Re: a couple Walmart app questions

2024-09-13 Thread Vicky Collins
I actually seem to find the same thing, meaning I can see the person's name if I'm going through the list of messages on my computer, but there are a few that I can't see the name when I'm going through the messages on either my iPhone 13  Mini or my iPhone 15 Pro running iOS

Re: a couple Walmart app questions

2024-09-13 Thread Vicky Collins
#x27;m not sure what they've done. A computer person's mantra seems to be if it's not broke break it.Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 12, 2024, at 10:04 PM, Vicky Collins wrote:First, you helped just fine. After all, grin, you can only tell me about your own experiences, no matter what they we

Re: a couple Walmart app questions

2024-09-12 Thread Vicky Collins
First, you helped just fine. After all, grin, you can only tell me about your own experiences, no matter what they were. I'm in Kentucky. And second, as I eluded to in another message the other day, for who knows what reason, and only on this list, sounds like from the way that you replied to me th

Re: Airpods

2024-09-12 Thread Vicky Collins
This is the first year that I am interested in any AirPods as well, the AirPods Pro 2 because of their hearing aid features. I've noticed that I'm not hearing quite as well as I used to, so I thought I might give them a try. I know very well that they might not work for me, but I also know that I h

Re: Light Detector app gone?

2024-08-30 Thread Vicky Collins
Oh, thanks much for the Seeing A I reminder! I had forgotten about that. I really will use that app quite often to tell whether the lights are on or off here in my apartment.I've been with AT&T forever it seems, but when I moved back to Kentucky to be near the rest of my family after retiring from

Re: Walmart Black Friday deal

2024-06-22 Thread Vicky Collins
eOn Jun 17, 2024, at 10:26 PM, Vicky Collins wrote:Well, here I am at this late date replying to my own message again, and I'm replying on the web since I no longer have the original email I sent, so who knows how it will turn out. But I learned some things that I didn't realize along t

Re: Walmart Black Friday deal

2024-06-18 Thread Vicky Collins
through a lot of trouble for a $500 Walmart gift card; in my opinion it's never wortthwhile buying something to get something else if you don't really need or want the item in the first place, but as I said, just my opinion.   From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky Collins Se

Re: Walmart Black Friday deal

2024-06-17 Thread Vicky Collins
king the IMEI status for that 14 Plus, it then showed: "Carrier: US Verizon Locked Activation Policy Next Tether Policy: 2387 Country: United States Sim-Lock: Locked." I sure breathed a big sigh of relief that I hadn't given her a paper weight, and I learned a whole lot along the w

Re: connecting my iPhone 14 Plus and my iPhone 15 Pro

2023-12-16 Thread Vicky Collins
Oh, and I forgot to add that the top three data usage apps were DIRECTV, Personal Hotspot, and App Store respectively. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2023, at 3:41 PM, Vicky Collins wrote: > > Thanks for all the info and no offense taken. I use the phone for all of my > interne

Re: connecting my iPhone 14 Plus and my iPhone 15 Pro

2023-12-16 Thread Vicky Collins
nd even though my > wife is sighted, it often sits there with an empty battery because we almost > never use it and forget to charge it. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky > Collins > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 4:49 PM >

connecting my iPhone 14 Plus and my iPhone 15 Pro

2023-12-15 Thread Vicky Collins
I'm really bad about knowing the types of cables and adapters, but I need to know what to get for my iPhone 14 Plus and my iPhone 15 Pro. I am currently using whatever cable and adapter came with my iPhone 7 or something like that to charge the battery, And I purchased some kind of an adapter fr

Re: Walmart Black Friday deal

2023-12-15 Thread Vicky Collins
ng for the batteries on the 12 mini and 13 mini to get below 80% before I start using the new phones. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 24, 2023, at 9:35 AM, Vicky Collins wrote: > >  > Replying to my own message here. And in the end, kind of wanting to take care > of everything myse

Re: Walmart Black Friday deal

2023-11-24 Thread Vicky Collins
only as I have no actual television, I figured the 14+ with its bigger speaker than the mini phones I now use would be good for that.  Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2023, at 4:23 PM, Vicky Collins wrote: > Are any of you all with AT&T or Verizon taking advantage of the Walmart

Walmart Black Friday deal

2023-11-21 Thread Vicky Collins
Are any of you all with AT&T or Verizon taking advantage of the Walmart E gift card deal this year to get a new iPhone? I'm thinking I might do so myself, at least the gift card part but not the trade-in part, as I don't want those bill credits given a little bit at a time over 36 months or wha

Re: making extra payments on Apple devices

2023-11-07 Thread Vicky Collins
I'm way behind on email, but since I don't see this link posted yet, I figured I would send it. It does have a section that discusses making extra payments on installment agreements.https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210644Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 2, 2023, at 6:52 AM, sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wr

Apple Store app FAQ and screen recognition

2023-02-28 Thread Vicky Collins
Another place, at least for me, where I find I need to use screen recognition is with the Apple Store app when I try to read their FAQ. I am in the United States and running iOS 16.3.1 on both an iPhone 12 mini and an iPhone 13 mini, although this problem has actually been occurring for quite so

Re: PLEASE DO DO REPORT to Apple - nolonger possible to manage subscriptions under the hood updates of Apple become more and more a drama for VIPS

2023-02-28 Thread Vicky Collins
Wi-Fi on > or off or check for updates you would be required to turn on screen > recognition so you can complete the task. > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky > Collins > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 9:18 PM > To: v

Re: PLEASE DO DO REPORT to Apple - nolonger possible to manage subscriptions under the hood updates of Apple become more and more a drama for VIPS

2023-02-27 Thread Vicky Collins
Although it wouldn’t be ideal by any means, when I checked just now, I could turn on screen recognition while in the list of apps to which I was subscribed, and I could then actually view that list of applications. I could also double tap on one of the apps to which I was subscribed, then turn o

Re: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app

2022-12-20 Thread Vicky Collins
hat you can turn them back on in the device settings but >> there is nothing regarding this under notifications and settings other than >> acknowledgments. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky

Re: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app

2022-12-18 Thread Vicky Collins
e the grandfathered plan from when I first bought it several years ago. Restoring purchases brought that functionality back, but no notifications. I enabled the daily summary to arrive at 7:00 PM and nothing came at 7:00. On 12/17/2022 1:15 PM, Vicky Collins

RE: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app

2022-12-17 Thread Vicky Collins
ListSubject: Re: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app Hi, Another thing to try is choosing the Pause Notifications button, then choosing the one to resume. Best,Anna  > On Dec 17, 2022, at 12:35 PM, Vicky Collins wrote:> > Well, hope something works for you. Otherwise, near

Re: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app

2022-12-17 Thread Vicky Collins
ote: > > I finally found it. We'll see if it does anything. > > Kathy Blackburn > kblac...@austin.rr.comOn Dec 17, 2022 7:24 AM, Vicky Collins > wrote: >> >> Oh, sorry, guess I wasn’t clear, but I was talking about restore purchases >> in the

Re: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app

2022-12-17 Thread Vicky Collins
thing regarding this under notifications and settings other than > acknowledgments. > > > > -Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky > Collins > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 6:02 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sub

Re: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app

2022-12-17 Thread Vicky Collins
I'm not finding restore purchases. > > Kathy Blackburn > kblac...@austin.rr.comOn Dec 16, 2022 5:01 PM, Vicky Collins > wrote: >> >> I’m guessing you’ve also gone into settings, my account, restore purchases? >> I lost my notifications as well, and I am thinki

Re: I no longer receive notifications from Weather Gods app

2022-12-16 Thread Vicky Collins
I’m guessing you’ve also gone into settings, my account, restore purchases? I lost my notifications as well, and I am thinking the restore purchases is what did it for me to bring them back. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2022, at 5:06 PM, Kathy Blackburn wrote: > > I have indeed tried ope

RE: Getting Weather Widget Back On iPhone Home Screen

2022-10-21 Thread Vicky Collins
This is a little long, but I hope it makes at least some sense and that someone will correct any errors I may have made. Oh, and I am in the United States and currently using an iPhone 12 Mini and an iPhone 13 Mini with iOS 16.0.3, if that makes a difference. Unless I’ve missed it, I’m kind of surp

Re: Startup and shutdown sound on iPhone 14

2022-09-29 Thread Vicky Collins
This AppleVis podcast demonstrating the sound links to an article that may very well explain why the sound isn’t available on earlier phones:https://applevis.com/podcasts/quick-tip-how-turn-iphone-14-startup-shutdown-chimesSent from my iPhoneOn Sep 29, 2022, at 11:43 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:

Re: Messages app opening to compose screen

2022-09-28 Thread Vicky Collins
rebooting.Lastly, double check that screen recognition is not on.Richard, USA.“What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John RuskinMy web site: https://www.turner42.comOn Sep 28, 2022, at 6:01 AM, Vicky Collins

Re: Messages app opening to compose screen

2022-09-28 Thread Vicky Collins
And of course I forgot to mention that I am from the United States, in case that makes a difference. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 28, 2022, at 8:55 AM, Vicky Collins wrote: > > This started a couple of days ago, but I can’t say whether or not it started > before or after I up

Messages app opening to compose screen

2022-09-28 Thread Vicky Collins
This started a couple of days ago, but I can’t say whether or not it started before or after I updated to iOS 16.0.2. When I open the Messages app on my 13 mini, it goes directly to composing a message, while when I open the app on my 12 mini, it still goes to my list of messages like normal. I

Re: Another Phone That Won't Talk After Reboot

2022-09-21 Thread Vicky Collins
ard Weitzel wrote: > > Have you tried what was suggested, forgot who posted it, and that is to > delete and reinstall whatever voice you are using as your primary Voiceover > voice? > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky &

Re: Another Phone That Won't Talk After Reboot

2022-09-21 Thread Vicky Collins
ho posted it, and that is to >> delete and reinstall whatever voice you are using as your primary Voiceover >> voice? >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky >> Collins >> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 8:17 PM >

Re: Another Phone That Won't Talk After Reboot

2022-09-20 Thread Vicky Collins
In my case, the forced restart just brought me back to the screen where I would enter the passcode, and there was still no speech. I lost speech upon boot up again tonight, but managed to luck into entering my passcode correctly after being locked out for the 15 minutes. When I called Apple Acc

RE: Another Phone That Won't Talk After Reboot

2022-09-18 Thread Vicky Collins
I had this same thing happen with both my 12 Mini and 13 Mini Friday night, but I haven’t had the problem with either phone since. I’m using the default Samantha voice, and I had no problems when upgrading to iOS 16. With the 13 Mini, I had turned the phone off to get rid of that one unread message

RE: Kuo: iPhone 14 Plus Pre-Orders Worse Than iPhone 13 Mini, Product Strategy 'Fails'

2022-09-12 Thread Vicky Collins
I even heard some speculation before the Apple event that that was a way to encourage folks to purchase the more expensive phones rather than the regular 14s. Of course, I have no way of knowing if that was really Apple’s intention. Sent from Mail for Windows From: Sieghard WeitzelSent: Monday, Sep

RE: Does iPhone 14 have Lidar capability?

2022-09-11 Thread Vicky Collins
Yeah, if I’m looking at the tech specs correctly for each phone, meaning looking in the sensors area for each of the 14 models, only the pro phones show having the LiDAR scanner.What with watching YouTube videos and reading on the internet, even though I did read and watch ahead of time, I still th

Re: Problem with iPhone 13 on speaker phone?

2022-07-02 Thread Vicky Collins
ith Apple for a 14 for her, but I'm just not sure. Actually, as these were options she herself would've had, and I did mention them to her, I was kind of surprised she just handed me back an $800 phone and talked about me selling it or doing whatever. But oh, well, I guess I'll figure o

dictating emails on the iPhone

2022-05-11 Thread Vicky Collins
If I use the dictation feature to dictate emails on the iPhone and then review them character by character, it occasionally looks like two words throughout the messages are ran together. However, if I review the messages word by word, things do appear to read as they should. Thus, I’m guessing t

RE: Walmart app.

2022-04-01 Thread Vicky Collins
Yeah, I recall having to scroll down to the very bottom to check out and submit my order as well. I can’t perform the exact steps now as I’m waiting for a delivery from store slot to become available, and I now think I will wait for another day to finish this order. While we’re talking about the Wa

Fwd: the various subscriptions [Case #: 03067683] [ ref:_00DA0L1VM._5002K12oUO5:ref ]

2022-03-29 Thread Vicky Collins
Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Consumer Iphone Support > Date: March 29, 2022 at 9:33:04 AM EDT > To: vcollins5...@gmail.com > Subject: the various subscriptions [Case #: 03067683][ > ref:_00DA0L1VM._5002K12oUO5:ref ] > >  Hi! > > Thank you for reaching out with t

Re: questions regarding subscriptions for two weather apps, Weather Gods and The Weather Channel

2022-03-26 Thread Vicky Collins
I do understand what you’re saying, but then I also like getting all the weather alerts. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2022, at 1:41 PM, Andy Baracco wrote: > >  > Personally, I think that there is so much info available about the weather > that I can't see paying for that kind of info.

RE: what to choose

2022-03-23 Thread Vicky Collins
I wonder how much difference the 2X2 MIMO in the SE versus the 4X4 MIMO in the 13s makes? I’m thinking the mmWav 5G not being in the SE wouldn’t make a difference to most people right now.I certainly don’t need another iPhone, but I considered buying the new SE anyway. For while I can handle Face I

RE: my upgrade experience

2022-01-15 Thread Vicky Collins
ards, I received the following message twice, once for each phone that I purchased, from Walmart Apple support that said in part:Dear Vicky Collins,  Thank you for your recent order from Walmart.com.  Unfortunately, due to a fulfillment issue, your iPhone and its SIM card may have shipped separa

Re: Cannot Locate "Screen Recognition"

2021-12-19 Thread Vicky Collins
I don’t have an iPhone 8 that I believe was mentioned, but I do have an iPhone 7, and I checked with it just now and was able to find the place order button in the Walmart app. On the review order screen at the bottom of the screen there was a give feedback button or something like that, a

Re: App not announcing submit

2021-12-19 Thread Vicky Collins
Where exactly in the process are you running into the problem? I mean, have you already gotten to the screen where you select whether the item is going to be shipped or picked up or delivered from the store and then gotten to the review order screen? If so, I tend to find the place order b

Re: Problems with the Walmart App

2021-12-09 Thread Vicky Collins
I know the Walmart app can now often be way more difficult, but I have managed to play around and find the product details and nutrition information. If I open the particular product screen, then put my finger on the screen to make sure I am where I think I am, and then swipe up from the b

Re: Powering off iPhone

2021-11-23 Thread Vicky Collins
Since the 2020 SE has a home button, Apple indicates that phones with home buttons hold down the side button to get the power off message, and that was indeed what I had been doing. However, when I checked just now with my second generation SE, I was surprised to also be able to hold down the si

Re: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-21 Thread Vicky Collins
is method, the phone does a hard reset. This is on my > iPhone 13 Mini. > > I'm curious why your iPhone 12 Mini is in a drawer. You really didn't explain > what the problem is with it. I love my 13 Mini. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message- > From:

Re: two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-21 Thread Vicky Collins
em or you can touch the screen near the top on the right side or in > the middle. > > You really shouldn't be that afraid, you are much more likely to accidently > call emergency services if you press the side button too many times > repeatedly, just pressing and holding a vo

two questions, signing out of iCloud and turning off iPhone

2021-11-21 Thread Vicky Collins
First, when reading the instructions for selling or giving away or whatever an old iPhone, before erasing the iPhone, one is also advised to sign out of iCloud, and I was wondering why since erasing the phone signs one out of iCloud, anyway? Second, in regards to turning off the iPhones without

Re: Recap of my support tweets with Verizon on avoiding activation fees when adding new iPhone to existing Verizon Prepd account

2021-09-26 Thread Vicky Collins
ing scheme coincided with the removal > > of the charger and earbuds from the iPhone packages. Got a handed to those > > marketing geniuses at Apple, they seem to know what they're doing. Despite > > these moves, people fall all over themselves and lineup to get more and

Re: Recap of my support tweets with Verizon on avoiding activation fees when adding new iPhone to existing Verizon Prepd account

2021-09-26 Thread Vicky Collins
Not exactly an activation fee, but it does seem that, at least here in the States when buying directly from Apple, that one is charged $30 more if they wish to buy an unlocked phone. For example, the base-model iPhone 13 Mini is listed at $699, but that is with the automatic $30 carrier discount

Re: No new iPhone yet

2021-09-25 Thread Vicky Collins
The last few iPhones I received, I didn't have to sign for. I even asked about signing the first time, and I was told I didn't need to. And if memory serves, I was still living in Indianapolis at that time where, earlier when I had ordered an iPhone, they wouldn't even leave it at the apartment

Re: Battery Issue in latest update

2021-08-02 Thread Vicky Collins
Oh, wow, I have a first generation iPhone SE showing maximum capacity of 66 percent and still showing as supporting normal peak performance. The maximum capacity on my iPhone 7 is 78 percent, and it is also showing supporting normal peak performance. And, grin, no, as I've mentioned before, what

follow-up regarding questions about Balance My Checkbook by LingsDesigns

2021-07-15 Thread Vicky Collins
I asked some questions about the Balance My Checkbook app by LingsDesigns on this list and another one but didn't get any answers, so I finally decided to contact the developer. And as I expected from reading some of the reviews about the app, I did indeed get a response. If anybody recalls my

Re: Low data mode

2021-07-12 Thread Vicky Collins
I had this frustrating thing happen to me a while back. Try going into settings/Wi-Fi, and then find your network name and go in there and find the low data option and turn it off. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Donald Roberts > wrote: > >  > Whenever I update apps,

Re: Randomly moving settings

2021-06-24 Thread Vicky Collins
This also happens to me when I move my SIM card from one of my iPhones to the Android phone to either backup or update my iPhones and then move it back. - Original Message - From: Barbara Stahl To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 10:30 am Subject: Re: Randomly mov

Re: Amazon Alexa App Problem

2021-06-24 Thread Vicky Collins
I had the exact same thing happen to me on two of my phones yesterday after updating the Amazon Shopping app. Uninstalling the app, then doing a reboot, and then installing the app again solved the problem. And yes, I did have to sign back into the app as well as fix its notification settings.

questions about the Balance My Checkbook app by LingsDesigns

2021-06-18 Thread Vicky Collins
I've mentioned using the Balance My Checkbook app by LingsDesigns before on this list. But best I can tell from looking at the two apps and my purchase history, I was using the legacy version of the app and not the newer version now being offered. However, when I wanted to perform a search throu

Re: Google.

2021-06-18 Thread Vicky Collins
You can't just say Hey Google or Okay Google from within the app? I can't if the assistant is still giving information, but once it is no longer speaking, I can say either of those, then I hear the beep, and then I can ask further questions. I'm thinking that perhaps I couldn't do this at one ti

Re: SE 2020 question

2021-04-14 Thread Vicky Collins
Alan Lemly > > Sent from my iPhone with Outlook for iOS > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Vicky > Collins > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:20:08 AM > To: viph...@googlegroups..com > Subject: Re: SE 2020 question > > One of these da

Re: SE 2020 question

2021-04-14 Thread Vicky Collins
> > > Hi Vicky, > > > One thing is for sure, you aren't going to learn about your iPhone 12 Mini by > leaving it in the box. > > > Alan Lemly > > > Sent from my iPhone with Outlook for iOS > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups

Re: SE 2020 question

2021-04-14 Thread Vicky Collins
One of these days, I really do need to unbox my iPhone 12 Mini. But since I haven't yet and thus don't know, what happens, if anything, if you just hold down the power button for those few seconds like on the older phones when powering them off? - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitz

Re: AT&T suspending service to number when inserting SIM card into older phone

2021-02-14 Thread Vicky Collins
. I may just leave well enough alone or possibly look for a more up-to-date phone with which to do my iCloud backups. - Original Message ----- From: Vicky Collins To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, February 8, 2021 2:20 pm Subject: AT&T suspending service to number when inserting

AT&T suspending service to number when inserting SIM card into older phone

2021-02-08 Thread Vicky Collins
Has anyone ever had this happen before? I'm not sure whether it was just a technical glitch or if it could happen again or what, as I never got a straight answer from the person I did the online chat with at AT&T. As I've mentioned previously, since my only internet is on my phones or via perso

Re: wired transfer of data from old to new iPhone

2020-10-22 Thread Vicky Collins
, I've never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward > Herbert > > Live long and prosper "his > > Check out my web site at: > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turner42.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3202ecbae524448e4aa208d87695ac4

wired transfer of data from old to new iPhone

2020-10-21 Thread Vicky Collins
I've read and reread this, and I just can't figure it out. But since my only internet is with my iPhone's personal hotspot, and seeing as I'm looking at getting the iPhone 12 Mini when it is available, I'm trying to figure out how to transfer my data to the new iPhone without using iTunes. Is th

Re: iPhone and personal hotspot

2019-10-07 Thread Vicky Collins
quot; Date: Monday, October 7, 2019 10:57 am Subject: Re: iPhone and personal hotspot > > > Does any one know how you can find the why fy hot spot feature on the I > phone? > > > On Oct 7, 2019, at 6:58 AM, Vicky Collins wrote: > > > > I've eluded to t

iPhone and personal hotspot

2019-10-07 Thread Vicky Collins
I've eluded to this before, but I've decided to directly pose the question, just in case someone here has any ideas. The short question is, I'm trying to figure out why I can use the hotspot feature on my Nokia 6 to backup my iPhones to iCloud, or update the iOS version, for that matter, but I c

Re: Voiceover, all system sounds an d vibrations stop after making many phone calls

2019-09-30 Thread Vicky Collins
With my iPhone 7, once I end a call, I get the clicks but no VoiceOver. In my case, though, at least so far, I ask Siri to turn off VoiceOver, hear the message that VoiceOver is off, then ask Siri to turn on VoiceOver, and the phone works as normal. Since I use my iPhone as my primary phone, sin

Re: knowing where you are in a list of emails

2019-09-30 Thread Vicky Collins
> -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky > Collins > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 5:54 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: knowing where you are in a list of emails > > Since iOS 13, I no longer am able to see where I

Re: iPhone SE battery

2019-09-30 Thread Vicky Collins
ay, I do a tinnitus > treatment program using Bluetooth. The only reason I'm saying all of this is > to get some kind of idea about battery. My SE is a 32 gb. > > Best regards, > > Carolyn > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [

knowing where you are in a list of emails

2019-09-30 Thread Vicky Collins
Since iOS 13, I no longer am able to see where I am in a list of emails. For example, if I'm in the trash folder and am scrolling through the list, either by swiping or using the vertical scroll bar, it just gives a page number range but doesn't say 36 of 50 or 2 of 10 when on a message. Or, gri

Re: iPhone SE battery

2019-09-30 Thread Vicky Collins
viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: iPhone SE battery > > She would honestly be fine with the SE > > On 9/30/19, Vicky Collins wrote: > > As you can tell, I do tend to switch iPhone's from time to time, but > > haven't yet ventured into trying the ones with f

iPhone SE battery

2019-09-29 Thread Vicky Collins
As you can tell, I do tend to switch iPhone's from time to time, but haven't yet ventured into trying the ones with face ID. But, my question here is, is it worth me giving my old iPhone SE to my sister, or am I doing her a disservice in the end because of the lower battery capacity? Anyway, si

number of personal hotspot connections not being shown in iOS 13

2019-09-29 Thread Vicky Collins
Running iOS 13.1.1, I no longer am able to see the number of personal hotspot connections with my iPhone. Sometimes, I may have my computer and my Braille Sense notetaker or my other iPhone using the other iPhone's hotspot connection. In iOS 12.4, I could see the number of devices that were usin

Re: Not Getting Mail Tone

2019-09-29 Thread Vicky Collins
With my iPhone 7 and 8 Plus, both now running iOS 13.1.1, I don't hear the new message tone when I first open the app and the messages come in. Well, let me clarify a bit here. Most often, I download the email to my blindness notetaker where it is set to delete the messages from the server, read

cell service on the iPhone 11 versus on the 11 Pros

2019-09-22 Thread Vicky Collins
In looking at the tech specs for the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro series, under the Cellular and Wireless heading for All Models, it shows Gigabit-class LTE With 4x4 MIMO and LAA for the Pros and Gigabit-class LTE With 2x2 MIMO and LAA for the 11. Do you think this will make much difference w

Re: cannot buy Kindle books using the Amazon app

2018-08-12 Thread Vicky Collins
> I didn't think you could download kindle books directly from within the > kindle app. > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicky > Collins > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 3:53 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re:

Re: cannot buy Kindle books using the Amazon app

2018-08-12 Thread Vicky Collins
Although I passed on the Prime Day deals for it, I did decide to get the 30-day trial of Kindle Unlimited. And subscribing to it does let one download the books available in that program directly to their device. I haven't yet decided whether to cancel my subscription before I'm charged for the

Re: question about what made those of you select the iPhone 10 overthe 8 or 8 plus

2018-04-30 Thread Vicky Collins
I'm not for sure where you are located, but Apple still do sell the iPhone 6S plus. Or at least I do see it being available with the Apple Store app here in the United States. However, I don't think I would pay the $549 for the 32GB or $649 for the 128GB for a device released in 2015. -

Re: The walmart grocery app

2018-04-21 Thread Vicky Collins
I kind of wonder the same thing as to why there are two apps. But, there are indeed two, and I'll give the link for each, followed by its description, at the end of this message. I use the Walmart app often, and mostly find it easier than the web page. However, when I got a Walmart gift card

Re: Favorite Tech Podcasts

2018-04-12 Thread Vicky Collins
Anyone per chance know in which podcast he first mentioned VoiceOver? I thought of writing in and asking him; however, other than a partial mention of it for an occasional PayPal donation, grin, I'm not keen on having my name given on the podcast. I purchased my first iPhone in 2011, and only

Re: the Schwan's Food Delivery app again

2018-04-11 Thread Vicky Collins
and leader Dog hope HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ELIZABETH.ULRICH.1 On Apr 11, 2018, at 9:38 AM, Vicky Collins wrote: Has anyone in the United States tried the Schwan's Food Delivery app lately? It isn't perfect now by any means, but it sure is much better than it was earlier. For, s

the Schwan's Food Delivery app again

2018-04-11 Thread Vicky Collins
Has anyone in the United States tried the Schwan's Food Delivery app lately? It isn't perfect now by any means, but it sure is much better than it was earlier. For, so far at least, I've been able to do pretty much everything I've tried with the app, including reading product preparation instr

removing AND INSERTING sim card

2018-04-11 Thread Vicky Collins
Does it hurt anything to remove and insert a sim card with the iPhone turned on? I have forgotten to turn off the unit a few times when moving my sim between phones and things seemed to be okay afterward, but I thought I would ask, just in case. -- The following information is important for al

re: On my iPod touch 6 where do I find the place to sign out in theAmazon app

2018-04-08 Thread Vicky Collins
I'm using an iPhone, but I'm hoping it will be in about the same place on your iPod. I look for the show navigation menu button in the top left hand corner of the screen and double tap on it. I then flick right with one finger several times, going past such things as your account and your ord

Re: Speaker phone issue

2018-03-28 Thread Vicky Collins
Same thing happens with my iPhone 8. However, for now, pressing the home button once this happens seems to fix things, until the next call of course. - Original Message - From: "Richard" I had this same problem with my iPhone SE, and IOS 9,and since I can't stand speaker phones anyway

Re: Has Anyone Updated to iOS 11.2.6 on a Non-iPhone 10 Device?

2018-02-23 Thread Vicky Collins
My battery indicator is the same with VoiceOver on my iPhone 8 after updating to iOS 11.2.6. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner Subject: Re: Has Anyone Updated to iOS 11.2.6 on a Non-iPhone 10 Device? My iPhone SE also works fine on 11.2.6. Battery indicator is the same as alwa

RE: Supplementing my iPhone with an iPod: Good Idea?

2018-01-24 Thread Vicky Collins
I agree with those who say it is a personal choice. Although I have never had an iPod, I have often had more than one iPhone, but, in my specific case, pretty much found it not worth the trouble to keep up more than one device at a time. Thus, I would wind up giving the older iPhone to a fami

RE: Seventh Heaven Apples, Anyone?

2017-11-25 Thread Vicky Collins
Weren't they offering $50 Apple Store gift cards yesterday for the iPhone 7 and 7 plus as part of the black Friday promotion? - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" Ours is not to question why but merely to quietly quaff the Apple cider, graciously. (humble smile) Mark -Origina

RE: iPhone SE keyboard keeps on disappearing since iOS 11

2017-11-11 Thread Vicky Collins
Before updating to iOS 11.1, once I finished my dictation, I was able to double tap with one finger and have my dictation processed and ready to be dealt with. But, now when I double tap with just the one finger to stop dictation, I always get the behavior described below. However, if I doubl

WIRELESS CHARGING, was RE: A Question About Using the Belkin Rock Star Lightening Splitter

2017-11-11 Thread Vicky Collins
Would you all then leave these wireless charging pads plugged into the wall outlet at all times? For some reason, and I have no idea why, I always thought one was supposed to unplug a cord from the wall when not in use. - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" Subject: RE: A Question Ab

Re: anyone got an IPhone 10?

2017-11-04 Thread Vicky Collins
get t his one! because it's too expensive. maybe next year! I heard johnathan Mosen's podcast. He has done a great discribtion Ming z msn/window live messenger chung_chiming_2...@hotmail.com skype: chungchiming9950 face book: http://www.facebook.com/mingcm1 -----

Re: anyone got an IPhone 10?

2017-11-03 Thread Vicky Collins
d definitely opt for the SIM-free model. The truth, however, is that I don't remember why people prefer the SIM-free model over others. Can you, or someone else on the list, refresh my memory? Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

RE: anyone got an IPhone 10?

2017-11-03 Thread Vicky Collins
I did enjoy and appreciate Jonathan's podcast. There is also the review on AppleVis. If I decide to get an iPhone X, it will be the sim free one which isn't yet available here in the United States. Here is the link for the AppleVis review: https://applevis.com/blog/apple-ios-iphone-news-opin

Re: Questions about rather phones are locked, or unlocked

2017-11-02 Thread Vicky Collins
Here in the United States, I think you might be right about the phones being sold unlocked, at least if you buy from Apple and either pay full price or go on their upgrade program. When I played around with the Apple Store app and selected an AT&T iPhone and chose the pay in full option, I was

RE: Activating an iPhone without a SIM can it be done?

2017-11-02 Thread Vicky Collins
I keep an old sim card around, one that I used sometime back but was deactivated when I purchased an AT&T iPhone with a new sim card already inserted. And, although I'm of course not able to make phone calls with this old sim in an iPhone, I have, at least so far, been able to activate other i

RE: Cleared notfications Come back the next day

2017-10-16 Thread Vicky Collins
When I was running iOS 11.0.2, there were a few times when I couldn't clear the notifications on my 6S. The clear notifications button was there, but I couldn't get the confirmation button to appear. However, a reboot, meaning turning the iPhone off and then back on, then let me clear them

re: iPhone 6S

2017-10-15 Thread Vicky Collins
I agree that buying a new phone probably isn't really necessary right now; however, just to address the cost of the 4.7 iPhone 6S here in the United States. I looked at the Apple Store app earlier today. A new 32GB unlocked sim free model is $449, while the 128GB model is $549. Looking at t

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