Hello ALL!

Magicjack and modem test results as I promised a few weeks ago. I can report that the connections were successful.


I have a unique setup, it is a magicjack attached to a switch port on my network, a USR Sportster 28800 hooked to it and to com 1 on a ubuntu box. I am running a WINXP VM on the ubuntu box and Have D'Bridge in a DOS box doing the sending and receiving.

I have been testing it with Mark Lewis. After writing a Modem Control file for DB and opening up the com ports to 115200 I was able to get a 19200 connect. FYI here is a log excerpt.


01/07/2013 13:37 Calling 1:3634/0 at 33600 baud
01/07/2013 13:38 Modem reports "NO CARRIER"
01/07/2013 13:38 Calling 1:3634/0 at 33600 baud
01/07/2013 13:39 Modem reports "CONNECT 19200/ARQ/V34/LAPM"
01/07/2013 13:39 EMSI: 1:3634/12@fidonet, FrontDoor 2.33.mL.b2
01/07/2013 13:39 Z32-S: 11339471.PKT, 453b, 00:02
01/07/2013 13:39 Z32-S: 453b, 00:00
01/07/2013 13:39 Successful, 00:10, a "free" call
01/07/2013 13:39 Marking/Deleting mail


I also tested it with Fred Riccio and some others. It worked equally well. The only limitations that I found were caused by the software settings on the receiving end and the baud rate that was listed in the nodelist. The highest connect rate that I have been able to obtain thus far was 21600. If you are using a 28800 or higher modem I suggest that your nodelisting reflect your baud
as 33600, which is the highest baud available per the FTS (Fidonet Technical Standards) so a system dialing in to you will try to connect at the highest baud rate and fall back as approproiate.

Later,
Bill

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Re: Magicjack and Modem test results
By: Bill Burton to Gene Buckle on Mon Jan 28 2013 11:22 am

I have not tried that because my thoughts are unless you are running a dual quad core processor on an OS that suooprts using all the cores and lots of memory is that you would slow the PC down so much that it would be very slow connect rates. In other words the magic jack would be using omputer resource to get the incoming call then the modem would use more of the computer resources to process the data then the software reciving the data would also using resources where as using a network capable magic jack you are using le of the computers resources.

I'd be astonished to see if a 5 year old machine even *noticed* the load a MJ could put on it. The task it performs just isn't that compute intensive.

g.

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Re: Magicjack and Modem test results
By: mark lewis to Gene Buckle on Mon Jan 28 2013 07:48 pm

Do you know if you can use a modem with the original USB version?
The last tests I did (3-4 years ago) wouldn't allow a connection
even at 300 baud.

that was because the codecs caused some serious problems with digital data being transmitted... these days you can use a MJ for FAX transmissions and F stuff is very close to the old POTS BBS modem type of transmission... it is built on it, actually... only the transmission of who talks first in the connection is different ;)

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Mark, do you know if they've updated the codecs that the USB version uses? If so, it might be worth re-subscribing for me.

Thanks.

g.
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Do you know if you can use a modem with the original USB
version? The last tests I did (3-4 years ago) wouldn't allow a connection even at 300 baud.

that was because the codecs caused some serious problems with
digital data being transmitted... these days you can use a MJ for
FAX transmissions and FAX stuff is very close to the old POTS BBS
modem type of transmission... it is built on it, actually... only
the transmission of who talks first in the connection is different ;)

Mark, do you know if they've updated the codecs that the USB
version uses? If so, it might be worth re-subscribing for me.

AFAIK, MJ is always USB... i would assume that the codecs have been updates since billB was able to get 26k6 connections with my analogue system...

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Re: Magicjack and Modem test results
By: mark lewis to Gene Buckle on Tue Jan 29 2013 12:17 pm

AFAIK, MJ is always USB... i would assume that the codecs have been
updates since billB was able to get 26k6 connections with my analogue system...

Yep, they've updated the software (including codecs) quite a bit. But they've also released a new Magicjack Plus, which has an onboard computer. It gets power via a standard USB plug, but you don't have to plug it into a computer... a power adapter on your wall is what it's designed for, and has a new Ethernet port on it.

If I can ever get caught up on my needs and get ahead on the bills, I wanna get one myself for a data line. :)
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Re: Magicjack and Modem test results
By: mark lewis to Gene Buckle on Tue Jan 29 2013 12:17 pm

AFAIK, MJ is always USB... i would assume that the codecs have been
updates since billB was able to get 26k6 connections with my analogue system...

Yep, they've updated the software (including codecs) quite a bit.
But they've also released a new Magicjack Plus, which has an
onboard computer. It gets power via a standard USB plug, but you
don't have to plug it into a computer... a power adapter on your
wall is what it's designed for, and has a new Ethernet port on it.

If I can ever get caught up on my needs and get ahead on the bills,
I wanna get one myself for a data line. :)

I am using two of the new ones for data lines and another one for a home phone for my wife. I have an old USR 28800 Sportster hooked to one of the data lines and am getting great connects 21600 and higher.

Later,
Bill

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AFAIK, MJ is always USB... i would assume that the codecs have been
updates since billB was able to get 26k6 connections with my analogue system...

Yep, they've updated the software (including codecs) quite a bit.

i was informed of this earlier... all i've ever seen on TV was the USB ones...

But they've also released a new Magicjack Plus, which has an

i've heard of those... but that's all... nothing on tv that explains anything in 30 seconds...

onboard computer. It gets power via a standard USB plug, but you
don't have to plug it into a computer... a power adapter on your
wall is what it's designed for, and has a new Ethernet port on it.

that's cool... sounds like it might plug into a switch or router with that capability ;)

If I can ever get caught up on my needs and get ahead on the bills,
I wanna get one myself for a data line. :)

good luck there... i've been dealing with it for years and haven't made it out yet :?

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Re: Magicjack and Modem test results
By: mark lewis to Gary Perkins on Wed Jan 30 2013 02:53 am

But they've also released a new Magicjack Plus, which has an

i've heard of those... but that's all... nothing on tv that explains anything in 30 seconds...

I got an email from them a while back pitching it, which explained it a little more.

that's cool... sounds like it might plug into a switch or router with that
capability ;)

That's exactly right.

If I can ever get caught up on my needs and get ahead on the bills,
I wanna get one myself for a data line. :)

good luck there... i've been dealing with it for years and haven't made it out yet :?

Yep, been years here. I was unemployed for a few years until my son hit school age, and I was able to finally get childcare assistance. As my income went up, so did my expenses...lol... I'd be doing fine if my car hadn't crapped out on me. Tried buying a cheap used car from someone, ended up with a lemon and had to get a used one off of a dealership, so now I'm stuck with a big car note AND full coverage insurance. :p
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