Comments for Ricky Spears' Blog http://rickyspears.com/blog Empower. Challenge. Advance. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on magicJack Hijacks My Free Conference Calls to 218-339-2500! by Vincent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/-1loqCJ6NQQ/ Vincent Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:11 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/2009/08/magicjack-hijacks-my-free-conference-calls-to-218-339-2500/#comment-38973 I ordered Nettalk.com on Friday 2/26/10. They told me 7 to 10 days to get order. I thought they were kidding. I thought for sure it will come in 3 to 5 days, next week Tuesday or Wednesday. I had to wait for the following week. Got Nettalk on Monday 3/8/2010. So it was 6 business days. Came via USPS so don't expect FedEx or UPS. Is this how they keep cost down. Good for them. Consumer has to balance immediate satisfaction versus price. Opened box and chose not to read instructions. Seem basic enough. Connect supplied CAT5 cable from Nettalk to wireless router (I use wireless router). Connect telephone to Nettalk box. Connect supplied power cable to Nettalk box. Green light lit and orange light flashed. Got dial tone and called my cell phone using the area code and 7 digit number. Got a recording that said I needed to dial the number and enter the # sign. I did that and got the same information. Kept trying this for 5 minutes. So I read instructions, the only instructions on the outside of box. Still no luck. Decided to go to Nettalk website and learn what I needed to do. After 10 minutes reading FAQ's, I see I have to dial a 1 + area code + 7 digit number. I tried this and it works. Yippee. So what is my phone number for my net talk? It is a 012 number. I go back to website and register my information so that E911 can find me, I change the number to an available number for my area code. Cool feature that I did not try is that one can release a phone number and get a new phone number. This is great if one relocates to a different area with a different area code. Used it for fax and conference calls and it works great. So fare so good. I ordered Nettalk.com on Friday 2/26/10. They told me 7 to 10 days to get order. I thought they were kidding. I thought for sure it will come in 3 to 5 days, next week Tuesday or Wednesday. I had to wait for the following week. Got Nettalk on Monday 3/8/2010. So it was 6 business days. Came via USPS so don’t expect FedEx or UPS. Is this how they keep cost down. Good for them. Consumer has to balance immediate satisfaction versus price.

Opened box and chose not to read instructions. Seem basic enough. Connect supplied CAT5 cable from Nettalk to wireless router (I use wireless router). Connect telephone to Nettalk box. Connect supplied power cable to Nettalk box. Green light lit and orange light flashed. Got dial tone and called my cell phone using the area code and 7 digit number. Got a recording that said I needed to dial the number and enter the # sign. I did that and got the same information. Kept trying this for 5 minutes. So I read instructions, the only instructions on the outside of box. Still no luck. Decided to go to Nettalk website and learn what I needed to do. After 10 minutes reading FAQ’s, I see I have to dial a 1 + area code + 7 digit number. I tried this and it works. Yippee. So what is my phone number for my net talk? It is a 012 number. I go back to website and register my information so that E911 can find me, I change the number to an available number for my area code. Cool feature that I did not try is that one can release a phone number and get a new phone number. This is great if one relocates to a different area with a different area code.

Used it for fax and conference calls and it works great.

So fare so good.

]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2009/08/magicjack-hijacks-my-free-conference-calls-to-218-339-2500/comment-page-2/#comment-38973 Comment on magicJack Hijacks My Free Conference Calls to 218-339-2500! by John M Rathbun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/NDfVJ7i5iOE/ John M Rathbun Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:39 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/2009/08/magicjack-hijacks-my-free-conference-calls-to-218-339-2500/#comment-38764 I contacted FreeConference.com regarding this situation and they urged me to report it to the FCC using https://esupport.fcc.gov/sform2000/formB!input.action?form_page=2000B I contacted FreeConference.com regarding this situation and they urged me to report it to the FCC using https://esupport.fcc.gov/sform2000/formB!input.action?form_page=2000B

]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2009/08/magicjack-hijacks-my-free-conference-calls-to-218-339-2500/comment-page-2/#comment-38764 Comment on magicJack Hijacks My Free Conference Calls to 218-339-2500! by Phillip http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/dzsHe-JjjC4/ Phillip Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:33 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/2009/08/magicjack-hijacks-my-free-conference-calls-to-218-339-2500/#comment-38658 Does anyone have any information concerning the security of the MJ conference site or any of the other free conference sites? Does anyone have any information concerning the security of the MJ conference site or any of the other free conference sites?

]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2009/08/magicjack-hijacks-my-free-conference-calls-to-218-339-2500/comment-page-2/#comment-38658 Comment on Microsoft Word Booklet Templates by Kate Gordon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/vdceQUB3yiU/ Kate Gordon Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:28:14 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=76#comment-37915 Thank you so much for these. I'm doing a Member's directory for my Church and last one was a nightmare - much easier now! Very much appreciated. Thank you so much for these. I’m doing a Member’s directory for my Church and last one was a nightmare – much easier now!
Very much appreciated.

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]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2006/05/how-to-turn-off-your-neighbors-pesky-street-light/comment-page-1/#comment-37899 Comment on Microsoft Word Booklet Templates by Natalie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/jDL_eKVwyOY/ Natalie Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:37:43 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=76#comment-37568 Thank you so much! Very helpful! Thank you so much! Very helpful!

]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2005/05/booklet-templates/comment-page-3/#comment-37568 Comment on iPhone Apps and Android Apps I Would Like to See by Anonymous http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/w6noYOqTgts/ Anonymous Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:42:21 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=350#comment-36804 Locale supports this via Astrid's Locale Plug-in. Just download Astrid from the Android Market. Locale supports this via Astrid’s Locale Plug-in. Just download Astrid from the Android Market.

]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2010/02/iphone-apps-and-android-apps-i-would-like-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-36804 Comment on Can You Be Tricked into Buying Premium Gas and Paying More? by Stephen A http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/EhDARF_fF-4/ Stephen A Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:07:09 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=346#comment-36740 The sequencing of the buttons might have been a fluke, but not the adding new stickers on all but the 93octane. One could only imagine the increased possibilities at night time/add to that the cold. Thanks for the warning. The sequencing of the buttons might have been a fluke, but not the adding new stickers on all but the 93octane. One could only imagine the increased possibilities at night time/add to that the cold. Thanks for the warning.

]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2010/02/can-you-be-tricked-into-buying-premium-gas-and-paying-more/comment-page-1/#comment-36740 Comment on ActiveSync Problems with Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade on Samsung SCH-i760 – Support Code: 8503001C by Barry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/iGI4tiRnIr8/ Barry Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:38:44 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/?p=243#comment-36639 I had this problem with my HTC TyTnII after being upgraded to WM 6.1 after a unit repair. Initially it could be resolved through deleting and then rebuilding the server relationships with this having to be done every few days, ut eventually it got to the point of not working at all and that includes SMS. I trawled the web for a solution but found nothing other than a suggesgion that it was due to corruption, but my outlook 2007 works fine? It eventually got to the point where the only time I could rebuild the relationship with the server was when the miniSD memory card was removed from my unit. Aha I though and when I checked my miniSD card I found a corrupt 3.2GB file in one of the Inbox.mstxxxxx folders, as I store my attachements on my memory card to reduce space in the phone. The file could not be deleted so I had to remove all of my other data and then reformat the card. I replaced all of my data, allowed the phone to sync and rebuild the Inbox.mstxxxxx folder. Since then 3 days now everything has worked wonderfully well! :-) Hope this helps you all out? I had this problem with my HTC TyTnII after being upgraded to WM 6.1 after a unit repair. Initially it could be resolved through deleting and then rebuilding the server relationships with this having to be done every few days, ut eventually it got to the point of not working at all and that includes SMS. I trawled the web for a solution but found nothing other than a suggesgion that it was due to corruption, but my outlook 2007 works fine? It eventually got to the point where the only time I could rebuild the relationship with the server was when the miniSD memory card was removed from my unit. Aha I though and when I checked my miniSD card I found a corrupt 3.2GB file in one of the Inbox.mstxxxxx folders, as I store my attachements on my memory card to reduce space in the phone. The file could not be deleted so I had to remove all of my other data and then reformat the card. I replaced all of my data, allowed the phone to sync and rebuild the Inbox.mstxxxxx folder. Since then 3 days now everything has worked wonderfully well! :-) Hope this helps you all out?

]]> http://rickyspears.com/blog/2008/07/activesync-problems-with-windows-mobile-61-upgrade-on-samsung-sch-i760-support-code-8503001c/comment-page-1/#comment-36639 Comment on magicJack Hijacks My Free Conference Calls to 218-339-2500! by Rijkstra http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForRickySpearsBlog/~3/ir4dDwL3zUc/ Rijkstra Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:50:31 +0000 http://rickyspears.com/blog/2009/08/magicjack-hijacks-my-free-conference-calls-to-218-339-2500/#comment-36188 I too purchased Magic Jack for conference calls to 916-233-0500. I can find a lot of companies using that number, but not the host. Fortunately, I found this blog before my 30 days is up. To replace it I'm considering NetTalk which has far less negative vibes on the net. It's about the same size as the Magic Jack but will plug into your router or PC. I too purchased Magic Jack for conference calls to 916-233-0500. I can find a lot of companies using that number, but not the host. Fortunately, I found this blog before my 30 days is up. To replace it I’m considering NetTalk which has far less negative vibes on the net. It’s about the same size as the Magic Jack but will plug into your router or PC.

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