Comments on: VoIP USB Adapter MagicJack http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2008/08/voip-usb-adapter-magicjack/ technology, networking and IP telephony Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:06:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael McNamara http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2008/08/voip-usb-adapter-magicjack/#comment-208 Michael McNamara Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:36:32 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=340#comment-208 Thanks for the feedback Gabe. I know quite a few folks have been trying to figure out where's the business plan in MagicJack and more so where's the revenue stream coming from. While none of the reviews mentioned anything sinister the phrase <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveat_emptor" rel="nofollow">Caveat Emptor</a> (buyer beware) might certainly apply. Cheers! Thanks for the feedback Gabe. I know quite a few folks have been trying to figure out where’s the business plan in MagicJack and more so where’s the revenue stream coming from. While none of the reviews mentioned anything sinister the phrase Caveat Emptor (buyer beware) might certainly apply.

Cheers!

]]> By: Gabe http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2008/08/voip-usb-adapter-magicjack/#comment-206 Gabe Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:20:40 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=340#comment-206 I found this chilling EULA information when researching more into the MagicJack: "You also understand and agree that use of the magicJack device and Software will include advertisements and that these advertisements are necessary for the magicJack device to work ... Our computers may analyze the phone numbers you call in order to improve the relevance of the ads" Source: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/04/14/magicjacks-eula-says.html I mean, I would not want those "advertisements" on my computer at all. Who knows what information they could be collecting. I found this chilling EULA information when researching more into the MagicJack:

“You also understand and agree that use of the magicJack device and Software will include advertisements and that these advertisements are necessary for the magicJack device to work … Our computers may analyze the phone numbers you call in order to improve the relevance of the ads” Source: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/04/14/magicjacks-eula-says.html

I mean, I would not want those “advertisements” on my computer at all. Who knows what information they could be collecting.

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