<s>
MagicJack	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
Internet-based	O
telephone	O
service	O
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
provider	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
nationwide	O
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
cellphone	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicJack	B-Protocol
VOIP	B-Application
service	O
is	O
a	O
computer	O
peripheral	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
telephony	O
service	O
from	O
the	O
related	O
YMAX	O
Corporation	O
,	O
provides	O
VoIP	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
no	O
longer	O
requires	O
a	O
computer	O
(	O
but	O
still	O
requires	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
device	O
works	O
exclusively	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
captive	O
landline	B-Application
supplier	O
and	O
competitive	O
local	O
exchange	O
carrier	O
,	O
YMAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voicemail	O
is	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
servers	O
and	O
is	O
delivered	O
via	O
direct	O
telephone	O
access	O
,	O
and	O
email	O
with	O
WAV	O
audio	O
file	O
attachments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	O
feature	O
upgrades	O
for	O
the	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
USB	B-Device
dongle	I-Device
are	O
available	O
from	O
third-party	B-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firm	O
's	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
device	I-Protocol
that	O
has	O
both	O
the	O
software	O
necessary	O
to	O
place	O
Internet-based	O
telephone	O
calls	O
via	O
a	O
customer-supplied	O
high-speed	O
Internet	O
connection	O
and	O
the	O
electronics	O
(	O
technically	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
subscriber	O
line	O
interface	O
circuit	O
)	O
which	O
allow	O
conventional	O
landline	B-Application
telephones	I-Application
to	O
be	O
plugged	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
online	O
registration	O
and	O
account	O
set-up	O
procedure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
attributes	O
the	O
invention	O
of	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
YMAX	O
to	O
Dan	O
Borislow	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
numerous	O
patent	O
claims	O
pending	O
on	O
voice-over-IP	B-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
-related	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
YMAX	O
(	O
the	O
creator/owner	O
of	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
)	O
merged	O
with	O
VocalTec	O
to	O
form	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
VocalTec	O
Ltd	O
which	O
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Netanya	O
,	O
Israel	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
reviewed	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
and	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
Very	O
Good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
re-reviewed	O
magicJack	B-Protocol
because	O
of	O
dozens	O
of	O
complaints	O
received	O
about	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
reduced	O
its	O
rating	O
of	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
from	O
Very	O
Good	O
to	O
Good	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
technical	O
support	O
was	O
"	O
severely	O
lacking.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Consumer	O
Reports	O
gave	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
a	O
thumbs	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
TheVoIPHub	O
released	O
the	O
most	O
comprehensive	O
review	O
of	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
seen	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
including	O
information	O
on	O
every	O
device	O
they	O
have	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
CNET	O
said	O
that	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
“	O
trade-off	O
between	O
price	O
and	O
reliability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Voip	B-Application
Review	O
showed	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
with	O
1.6	O
star	O
rating	O
,	O
down	O
from	O
3	O
stars	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Consumer	O
Affairs	O
had	O
given	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
a	O
1	O
star	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
began	O
offering	O
local	O
number	O
portability	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
annual	O
fee	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
"	O
ported-in	O
"	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
customers	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
existing	O
phone	O
numbers	O
when	O
switching	O
to	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
charges	O
its	O
customers	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
telephone	O
number	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
telephone	O
service	O
into	O
a	O
different	O
telephone	O
service	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Once	O
you	O
have	O
registered	O
your	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
device	O
you	O
have	O
agreed	O
to	O
these	O
Terms	O
of	O
Service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
make	O
free	O
calls	O
to	O
other	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
device	O
users	O
located	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
subscribers	O
on	O
traditional	O
telephone	O
networks	O
or	O
wireless	O
networks	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
's	O
end-user	O
license	O
agreement	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
MagicJack	B-Protocol
,	O
YMAX	O
Communications	O
Corp	O
.	O
(	O
YMAX	O
)	O
,	O
and/or	O
Vocal	O
Tec	O
may	O
make	O
available	O
to	O
you	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
fee	O
,	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
and/or	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
Plus	O
device	O
or	O
M″agicJack	O
APP	O
Software	O
(	O
Upgraded	O
Software	O
)	O
that	O
provide	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
functions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
did	O
not	O
provide	O
an	O
uninstallation	B-Application
method	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
software	O
or	O
the	O
documentation	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
users	O
to	O
get	O
very	O
upset	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
since	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
platform	O
has	O
had	O
an	O
uninstaller	B-Application
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Add/Remove	O
Programs	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
Control	O
Panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
took	O
legal	O
action	O
for	O
defamation	O
against	O
Boing	O
Boing	O
over	O
its	O
assessment	O
of	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
's	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
assertions	O
that	O
the	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
end-user	O
license	O
agreement	O
allows	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
"	O
snoop	O
"	O
on	O
users	O
by	O
analyzing	O
their	O
calls	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
targeting	O
advertising	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
agreement	O
also	O
requires	O
users	O
to	O
waive	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
sue	O
in	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicJack	B-Protocol
's	O
suit	O
was	O
determined	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
strategic	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
public	O
participation	O
and	O
was	O
dismissed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicJack	B-Protocol
was	O
also	O
ordered	O
to	O
pay	O
Boing	O
Boing	O
's	O
legal	O
expenses	O
of	O
$	O
50,000	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicJack	B-Protocol
sued	O
netTalk	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
for	O
patent	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
9:12-cv-81022-Civ-Middlebrook/Brannon	O
,	O
against	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
Vocaltec	O
,	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
Holdings	O
f/k/a	O
YMAX	O
Holdings	O
and	O
Daniel	O
Borislow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
action	O
,	O
MagicJack/Vocaltec	O
filed	O
a	O
document	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Patent	O
Office	O
requesting	O
reexamination	O
of	O
netTalk	O
patent	O
8,243,722	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patent	O
Office	O
granted	O
the	O
reexamination	O
petition	O
and	O
the	O
claim	O
against	O
MagicJack/Vocaltec	O
was	O
stayed	O
pending	O
its	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
netTalk	O
petitioned	O
the	O
courts	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
Vocaltec	O
,	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
Holdings	O
f/k/a	O
YMAX	O
Hodings	O
and	O
Daniel	O
Borislow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
announced	O
the	O
dismissal	O
of	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
Daniel	O
Borislow	O
and	O
Technochat	O
sued	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
VocalTec	O
and	O
YMAX	O
for	O
defamation	O
,	O
fraudulent	O
inducement	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
allegations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
Finkelstein	O
&	O
Krinsk	O
,	O
LLP	O
has	O
filed	O
a	O
class	O
action	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
shareholders	O
who	O
were	O
deprived	O
of	O
fair	O
Proxy	O
materials	O
content	O
and	O
shareholder	O
voting	O
concerning	O
the	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
proxy	O
solicitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
Ramon	O
Martinez	O
and	O
Moses	O
Lopez	O
filed	O
suit	O
against	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
for	O
Robocalls	O
made	O
with	O
a	O
predictive	O
dialer	O
without	O
human	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galilee	O
Acquisition	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
seeks	O
damages	O
suggesting	O
MagicJack	B-Protocol
provided	O
bad	O
filing	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
fair	O
market	O
value	O
of	O
Broadsmart	O
telecommunications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
court	O
dismissed	O
his	O
lawsuit	O
because	O
his	O
claims	O
were	O
derivative	O
in	O
nature	O
and	O
he	O
failed	O
to	O
plead	O
that	O
he	O
made	O
a	O
demand	O
on	O
magicJack	B-Protocol
or	O
that	O
doing	O
so	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
futile.	O
"	O
</s>
