RE: iphone 5s hd quality calling?

2018-09-05 Thread sherrywells1157
I have an IPhone 5S with Verizon & am having the same problem. Some people just sound fuzzy & it is hard to understand them. One person is calling me wih an IPhone 6 & another has some cheap phone, not sure what it is. Both are very hard to understand. There are other fuzzy calls too but I’m

Phone No Longer Announcing Who is Calling

2018-09-08 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello list, I have an IPhone 5s with current I O S. My phone no longer says who is calling. I can find out by touching the text near the top of the screen & listening to voice over read it but the phone used to say out loud who was calling. I looked around in settings under phone & it does

RE: Phone No Longer Announcing Who is Calling

2018-09-09 Thread sherrywells1157
Well, apparently writing an email to this list was enough to fix my problem re my phone not announcing who is calling. It suddenly started working again. I have done nothing but my phone now announces the caller again instead of just ringing. It was not muted. As I said in my original email,

RE: What can cause delays in texts being received?

2018-09-25 Thread sherrywells1157
I use Verizon on my IPhone 5s &every once in a while a text will show up saying 3 hours ago or 10 minutes ago. It probably happens once or twice a month so isn't a huge problem but is puzzling. This sometimes happens with voice mails too. I figured it was a Verizon glitch of some sort I have

RE: What can cause delays in texts being received?

2018-10-12 Thread sherrywells1157
Well that is one explanation. I have had delayed texts when I lived in Chicago & where I live now, both places with plenty of cell towers around. Plus 99% of the text messages come through fine with only a delayed one every once in a while. As long as the frequency is that low; I'll just live

RE: A question regarding an Echo Dot that probably is off topic for this list, where can I get help?

2019-01-16 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello Kevin, There is a very good echo email list. The traffic is steady but not quite as heavy as on this list. To subscribe send an email to: echo+subscr...@groups.io As with most all lists, you’ll get an email asking you to confirm your subscription. Just reply to it & you’re in.

How to Get Rid of Prompt When Deleting Text & What Does Hide Alert Mean

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi All, I finally updated my IPhone 5s to the newest version of IOS. Doing this reinforced why I put it off as I had to go in & change a number of settings. Used to be when I wanted to delete text messages, I would tap the one I wanted to delete, swipe up for Delete then double tap to delete. No

Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi All, I recently updated my IPhone 5s to the latest version of IOS. I had a voice mail there when I did the update. Now, I cannot delete that voice mail. I tap it, swipe to delete & double tap but nothing happens. I have tried getting Ciri to delete it. She says you have no new voice mail b

RE: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
I've tried getting out of the app & going back in, shutting off the phone & restarting & replaying the voice mail. None of this has worked. I had to call Apple help today for a more serious problem so I asked them about this voice mail. He said this was generally a problem with the provider.

RE: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

2019-01-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Fantastic! This worked. Thanks so much. I never would have thought of trying this. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Yolanda Thompson Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 1:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can't Delete A Voice Mail

Responding to Most Recent Text Using Ciri

2019-01-26 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi all, Prior to making the mistake of updating my IPhone 5s to the current version of IOS, I was able to tell Ciri to reply to the most recent text. This was especially useful when I got a group message. Now saying reply to, or respond to, most recent text only elicits a to whom do you want to

RE: Responding to Most Recent Text Using Ciri

2019-01-26 Thread sherrywells1157
Apparently I wasn't very clear in my query. I do exactly what the 2 of you say - tell Ciri to text someone then say my text & say yes when prompted to send. My current problem is that I get a message that went to 9 people including me. I used to be able to tell Ciri, respond to most recent

RE: Responding to Most Recent Text Using Cirri

2019-01-26 Thread sherrywells1157
Perfect! This works great. Thanks so much. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 5:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Responding to Most Recent Text Using Cirri Hi Sherry: I think if you ask Sir

When Sending a Group Message, People with Androids Not Receiving It

2019-01-29 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello all, Another problem has cropped up since updating my IPhone 5s to the latest version of IOS. When I send a group message, only those with IPhones receive it. Those with Androids get nothing although they get all the responses to my group message from others. I am able to send an individu

Phone Not Backing Up Automatically

2019-02-01 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello list, I got a text this morning saying my IPhone had not been backed up in 2 weeks. The text went on to inform me that the phone would be backed up when connected to power & wifi. Well of course my phone has been connected to power many times in 2 weeks. It is always connected to wifi whe

RE: Phone Not Backing Up Automatically

2019-02-01 Thread sherrywells1157
Automatic backup was still turned on. I called Apple support & they had me do a manual backup. We'll see if that somehow makes the automatic backups start working again next time I recharge. If not, one thing I did not try was turning automatic backups off, shutting off the phone then turning

Voice Speed Slow but Showing at 100%

2017-12-23 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi all, My voice speed sounds really slow but when I go to Settings / General / Accessibility / Speech, it shows 100%. I tried lowering it & putting it back up to 100% but I don't notice any change. Is there somewhere else I can reset the voice speed. Thanks, Sherry Wells --- This e

RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread sherrywells1157
I use the free version of Pandora with my Google Home. The sound on the Google Home is very good & the ads are few & far between. You can ask Pandora to play songs by a given artist but what you get is their idea of a radio station for that artist. Frequently I will hear one song by the artis

RE: Land Lines, was Re: Identifying labels when making a contact

2021-09-01 Thread sherrywells1157
I agree – if I am home, I prefer to talk on my land line. I often pace while talking & when on my IPhone, I frequently break up as I move slightly away from the speaker. Also, never had a dropped call on a land line. Lastly I love using NFB Newsline on the land line. I can punch the buttons

RE: Land Lines, was Re: Identifying labels when making a contact

2021-09-01 Thread sherrywells1157
Land lines are cheap now, about $20 a month with unlimited long distance. Of course not everyone can afford even this cheap price. And as Sieghard says, it can be confusing if people have both numbers. Sometimes they text the land line. Again, as Sieghard says, to each his own preference.

RE: keeping track of which books are on which app

2021-09-10 Thread sherrywells1157
I’d add a tab to your current spreadsheet to list downloaded books with a column as to where they are. Then when you finish one, you simply move that row to the done tab. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 11:00 PM To:

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-26 Thread sherrywells1157
Socialized medicine? We don’t have that in the US. Our insurance companies determine need for hospitalization & length of stay in the hospital as well as drug choices based on what they are willing to cover. Nothing to do with socialized medicine. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On

RE: muting phone, VO & IOS 15.1

2021-10-04 Thread sherrywells1157
I find the easiest thing to do to silence one’s phone is to first flip the switch to mute then do a 3 finger double tap to turn off voice over. I find this much easier than changing a setting. When out of the meeting, simply do another 3 finger double tap to turn voice over back on & flip the

RE: muting phone, VO & IOS 15.1

2021-10-04 Thread sherrywells1157
Yes, sorry - I should have said the 3 finger double tap just turned off speech not Voice Over. When wanting to silence my phone while in a meeting or class, this plus flipping the mute button to mute is all I need do to not be interrupted. I like the fact that the phone will still vibrate lett

Headphones & Home Button Questions

2019-06-04 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello list, I still have a 5S but was planning to get a new phone after the announcement in September. I really like the 5S due to its size. I also like the home button & being able to use headphones of my choice. I have a couple questions about getting a new phone. - for the phones that req

RE: how do I unsub from this list

2019-06-09 Thread sherrywells1157
Joshua, It is always painful & frustrating to learn new things. Based on how good you are with the Victor I know you will get more comfortable with the IPhone too. You do not have to type everything. For texts, you can just use Siri. Activate Siri & just say send message to name of someone

RE: Everyday tasks that few people do anymore because of technology, USA Today

2019-06-14 Thread sherrywells1157
I use cash & credit card about equally. If you are paying for gym memberships & home maintenance with cash, then you have to save receipts which I find a pain. I'd much rather have the credit card statement as a receipt. One restaurant here gives you a discount if you pay in cash, a nice ince

Emergency Alerts - Any Way to Edit These?

2019-06-16 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello List, We had some tornado warnings in my area & my phone dutifully blasted me with an alert. At 4A M I got another alert but found it was for a flash flood. There are some areas in my county where people would need this alert but I do not need it in my downtown apartment building. Is there

RE: Emergency Alerts - Any Way to Edit These?

2019-06-16 Thread sherrywells1157
Thanks Kimberly, I don’t know how I missed this; just thought Zoom was my last entry I guess. Unfortunately looks like this is all or nothing, no fine tuning. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kimberly Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2019 10:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.c

RE: Emergency Alerts - Any Way to Edit These?

2019-06-16 Thread sherrywells1157
Luckily we in the US can turn Amber alerts off. I would certainly be of no help there. If I was sighted, I would have the Amber alert on. I agree that anyone who would call 911 to complain about an Amber alert is a selfish idiot. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Beha

RE: Emergency Alerts - Any Way to Edit These?

2019-06-17 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello James, How annoying it would be to get Amber alerts from a totally different part of the world! Check settings / notifications, go to the very bottom of the list. In the US, we have 2 entries under government alerts. One is Amber alert which you can toggle on / off. The other is emerg

RE: Braille for seniors?!

2019-06-29 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello karuna, Sounds like you already have a good start! I don't think there are any hard & fast rules about age & learning. It all depends on the person. And if you speak more than one language, I think you already have an ability to learning a new one. Braille isn't exactly a new language

Notes App Questions

2019-06-30 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi all, I wanted to set up a schedule using the Notes app. I used it by clicking on new note then dictation. I had the following issues: - no matter how many times I said 9PM the note read 8:45PM. I tried 4 times. This isn't a big deal as it is the end time not the start. Still, it is very od

RE: Creating a text group message

2022-06-01 Thread sherrywells1157
I have used ABC Groups to do this. It is free & accessible. Once open, there is an add button at the top right. You will be put in an edit box & asked for a name for the group. Once you type that in, hit the save button at the top right. Now you are in your contact list. Just tap the conta

RE: Embarrassing question.

2022-08-30 Thread sherrywells1157
I agree with Nimer. The original poster asked nicely & would presumably be using his IPhone for the dating web site. How is this any different than asking for any other accessible web site. Good greif, wanting to ban someone for asking this question is a ridiculous overreaction. Sherry W

RE: EcoBee Thermostat

2021-04-30 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi Pam, I recently got an Eco Bee thermostat & have mixed feelings about it. I live in an apartment so maintenance installed it so I cannot comment on how easy / difficult that would be. I had problems turning off the schedule. It seems to default to a schedule such that the temp will go

RE: the faltering accessibility of DoorDash

2021-05-08 Thread sherrywells1157
I frequently just call to order from Door Dash as it takes me 5 minutes instead of 15 using the app. Certainly if you have a discount you can't use on the app, next time just call. I've called lots of times & never had anyone who did not understand English. I would agree though that most woul

Masks & Face ID

2021-03-11 Thread sherrywells1157
I have an IPhone 8 so still use touch id. When you set that up you can set it up for more than one finger. With face id, can you set it up with more than one face? If so, you could have both masked & unmasked faces for use in unlocking the phone. I'm guessing this isn't possible or one of you w

RE: Masks & Face ID

2021-03-15 Thread sherrywells1157
I think everyone can agree that New Zealand has done an outstanding job re the virus. I think the reaction to your original email, Simon, was that you said who needs to wear a mask. I took that as sarcasm. I think others thought you were serious. So when people said you were ridiculous, they

RE: Amazon

2021-10-20 Thread sherrywells1157
Amazon on the computer can also remember who you are so you don't have to log in. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of CJ & AA MAY Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 3:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Amazon Both are equally importa

RE: Amazon

2021-10-20 Thread sherrywells1157
I meant that Amazon on a computer will remember you so that you don't have to log in. Like some others, I much prefer to just use Amazon on the computer. Of course reordering things is easiest with the Echo as all you have to do is to say reorder x then say buy it now once it is in the cart.

Voice Over Not Talking When Sending a Text

2021-06-19 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello, I have an IPhone 8, am current on IOS. Suddenly today when I tell Ciri to send a message, I get no what do you want to say response. I went ahead & spoke my message & could touch the screen & hear it. I got no prompt for do you want to send. I found the send button but tapping it did

RE: Voice Over Not Talking When Sending a Text

2021-06-19 Thread sherrywells1157
Well, much to my embarrassment my problem was the mute switch. I did not purposefully mute the phone so will have to blame it on the cats. I will certainly remember to check that in future. Thanks, Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday

No Sound When Text Sent

2021-06-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello, I have an IPhone 8 with IOS 14.6. Since I updated weeks ago, I no longer get a swoosh sound when I send a text. I looked in settings under sounds but there is no separate setting for a sent text. I did double check that my phone is not on mute this time. This is a very minor problem

RE: In Reply To: No Sound When Text Sent

2021-06-23 Thread sherrywells1157
Siri does say the message was sent so the swoosh is definitely a personal preference. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 7:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: In Reply To: No Sound When Text Sent You need

Volume Control Question

2021-08-12 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello, I have an IPhone 8 & am current on IOS. The volume I have for navigating the screen is fine, controlled by the volume option on the rotor. The physical volume buttons control the volume of calls & notifications. How can I control the volume of Siri? She is too quiet but I can't find

RE: Volume Control Question

2021-08-12 Thread sherrywells1157
Thanks – I knew it would be something simple I hadn’t thought of! Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 1:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Volume Control Question Sherry: Here you go. Several ways to change Si

How to Stop Music That is Playing

2021-08-25 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello, I have an IPhone 8 & am current with IOS. Several times now I have somehow accidentally tapped on something & the last song I played starts playing. I can see a box on the screen & moving my finger around the box gives me all sorts of info except stop. I can't even find a mute button.

RE: How to Stop Music That is Playing

2021-08-25 Thread sherrywells1157
Thanks so much for this explanation / answer! I think I too have had music start when hanging up after a phone call. Now it makes sense. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Su

RE: 911 Calling Help Please.

2022-01-16 Thread sherrywells1157
I’m surprised the police did not come anyway. I think they should have. My computer once accidentally dialed 911 & even though I called to say it was a mistake, the police came. They said that someone could have forced me to call & say all was fine. Sherry Wells From: viphone@google

How to Increase Volume of Text Notification Sound

2022-03-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello, I have an IPhone 8 & am current on IOS. My volume is fine & easily adjusted except for the text notification sound. At times it will be fine then it will suddenly be quite soft such that I don't notice when I get a text. Everything else has the volume I want. I even turned the volume

RE: How to Increase Volume of Text Notification Sound

2022-03-24 Thread sherrywells1157
They are the default notification sounds. Alan Lemley very helpfully pointed me to the right place in settings to set the notification sounds to 100%. For some reason I had seen that but thought it was for all sound, not just notifications. So better now. If I continue not to notice the text

RE: Aira and Be my eyes

2022-05-09 Thread sherrywells1157
I used to use Aira for 5 minutes regularly. I haven't been able to get through for months though. You now get a message saying high call volume & premier customers get priority. So it appears the 5 minute free calls a day will no longer work. I can't blame them; they need the money to pay th

RE: ABC Groups

2021-01-03 Thread sherrywells1157
This is unfortunate as the app used to let you send to more than 5. A year or so ago I had a list of 10 going with no problems. Unfortunately I've probably updated the app since then & will now face this new limitation. This is such a usable app; it's a shame they had to place such an arbitra

Stopping Request for Apple ID & PW

2020-02-21 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello all, I'm asking this for a friend as I do not have this problem but don't know what setting is involved to stop it. He has an IPhone 8 & uses the fingerprint to sign in. Still he always gets a pop up asking for his Apple ID & password. How can he turn that off? Thanks, Sherry Well

RE: Stopping Request for Apple ID & PW

2020-02-22 Thread sherrywells1157
He did try signing in with his Apple id & password. The phone continues to prompt for it though. He has not called Apple accessibility yet as he is hearing impaired & it is a bit of a hassle. Since no one on the list has an answer though, that is what he will need to try next. Thanks, Sherry

RE: Bard jail

2020-02-28 Thread sherrywells1157
There is no limit to how many BARD books you can download. I know someone who has downloaded hundreds. If some of your books are not playing, there is another problem. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Friday, February 28,

RE: meeting next Monday

2020-03-06 Thread sherrywells1157
Why are these messages about a meeting in Ohio going to the entire viphone list? Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anne West Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 3:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: meeting next Monday Well, I’m not going to be in Ohio any ti

RE: How does your Voiceover pronounce yesterday after the iOS 13.4 upgrade?

2020-03-26 Thread sherrywells1157
I hate to prolong this thread but I’m wondering if this problem only occurs on certain IPhone models. I’ve seen several posts saying their 8 has this issue & several that mention they have a newer model & do not have the issue. Maybe I missed some emails on this topic. I don’t think everyone

RE: Has Anyone Ordered From Little Caesars Pizza Before

2020-04-04 Thread sherrywells1157
I totally agree with John. All the food apps should be accessible. But even though my local food delivery app is totally accessible, I still call them to order food. It takes 2 minutes to do this vs 15 or so to use the app. A no brainer for me. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From:

RE: Has Anyone Ordered From Little Caesars Pizza Before

2020-04-04 Thread sherrywells1157
Yes, absolutely agree that there are many different scenarios & thus it is critical for these delivery / restaurant apps to be accessible. I have used the delivery apps when wanting to browse menus. Pizza is different as I always know exactly what I want. And after ordering online a couple ti

RE: Does anyone use the ABC Group app

2020-04-12 Thread sherrywells1157
When I have used ABC Groups, my group had only people from my contact list. No one saw any phone numbers, just names. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jim Portillo Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2020 9:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: D

RE: Does anyone use the ABC Group app

2020-04-12 Thread sherrywells1157
Excellent question. I don't know. The few people who mentioned it at all just told me they liked ABC groups better because they didn't see lots of phone numbers in my texts. It's been a while so I don't remember if they would have also had everyone on my list in their contact lists. I'm gues

RE: Stimulus Info

2020-04-15 Thread sherrywells1157
Everyone making less than $99,000 will get a check. If you've filed taxes & get your refund via direct deposit, you will get your check that way. If you have not filed taxes or have filed & do not use direct deposit, you'll still get a check but it could take months as you will get it in the r

RE: for Joshua

2020-08-30 Thread sherrywells1157
Christopher wasn't saying he didn't believe you. He was saying he didn't know why you would think Apple could not refuse to help you unless you were on a more current version. Reread his post more carefully. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

RE: for Joshua

2020-08-30 Thread sherrywells1157
I agree, Shirley I'm sorry you had that experience too. I'm just saying I'm not surprised because the tech support folks would tend to think your problem was due to having an old version of the software. I would think most problems could be resolved no matter the version but I'm sure there are

RE: turning off updates

2020-09-20 Thread sherrywells1157
I still have 13.7 on an IPhone 8. When I go to settings / general/ software updates, there is a button labeled customize automatic updates at the bottom below the learn more and download & install buttons. Tapping this customize automatic updates gives you a screen where you can toggle downlo

RE: am I missing something?????

2020-09-25 Thread sherrywells1157
Yes, the Apple vis site is indeed helpful. I think you are missing the point though. Virtually every question asked on this list could probably be answered with research on the web. People like these lists because they save lots of research time. I find the questions re best apps interesting

Battery Dropping 40 Percent Overnight

2020-09-27 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello all, I have an IPhone 8 which is around a year old. I am still on IOS 13.7. The only change I've made to the phone recently was to turn off notifications for apps. In the last 2 days the phone battery seemed to be dropping at a rapid rate. I'm not a heavy phone user so this was surpri

RE: Battery Dropping 40 Percent Overnight

2020-09-27 Thread sherrywells1157
This is probably a dumb question but what is screen time in terms of turning it off? Thanks, Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2020 10:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Battery Droppi

RE: Battery Dropping 40 Percent Overnight

2020-09-27 Thread sherrywells1157
Thanks for the screen time suggestion. It was turned on. How could this happen? I didn’t even know what it was let alone how to turn it on! Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about th

RE: Battery Dropping 40 Percent Overnight

2020-09-27 Thread sherrywells1157
OK, if it was on by default, is there any reason it would just start draining the battery in the last couple of days? I’m not doubting anyone at all, just wondering why the impact would have taken so long to notice. Thanks, Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ric

RE: iOS 14 sucks!!

2020-10-06 Thread sherrywells1157
Hmmm, aren't you breaching the non disclosure agreement by telling us what bugs you did not find? You said below you were not allowed to tell anything about the betas. So maybe Apple should come after you too? Having said that, I commend you for what I know is hard work doing beta testing. I

Venmo Questions

2020-10-28 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi list, Is anyone using Venmo? I tried installing it today & have some issues. 1) Some of the privacy info & options were not readable with voice over 2) I clicked on load my contacts & the app was still loading 45 minutes later. I don't have an excessive number of contacts, a little over

RE: Venmo Questions

2020-10-31 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello Robin, Thanks for this info. It took me a while to figure out that navigation drawer is what you need to click to get to settings. What I want is to have Venmo prompt me for a pin or password when I open the app. I found the devices setting & mine shows my iphone & says I won’t be p

RE: Venmo Questions

2020-10-31 Thread sherrywells1157
I had lunch with my niece today who knew how to enable the pin for Venmo. I think it is under navigation drawer / settings / pin. But I would advise against doing this as the screen to enter your pin upon opening the app is not very accessible. You have to double tap on the enter pin line. S

RE: Sending a text to more than one person at a time

2019-10-09 Thread sherrywells1157
I use Siri for this. Just say send message to person A and Person B and person C. If you are going to be sending messages to the same group frequently, you might want to create a group. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Susie Stageberg Sent:

RE: Undelivered text messages

2019-10-10 Thread sherrywells1157
There was a long discussion of this problem recently. Are the ones not sending by any chance Android users? It seems to be a common problem that when you send to an Android user the message says undeliverable. Some people reported that the message did go through in spite of the undeliverable

RE: Revisiting: Messages Not Being Sent

2019-10-18 Thread sherrywells1157
I have just left messages to Android owners in my messages ap. Once a message is there, any subsequent message you send seems to go just fine. I have had to just overcome my tendency to clean out my messages! Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Susie Stageberg Sen

RE: Revisiting: Messages Not Being Sent

2019-10-18 Thread sherrywells1157
No, the first one won’t be resent but any subsequent ones will go through. And if you leave messages there, the next time you want to send a message it will go through the first time. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Susie Stageberg Sent: Friday, October 18, 201

RE: Revisiting: Messages Not Being Sent

2019-10-19 Thread sherrywells1157
You’re right – this shouldn’t be the case. But it works so I leave messages to Android users in my messages app & don’t have any more problems sending texts to them. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2019 4:10 AM To: viphone@google

RE: Revisiting: Messages Not Being Sent

2019-10-19 Thread sherrywells1157
None of the texts I have sent that have been undelivered have had audio or pictures attached. And I have always had send as SMS turned on. Again, the only thing I have found that has consistently worked is to leave messages to the problem people in my messages app. Since this workaround has w

RE: Urgent, yahoo mail?

2019-10-20 Thread sherrywells1157
I have an old email from Ameritech that I just use for stores & restaurant coupons & announcements. I frequently get these messages from Yahoo telling me I need to recertify my email or it will be stopped. I had one saying they were holding emails until I recertified. I have never clicked on

Need to Create Group for Texting

2019-10-22 Thread sherrywells1157
Hi All, I used to have an app on my phone that I used to send group texts. It was very easy to use. It appears that I must have deleted it as I can't find it & of course can't remember the name. So first, can anyone recommend an ap for texting a group that is accessible & easy to use.

RE: Need to Create Group for Texting

2019-10-22 Thread sherrywells1157
How would I use control C & V on the phone?? I talked to Apple help & they told me that you just have to type in new names & phone numbers to add them to a group. There’s not much of a point in doing this however as you cannot send a message to a group using the message app. I just had t

RE: Apology

2020-06-07 Thread sherrywells1157
No, the person who made the rude remark about Marilyn did not apologize at all. It was Marilyn who apologized for asking the question. The very rude person has not bothered to apologize. This thread has continued as many of us have wanted to offer support for Marilyn. Sherry Wells

RE: how can I get my voice over to stop trying to change the voice rate when trying to swipe and flick in other apps

2019-08-08 Thread sherrywells1157
So there's a way to take speaking rate out of the rotor permanently? How does one do this? Thanks, Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 10:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: how can I ge

RE: What 3words, The app that can save your life

2019-08-17 Thread sherrywells1157
I must be missing something here. What is the problem with giving first responders your address? No problem with them only getting close. This is an interesting concept but until I hear that 9 1 1 is using it, I'll not risk giving them the 3 words & have the dispatcher not know what I am talk

RE: What 3words, The app that can save your life

2019-08-17 Thread sherrywells1157
Got it. I knew I was missing something. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 10:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What 3words, The app that can save your life You don’t tend, to have post codes, if you are lost in

RE: [External] Re: apple keynote

2019-09-13 Thread sherrywells1157
I have had Outlook freeze up several times, always on emails in this thread. I hit enter to open it & that's the end. I have to use task manager to close Outlook. I thought it was because I had just upgraded Fusion but apparently this is a known problem with some large threads. Sherry Wells

RE: "Message Failed to Send"

2019-09-16 Thread sherrywells1157
I have the same issue. This seems to happen when I try to text those who do not have an IPhone. Every single one I have investigated has an Android. Once there is a text in the messages app, the next message seems to send just fine. So, for example, I send a message to ABC & it fails. I se

RE: "Message Failed to Send"

2019-09-16 Thread sherrywells1157
Yes, Send as SMS is on. I checked it when I first started having this problem. Hopefully this may help others though. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 1:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: "Message Failed t

RE: "Message Failed to Send"

2019-09-16 Thread sherrywells1157
Interesting – none of my fail to send messages made it to the recipient. An inconsistent bug is always harder to resolve! Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Susie Stageberg Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 2:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: "Me

RE: "Message Failed to Send"

2019-09-16 Thread sherrywells1157
I’m on Verizon. So it appears this is not a carrier issue unless multiple carriers have the same problem. Interesting that some of us seem to get a message not delivered notification but the message still went through. In my case, and I have checked probably 20+ occurrences, the message was n

RE: "Message Failed to Send"

2019-09-16 Thread sherrywells1157
I think it works on the retry because the message has been added to your message app. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 6:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: "Message Failed to Send" When I g

RE: Texting Problem

2019-09-26 Thread sherrywells1157
Do you leave the unsent text in your messages app? If not, try leaving it there. I find that if someone has messages in my messages app, the message goes through. Also, apparently using the dictate option in the send message screen seems to work when using Siri does not. This does seem to

RE: Siri Issue

2020-06-10 Thread sherrywells1157
This happens to me every once in a while. Turning the phone off & back on always solves it. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vivian Conger Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 10:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Siri Issue I have had this issue 3 tim

RE: Petition · Apple: Apple, commit to never again willfully excluding disabled people from public betas · Change.org

2020-08-16 Thread sherrywells1157
Exactly right Christopher. As crazyeyez says below, people are dumb. This is true of people like him or her who insult others over a petition they haven't even bothered to read for themselves. Sherry Wells -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of chalt...@gmail

How to Update Apps in Current Version of IOS

2019-11-25 Thread sherrywells1157
Hello all, I recently got a new IPhone, an 8. On my old 5S which was still running IOS 12 something, I could update apps by going to the app store, selecting the update tab at the bottom then selecting update all. Now I go to the app store & there is no update tab at the bottom. The tabs are

RE: How to Update Apps in Current Version of IOS

2019-11-25 Thread sherrywells1157
OK, I went to the app store & was on the apps tab. When I swipe right it starts going through all the available apps. I hear the app name then get repeatedly. I tried a couple other tabs but am not hearing my account. I do not have a home tab. The tab to the farthest left is Today & it says

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