip/products.aspx That I am considering its 8.33 a month if I can scrape up 200 bucks at one time. The diffrence 1.70 Magicjack and 8.33 Phonepower is 6.63 ............. I think linux might be worth it. At least bill wont get it LOL anybody have any other deals on Voip? Thanks!