App switcher on the Apple Watch

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi,

I seem to remember that there is an app switcher in Watch OS. Is that correct 
or did I imagine this? If it is correct, how to I bring it up?

Thanks,
Sieghard

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Re: A parcel track question

[Kay Malmquist]

Yes, I played with a tracking number and that seems to work reasonably well. I 
have three Amazon messages in the inbox and unfortunately you can't select them 
all at the same time. I select one and then I go in the parcels and absolutely 
nothing showed up. So I'm still not sure how to work that.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 16, 2017, at 11:15 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

If you have a tracking number in the clipboard and tap on New Parcel it usually 
pops right up with the tracking number and carrier already selected and it asks 
if you want to create this, there is a Yes or No button, tap on Yes, fill in 
the place where it's from and what it is (optional) then tap save and you are 
done.
I haven't bothered with forwarding emails yet since I find this much easier, by 
the time I forward the message, select the forwarding address (even if I set it 
up as a contact) and all that I can easily create it the other way.
Now, just out of curiocity I did forward a tracking email today, I then opened 
the app, tapped on the Profile tab, then to the Inbox and the message I sent 
did show up there. I think you have to double tap it, at least after I did this 
and went back to the Parcels tab that package was set up and it was tracking. 
Since I didn't like what got selected and put in the "Content" field. At this 
point I don't think I'll use this feature, just as Mark said it's super easy to 
copy a tracking number and create a new package this way.

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
M. Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 6:41 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: A parcel track question

Hello,

I just want to chime in on this thread by saying that I have been absolutely 
delighted with Parcel Track.

While I have not used the message forwarding inbox feature, what I have done, 
over 7 times in the past two weeks is to simply split-tap a tracking number in 
an email, on my iPhone; then select copy.  Next, I open the Parcel Track app 
and simply paste the tracking number in the edit field.  This technique has 
worked beautifully for me.

As yet, I have tracked UPS, USPS, and FedEx packages.

Mark

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Kay Malmquist
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 5:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A parcel track question

So, what is supposed to happen when you forward a message into your inbox? I 
forwarded three different messages and have received no action or reaction. Is 
it supposed to notify me of anything? By the way, I am using the free version 
not the premium. I haven't decided if I want to spend any money on this yet.
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Robin Frost  wrote:
Hi,
I wasn’t aware you could specify your forward to address even after entering a 
user name of your choosing. I just copied the address as you described into the 
mail client of my choosing for forwarding. As I said you can also enter numbers 
in manually within the app or through the portal at parceltrack.de.
As for amazon tracking numbers appearing in emails while this is true I was 
told that somehow these sorts of forwarding arrangements can extrapolate it 
from the track link within the email which is good since more and more Amazon 
is using their own logistic service which doesn’t appear as one of the carrier 
choices within the app but is nonetheless recognized when the email is 
forwarded at least here in the USA.
Robin


From: Kay Malmquist
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A parcel track question

Well, so far I am unimpressed.  I tried to use my user name as my address and 
saw no option to use that but was given some long address with parceltrack.de.  
Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works button that takes me to 
a not found page.  Really!  So, since they can not tell  me, can someone tell 
me what I must do to get the address that I want and how the inbox works?  
Although, this should be available in the app.  Thanks for any help.

Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
- Original Message -
From: Robin Frost
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: A parcel track question

Hi,
I’m so glad you posted this as I thought it was just me. Sometimes when I 
forward things to my in box they appear right away and I receive notifications 
that they’ve been added. Other times absolutely nothing doing and I cannot for 
the life of me figure out why.  It almost seems as though the adding of 
packages via in box seems to work better by me if the package has already 
started moving thus its tracking number yields something right away as opposed 
to adding it when you get  notified of its tracking number but before it’s 
entered into any systems as having moved yet.
Similarly when I report 

RE: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

[Sieghard Weitzel]

That must be subjective then because I spent about 15 minutes in an Apple Store 
with the Airpods and noticed the lag instantly, it was probably as good as 
bluetooth lag gets, but my Voyager Edge and a couple of other bluetooth device 
I have are no different.
In my case the Plantronics Backbeat Sense were so bad that I packed them right 
back up and returned them which was easy as I had bought them from Amazon. That 
was about over a year ago so maybe they have done something to the current 
generation which makes it better. I rarely use a bluetooth keyboard so this 
terrible lag was using the onscreen keyboard and I would say it was at least a 
three quarter second, that is absolutely too much to be acceptable.
I have yet to try any bluetooth device with no lag, the technology at this 
point is such that a 0 lag device simply does not exist.

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Anthony Vece
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 7:30 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

I use the Apple Airpods and, there is absolutely no lag at all.


Sent from my iPad

> On Aug 16, 2017, at 10:11 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> Hi richard,
> I know you said you were using a Bluetooth keyboard. How are those headphones 
> when you were interacting with it phone using the touchscreen? Maybe you want 
> to just type in an address, so you want to hear each letter echoed. Or 
> perhaps you are looking around the screen for something. How is that lag? 
> That has been my grape against a lot of Bluetooth earpieces, that lag.
> Mary
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:52 PM, Richard Turner  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> I am typing this with a LogicTech K480 keyboard.
>> It is on bluetooth as are the headphones.
>> I would say that the delay is noticeable, but it is less than half a second 
>> in length.
>> I do not have a timer that I can fire at the same time I type a letter, but 
>> with the keyboard setting to echo words, when I type the word "words" and 
>> hit a space or punctuation, it says words at the same time I am typing the 
>> next word.
>> I type approximately 80 to 90 words a minute.
>> I cannot type ahead of VoiceOver more than a very small part of a word.
>> So, I'm not bothered by the delay.
>> but that is a personal preference.
>> HTH,
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:22 PM, denise Avant  wrote:
>>> 
>>> How is the lag while typing. I have been thinking of getting these.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>>> Of Richard Turner
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:12 PM
>>> To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)' 
>>> Subject: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones
>>> 
>>> Greetings,
>>> 
>>> As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones 
>>> from Plantronics that I received yesterday.
>>> These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
>>> microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken 
>>> prompts about battery, pairing, etc.
>>> I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, 
>>> but they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.
>>> 
>>> I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
>>> these.
>>> Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.
>>> B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.  
>>> They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
>>> offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.
>>> 
>>> They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.
>>> The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different 
>>> Bluetooth devices.
>>> The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that 
>>> they also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired 
>>> headphones.  What they say about that in the documentation is that you can 
>>> use them when the battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with 
>>> three devices.
>>> 
>>> I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, 
>>> the Bose were.
>>> 
>>> They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.
>>> They feel like they are made from very high quality material.  
>>> The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has 
>>> the microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone 
>>> Airpods.
>>> They take about 3 hours to fully charge.
>>> I have not run them down on the battery yet.
>>> The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
>>> Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.
>>> 
>>> They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
>>> while walking down th

RE: A parcel track question

[Sieghard Weitzel]

If you have a tracking number in the clipboard and tap on New Parcel it usually 
pops right up with the tracking number and carrier already selected and it asks 
if you want to create this, there is a Yes or No button, tap on Yes, fill in 
the place where it's from and what it is (optional) then tap save and you are 
done.
I haven't bothered with forwarding emails yet since I find this much easier, by 
the time I forward the message, select the forwarding address (even if I set it 
up as a contact) and all that I can easily create it the other way.
Now, just out of curiocity I did forward a tracking email today, I then opened 
the app, tapped on the Profile tab, then to the Inbox and the message I sent 
did show up there. I think you have to double tap it, at least after I did this 
and went back to the Parcels tab that package was set up and it was tracking. 
Since I didn't like what got selected and put in the "Content" field. At this 
point I don't think I'll use this feature, just as Mark said it's super easy to 
copy a tracking number and create a new package this way.

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
M. Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 6:41 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: A parcel track question

Hello,

I just want to chime in on this thread by saying that I have been absolutely 
delighted with Parcel Track.

While I have not used the message forwarding inbox feature, what I have done, 
over 7 times in the past two weeks is to simply split-tap a tracking number in 
an email, on my iPhone; then select copy.  Next, I open the Parcel Track app 
and simply paste the tracking number in the edit field.  This technique has 
worked beautifully for me.

As yet, I have tracked UPS, USPS, and FedEx packages.

Mark

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Kay Malmquist
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 5:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A parcel track question

So, what is supposed to happen when you forward a message into your inbox? I 
forwarded three different messages and have received no action or reaction. Is 
it supposed to notify me of anything? By the way, I am using the free version 
not the premium. I haven't decided if I want to spend any money on this yet.
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Robin Frost  wrote:
Hi,
I wasn’t aware you could specify your forward to address even after entering a 
user name of your choosing. I just copied the address as you described into the 
mail client of my choosing for forwarding. As I said you can also enter numbers 
in manually within the app or through the portal at parceltrack.de.
As for amazon tracking numbers appearing in emails while this is true I was 
told that somehow these sorts of forwarding arrangements can extrapolate it 
from the track link within the email which is good since more and more Amazon 
is using their own logistic service which doesn’t appear as one of the carrier 
choices within the app but is nonetheless recognized when the email is 
forwarded at least here in the USA.
Robin
 
 
From: Kay Malmquist
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A parcel track question
 
Well, so far I am unimpressed.  I tried to use my user name as my address and 
saw no option to use that but was given some long address with parceltrack.de.  
Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works button that takes me to 
a not found page.  Really!  So, since they can not tell  me, can someone tell 
me what I must do to get the address that I want and how the inbox works?  
Although, this should be available in the app.  Thanks for any help.
 
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
- Original Message -
From: Robin Frost
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: A parcel track question
 
Hi,
I’m so glad you posted this as I thought it was just me. Sometimes when I 
forward things to my in box they appear right away and I receive notifications 
that they’ve been added. Other times absolutely nothing doing and I cannot for 
the life of me figure out why.  It almost seems as though the adding of 
packages via in box seems to work better by me if the package has already 
started moving thus its tracking number yields something right away as opposed 
to adding it when you get  notified of its tracking number but before it’s 
entered into any systems as having moved yet.
Similarly when I report the issue via feedback sometimes it’s righted within 
minutes other times nothing happens. Either way I’ve never actually gotten a 
response from the app’s developer. Still I’m very fond of the app and don’t 
regret having purchased. But I am glad one can also add packages via the app or 
the web portal itself; and I’m also happy to have the other similarly named 
Parcel

RE: major problem with the lift app

[R Van Lant]

I think you downloaded the wrong app.  Pretty sure  there is one for drivers 
and one for riders.



-Original Message-
From: jedbar...@gmail.com [mailto:jedbar...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jed Barton
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 8:55 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: major problem with the lift app

Hey guys,
I am having major problems with the lift app.  Something is
drastically wrong.  When i load it i see the following as i swipe.
menu button
go on line button
button
updates
2
it's quic and easy finish applying to be a lift driver and all that.
Somehow i am in the lift application to be a driver and i obviously
can't.  how do i get out of it, there is no exit button or anything.
i see 3 tabs across the bottom which include home tab, earnings tab,
and earn 100 dollars

Help guys.  I actually ahve to book a lift ride, and this is not
helping.  Any ideas what's going on?

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Re: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

[Anthony Vece]

I use the Apple Airpods and, there is absolutely no lag at all.


Sent from my iPad

> On Aug 16, 2017, at 10:11 PM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> Hi richard,
> I know you said you were using a Bluetooth keyboard. How are those headphones 
> when you were interacting with it phone using the touchscreen? Maybe you want 
> to just type in an address, so you want to hear each letter echoed. Or 
> perhaps you are looking around the screen for something. How is that lag? 
> That has been my grape against a lot of Bluetooth earpieces, that lag.
> Mary
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:52 PM, Richard Turner  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> I am typing this with a LogicTech K480 keyboard.
>> It is on bluetooth as are the headphones.
>> I would say that the delay is noticeable, but it is less than half a second 
>> in length.
>> I do not have a timer that I can fire at the same time I type a letter, but 
>> with the keyboard setting to echo words, when I type the word "words" and 
>> hit a space or punctuation, it says words at the same time I am typing the 
>> next word.
>> I type approximately 80 to 90 words a minute.
>> I cannot type ahead of VoiceOver more than a very small part of a word.
>> So, I'm not bothered by the delay.
>> but that is a personal preference.
>> HTH,
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:22 PM, denise Avant  wrote:
>>> 
>>> How is the lag while typing. I have been thinking of getting these.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>>> Of Richard Turner
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:12 PM
>>> To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)' 
>>> Subject: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones
>>> 
>>> Greetings,
>>> 
>>> As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones 
>>> from Plantronics that I received yesterday.
>>> These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
>>> microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken 
>>> prompts about battery, pairing, etc.
>>> I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, 
>>> but they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.
>>> 
>>> I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
>>> these.
>>> Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.
>>> B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.  
>>> They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
>>> offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.
>>> 
>>> They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.
>>> The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different 
>>> Bluetooth devices.
>>> The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that 
>>> they also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired 
>>> headphones.  What they say about that in the documentation is that you can 
>>> use them when the battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with 
>>> three devices.
>>> 
>>> I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, 
>>> the Bose were.
>>> 
>>> They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.
>>> They feel like they are made from very high quality material.  
>>> The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has 
>>> the microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone 
>>> Airpods.
>>> They take about 3 hours to fully charge.
>>> I have not run them down on the battery yet.
>>> The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
>>> Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.
>>> 
>>> They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
>>> while walking down the street.
>>> 
>>> I am quite impressed in my first day of having them.
>>> 
>>> HTH,
>>> Richard
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Richard Turner 
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:33 AM
>>> To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' 
>>> Subject: RE: bluetooth headphones
>>> 
>>> I'll let you know next week.
>>> My wife is getting me the new Plantronics Backbeat Sense stereo Bluetooth 
>>> headset.  It is over the ear, it claims 18 hours of talk, and lists for 
>>> $179.
>>> It was on sale briefly for $79 with a code, but I missed it.
>>> She found them through a store called B&H from new York for $116 with free 
>>> shipping.  It doesn't come with an AC charger, so she added their charger 
>>> for $6.
>>> It does, of course, come with the micro USB charging cable, just not the 
>>> wall plug.
>>> 
>>> Later,
>>> Richard
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>>> Of david gross
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:22 AM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: bluetooth headphones
>>> 
>>> 
>>> can someone suggest a good bluetooth

Re: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

[Mary Otten]

Hi richard,
I know you said you were using a Bluetooth keyboard. How are those headphones 
when you were interacting with it phone using the touchscreen? Maybe you want 
to just type in an address, so you want to hear each letter echoed. Or perhaps 
you are looking around the screen for something. How is that lag? That has been 
my grape against a lot of Bluetooth earpieces, that lag.
Mary


Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:52 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I am typing this with a LogicTech K480 keyboard.
> It is on bluetooth as are the headphones.
> I would say that the delay is noticeable, but it is less than half a second 
> in length.
> I do not have a timer that I can fire at the same time I type a letter, but 
> with the keyboard setting to echo words, when I type the word "words" and hit 
> a space or punctuation, it says words at the same time I am typing the next 
> word.
> I type approximately 80 to 90 words a minute.
> I cannot type ahead of VoiceOver more than a very small part of a word.
> So, I'm not bothered by the delay.
> but that is a personal preference.
> HTH,
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
>> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:22 PM, denise Avant  wrote:
>> 
>> How is the lag while typing. I have been thinking of getting these.
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>> Of Richard Turner
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:12 PM
>> To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)' 
>> Subject: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> 
>> As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from 
>> Plantronics that I received yesterday.
>> These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
>> microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts 
>> about battery, pairing, etc.
>> I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, but 
>> they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.
>> 
>> I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
>> these.
>> Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.
>> B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.  
>> They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
>> offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.
>> 
>> They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.
>> The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different 
>> Bluetooth devices.
>> The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that they 
>> also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired headphones.  
>> What they say about that in the documentation is that you can use them when 
>> the battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with three devices.
>> 
>> I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, 
>> the Bose were.
>> 
>> They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.
>> They feel like they are made from very high quality material.  
>> The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has 
>> the microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone 
>> Airpods.
>> They take about 3 hours to fully charge.
>> I have not run them down on the battery yet.
>> The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
>> Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.
>> 
>> They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
>> while walking down the street.
>> 
>> I am quite impressed in my first day of having them.
>> 
>> HTH,
>> Richard
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Richard Turner 
>> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:33 AM
>> To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' 
>> Subject: RE: bluetooth headphones
>> 
>> I'll let you know next week.
>> My wife is getting me the new Plantronics Backbeat Sense stereo Bluetooth 
>> headset.  It is over the ear, it claims 18 hours of talk, and lists for $179.
>> It was on sale briefly for $79 with a code, but I missed it.
>> She found them through a store called B&H from new York for $116 with free 
>> shipping.  It doesn't come with an AC charger, so she added their charger 
>> for $6.
>> It does, of course, come with the micro USB charging cable, just not the 
>> wall plug.
>> 
>> Later,
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
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>> Subject: bluetooth headphones
>> 
>> 
>> can someone suggest a good bluetooth headphone that is over the ear, not in 
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Re: Voice Dream Reader no longer rewinds or fast forwards when flicking up/down on the play button.

[Richard Turner]

Well, it is working fine for me.
I have navigation Unit set to sentence and it jumps by a sentence in either 
direction.

Richard


> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:44 PM, "englishride...@gmail.com" 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hello, all,
> 
> 
> I have a rather strange issue, which only started a few days ago. Everything 
> was working beautifully with VDR, and then it started not rewinding or fast 
> forwarding when I flicked up or down when focus was on the play button. I've 
> double-checked, and I definitely have the rotor on the adjust value setting. 
> I haven't, to my knowledge, changed any settings in VDR as of late. What on 
> earth could be the problem? I've tried taking VDR out of the app switcher, as 
> well az emptying the RAM. I haven't yet rebooted the phone, but I'll try that 
> next. Has anyone else had this issue?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Ari
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How to Stop News Alerts on iPad and iPhone Showing on Lock Screen

[M. Taylor]

OS X Daily - Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 11:49 AM
How to Stop News Alerts on iPad and iPhone Showing on Lock Screen
 
iOS Apple News defaults to pushing 'news' alerts and notifications to your
devices lock screen, this is why sometimes you may pick up an iPad or iPhone
and have various "News" notifications on the display, even if you never
signed up to receive any headlines or news alerts.
These breaking News alerts on the iOS lock screen are often a mishmash of
curious headlines on various topics, and while some users may find those
type of stories to be vitally important and love having them pushed to their
iPhone or iPad lock screens, other users may prefer to not have their device
screens scattered with miscellaneous headlines of stories they might be
disinterested in.
Fortunately it's easy to stop the News app from pushing those alerts and
notifications to your iOS device, thereby stopping all 'news' from appearing
on the lock screen of an iPad or iPhone completely.
How to Remove News Notifications from iPad and iPhone Lock Screen
We'll show you how to remove the News notification alerts from the lock
screen (or "cover sheet" as later iOS calls it), and also how to turn them
off completely device-wide, if you don't want to see the news alerts
anywhere ever again.
1.
Open the "Settings" app on the iPad or iPhone and go to "Notifications"

2.
Find and tap on "News" within the Notifications app list, then adjust
settings depending on the desired effect of hiding news from the lock
screen, or hiding news alerts entirely: 
To hide News from the iOS Lock Screen only (or "Cover Sheet" as the lock
screen is called in iOS 11), flip the toggle next to "Show on Cover Sheet"
or "Show on Lock Screen" to the OFF position
To hide all News notifications and alerts from everywhere in iOS, toggle the
switch next to "Allow Notifications" to the OFF position

3.
Exit out of Settings app as usual
With the News notifications now turned off (either for the cover sheet /
lock screen, or entirely disabled so the News app won't alert you
whatsoever) you are now free to lock your iPhone or iPad, then pick it up
again, and not have the display scattered with headlines.
As long as the Notifications are disabled for News app, these type of
notifications and headlines will no longer show up on your devices screen:
 
(I wonder, is there an intentional emphasis on tabloid style topics and
buzzy headlines to show up on iOS screens? Are the news headlines chosen at
random? What's the point?)
Another possible approach is to go about blocking and hiding news channels
and news sources in the News app that you don't want to see. But while
blocking news channels is a good solution to clean up the News app feed
itself, it's not as helpful if your aim is for stopping some of the
nonsensical alerts from showing up at the lock screen. That's because many
respectable and high quality publications also push out tabloid headlines
intermixed with their other news, and any of that may show up on the lock
screen of an iPad or iPhone.
Going further, if you're not thrilled with these sort of headlines and
"News" material dotting various places throughout iOS, you might also want
to remove News headlines from Spotlight search in iOS too so that the "News"
headlines will no longer appear in your iOS Spotlight search results as
well.
As usual, you can always reverse these changes simply by going back to the
appropriate Settings and toggling the switches again. So if you decide to
hide the "News" headlines but later determine you really miss seeing those
latest headlines on the iOS screen, you will be relieved to know those
alerts are just a few settings taps away again.

Original Article at:
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Apple to spend $1bn on original content and produce up to 10 new shows over the next year, according to report

[M. Taylor]

9to5Mac - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 2:45 AM
Apple to spend $1bn on original content and produce up to 10 new shows over
the next year, according to report
 
Apple appears to be taking original content production very seriously.
Building on significant talent hires, the Wall Street Journal writes Apple
has readied a $1 billion budget to 'procure and produce' content over the
next year.
The report says the sum is about half what HBO spent on production last
year. Apple could launch up to ten new shows, with Apple SVP Eddy Cue said
to have ambitions to offer shows that rival Game of Thrones.
 
Apple's initial rounds of content have not been runaway successes, with
Planet of the Apps and Carpool Karaoke receiving bad-to-mild reviews from
critics. Reach of the shows has also been limited to users with Apple Music
subscriptions.
However, until recently, it didn't really feel like Apple was giving much
priority to original content efforts. With a large wallet and premiere
talent leading the video programming division, it is likely that the quality
of Apple's in-development programming will also be higher.
The report notes that Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, the Sony veterans
Apple hired in June, started work in early August and have taken over video
production responsibilities from the Apple Music team. The execs have
already held meetings with Hollywood to find shows to acquire.
It isn't clear yet how the new shows will be released to customers. Apple
currently hosts Planet of the Apps and Carpool Karaoke on Apple Music, but
it seems likely that the company will double-down on a true, dedicated,
internet TV service with the new initiatives.
In terms of hardware, a new Apple TV set-top box is expected to launch later
this year with support for 4K output. The product could be announced as soon
as September, alongside the new iPhone and Apple Watch models.
 
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Re: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

[Richard Turner]

Hello,
I am typing this with a LogicTech K480 keyboard.
It is on bluetooth as are the headphones.
I would say that the delay is noticeable, but it is less than half a second in 
length.
I do not have a timer that I can fire at the same time I type a letter, but 
with the keyboard setting to echo words, when I type the word "words" and hit a 
space or punctuation, it says words at the same time I am typing the next word.
I type approximately 80 to 90 words a minute.
I cannot type ahead of VoiceOver more than a very small part of a word.
So, I'm not bothered by the delay.
but that is a personal preference.
HTH,
Richard



> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:22 PM, denise Avant  wrote:
> 
> How is the lag while typing. I have been thinking of getting these.
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:12 PM
> To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)' 
> Subject: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from 
> Plantronics that I received yesterday.
> These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
> microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts 
> about battery, pairing, etc.
> I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, but 
> they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.
> 
> I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
> these.
> Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.
> B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.  
> They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
> offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.
> 
> They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.
> The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different 
> Bluetooth devices.
> The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that they 
> also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired headphones.  
> What they say about that in the documentation is that you can use them when 
> the battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with three devices.
> 
> I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, the 
> Bose were.
> 
> They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.
> They feel like they are made from very high quality material.  
> The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has 
> the microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone 
> Airpods.
> They take about 3 hours to fully charge.
> I have not run them down on the battery yet.
> The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
> Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.
> 
> They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
> while walking down the street.
> 
> I am quite impressed in my first day of having them.
> 
> HTH,
> Richard
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Richard Turner 
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:33 AM
> To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' 
> Subject: RE: bluetooth headphones
> 
> I'll let you know next week.
> My wife is getting me the new Plantronics Backbeat Sense stereo Bluetooth 
> headset.  It is over the ear, it claims 18 hours of talk, and lists for $179.
> It was on sale briefly for $79 with a code, but I missed it.
> She found them through a store called B&H from new York for $116 with free 
> shipping.  It doesn't come with an AC charger, so she added their charger for 
> $6.
> It does, of course, come with the micro USB charging cable, just not the wall 
> plug.
> 
> Later,
> Richard
> 
> 
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> david gross
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:22 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: bluetooth headphones
> 
> 
> can someone suggest a good bluetooth headphone that is over the ear, not in 
> the ear, has a extended battery life, and works well with voiceover?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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Opinion: Are subscription-based apps the future, or will they implode?

[M. Taylor]

9to5Mac - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 6:41 AM
Opinion: Are subscription-based apps the future, or will they implode?
 
The decision of the popular writing app Ulysses to switch from a one-off
purchase to a monthly or annual subscription has attracted a great deal of
criticism. Here's a sprinkling of views from the comments.
Subscribe to a text editor? I'm out.
I bought this on iOS last week. As far as I'm concerned, that was a total
waste of money now they're moving to this subscription model.
This "rent your software" crap needs to stop, and people need to stop
defending it.
Ulysses is a great app and I wish the developers all the best, but I'm out,
looking for alternatives.
Read: "Popular iOS and Mac writing app Ulysses Digs Its Own Grave and Gets
In"
The company, of course, has its own rationale .
 
We want to make sure the app will be around for years and years to come. We
want to heavily invest in its development, and this requires the right
setting for our team, our families and our users. Writers want to rely on a
professional tool that is constantly evolving, and we want to keep
delivering just that.
The company says that anyone who bought the app when it first launched has
now received nine major updates at no cost, and that this isn't sustainable.
And, of course, Ullysses isn't the only app to have switched to a
subscription model - nor the only company to come under fire for doing so.
The highest-profile example is Adobe. The company first started offering its
subscription-based Creative Cloud service back in 2012. At that point, users
could choose between buying individual apps, buying packages - or signing-up
to a monthly or annual subscription.
But just a year later, the company announced that it would no longer sell
its Creative Suite software outright, and that the only way to get the
latest versions would be via subscription. Even for apps you could still buy
outright, you didn't get the same functionality as the subscription version.
We're seeing the same trend everywhere. Right now, you can still buy
individual TV shows and movies, but iTunes popularized the idea of renting
them instead, and companies like Netflix take things further with a fixed
monthly subscription for all-you-can-eat streaming access.
And, of course, Apple Music now gives us the option of renting, rather than
owning, our music.
 
The idea of renting rather than owning isn't without its benefits, of
course. Developers get a steady stream of income, which enables them to keep
updating apps and adding new features, while users get access at a more
affordable up-front cost.
And for some apps and services, it makes sound financial sense. Take music
as an example. Back in the days when the only option was to buy albums, many
of us spent thousands - sometimes tens of thousands - of dollars over the
years. A young person today can lay out ten bucks a month and get instant
access to more music than any of us will ever own in our lifetimes. Having a
$10 cost of entry to almost all the music commercially available is quite an
incredible thing. If I were starting out today, I honestly don't know
whether I'd choose to own any music.
In software, Adobe was able to get away with it for much the same reason.
Outright purchase of a suite of its apps could again cost thousands, and you
knew it was only a matter of time before you'd need to pay to upgrade to the
latest version. Indeed, many photographers found themselves forced to
upgrade when they bought a new camera as the RAW converter for it would only
be available for the latest version of Lightroom. An affordable monthly fee
was a decent alternative.
In TV and movies, renting rather than owning can again save you money. Many
have dispensed with traditional TV packages, and buying movies outright, and
instead pay just $8-12 per month for a Netflix subscription. Provided the
shows you want are available, that's a great deal.
Some people even effectively choose to rent their iPhone. In the old days,
you did this as a hidden cost in your carrier's plan, now you can do it
through Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program. That's again a way of turning a
large lump-sum payment into a more manageable monthly one.
But there are, I think, four reasons why many of us feel reluctant to switch
from outright purchase of apps to a subscription model.
 
The first is purely psychological. We're used to paying a one-off fee, with
maybe an occasional and optional major update fee some years down the road,
and that being it. The idea of instead being forced to lay out cash every
month for continued access to an app feels somehow wrong. Many feel they are
being taken advantage of, especially if it's an app they've used for years
and come to rely on.
The second is the lifetime cost. I can't even remember now what I paid for
my three versions of Lightroom, but from memory the last one I bought -
Lightroom 3 - cost me about $150 back in 2011. I'm still using it today. If
I'd instead been paying $9.99/month, that

Voice Dream Reader no longer rewinds or fast forwards when flicking up/down on the play button.

[englishrider91]

Hello, all,


I have a rather strange issue, which only started a few days ago. Everything 
was working beautifully with VDR, and then it started not rewinding or fast 
forwarding when I flicked up or down when focus was on the play button. I've 
double-checked, and I definitely have the rotor on the adjust value setting. I 
haven't, to my knowledge, changed any settings in VDR as of late. What on earth 
could be the problem? I've tried taking VDR out of the app switcher, as well az 
emptying the RAM. I haven't yet rebooted the phone, but I'll try that next. Has 
anyone else had this issue?


Thanks,
Ari

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RE: A parcel track question

[M. Taylor]

Hello,

I just want to chime in on this thread by saying that I have been absolutely 
delighted with Parcel Track.

While I have not used the message forwarding inbox feature, what I have done, 
over 7 times in the past two weeks is to simply split-tap a tracking number in 
an email, on my iPhone; then select copy.  Next, I open the Parcel Track app 
and simply paste the tracking number in the edit field.  This technique has 
worked beautifully for me.

As yet, I have tracked UPS, USPS, and FedEx packages.

Mark

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Kay Malmquist
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 5:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A parcel track question

So, what is supposed to happen when you forward a message into your inbox? I 
forwarded three different messages and have received no action or reaction. Is 
it supposed to notify me of anything? By the way, I am using the free version 
not the premium. I haven't decided if I want to spend any money on this yet.
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Robin Frost  wrote:
Hi,
I wasn’t aware you could specify your forward to address even after entering a 
user name of your choosing. I just copied the address as you described into the 
mail client of my choosing for forwarding. As I said you can also enter numbers 
in manually within the app or through the portal at
parceltrack.de.
As for amazon tracking numbers appearing in emails while this is true I was 
told that somehow these sorts of forwarding arrangements can extrapolate it 
from the track link within the email which is good since more and more Amazon 
is using their own logistic service which doesn’t appear as one of the carrier 
choices within the app but is nonetheless recognized when the email is 
forwarded at least here in the USA.
Robin
 
 
From: Kay Malmquist 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: A parcel track question
 
Well, so far I am unimpressed.  I tried to use my user name as my address and 
saw no option to use that but was given some long address with parceltrack.de.  
Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works button that takes me to 
a not found page.  Really!  So, since they can not tell  me, can someone tell 
me what I must do to get the address that I want and how the inbox works?  
Although, this should be available in the app.  Thanks for any help.
 
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
- Original Message - 
From: Robin Frost 
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: A parcel track question
 
Hi,
I’m so glad you posted this as I thought it was just me. Sometimes when I 
forward things to my in box they appear right away and I receive notifications 
that they’ve been added. Other times absolutely nothing doing and I cannot for 
the life of me figure out why.  It almost seems as though the adding of 
packages via in box seems to work better by me if the package has already 
started moving thus its tracking number yields something right away as opposed 
to adding it when you get  notified of its tracking number but before it’s 
entered into any systems as having moved yet.
Similarly when I report the issue via feedback sometimes it’s righted within 
minutes other times nothing happens. Either way I’ve never actually gotten a 
response from the app’s developer. Still I’m very fond of the app and don’t 
regret having purchased. But I am glad one can also add packages via the app or 
the web portal itself; and I’m also happy to have the other similarly named 
Parcel app just for redundancy sake for just such occasions.
Robin
 
 
From: Alan Lemly 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:02 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: A parcel track question
 
Kay,
 
I've had varying results with ParcelTrack and Amazon shipments. I've 
successfully added Amazon shipments to ParcelTrack by forwarding the shipment 
notification email to my ParcelTrack inbox and I've also had failures when 
doing that. If forwarding the email doesn't work, I simply copy the tracking 
number from Amazon and paste it into a new ParcelTrack shipment.
 
Good luck.
 
Alan Lemly
 
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Kay Malmquist
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: A parcel track question
 
Hi all,
In parcel track does  it work well with Amazon? The reason I ask is that Amazon 
doesn't really have the tracking number just a link and it usually goes to the 
Amazon website. Has anybody used it with Amazon?
 
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone
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RE: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

[denise Avant]

How is the lag while typing. I have been thinking of getting these.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:12 PM
To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)' 
Subject: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

Greetings,

As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from 
Plantronics that I received yesterday.
These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts 
about battery, pairing, etc.
I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, but 
they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.

I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
these.
Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.
B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.  
They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.

They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.
The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different Bluetooth 
devices.
The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that they 
also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired headphones.  What 
they say about that in the documentation is that you can use them when the 
battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with three devices.

I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, the 
Bose were.

They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.
They feel like they are made from very high quality material.  
The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has the 
microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone Airpods.
They take about 3 hours to fully charge.
I have not run them down on the battery yet.
The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.

They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
while walking down the street.

I am quite impressed in my first day of having them.

HTH,
Richard

-Original Message-
From: Richard Turner 
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:33 AM
To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' 
Subject: RE: bluetooth headphones

I'll let you know next week.
My wife is getting me the new Plantronics Backbeat Sense stereo Bluetooth 
headset.  It is over the ear, it claims 18 hours of talk, and lists for $179.
It was on sale briefly for $79 with a code, but I missed it.
She found them through a store called B&H from new York for $116 with free 
shipping.  It doesn't come with an AC charger, so she added their charger for 
$6.
It does, of course, come with the micro USB charging cable, just not the wall 
plug.

Later,
Richard


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david gross
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: bluetooth headphones


can someone suggest a good bluetooth headphone that is over the ear, not in the 
ear, has a extended battery life, and works well with voiceover?

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RE: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

[Paul and Paula Jordan]

That makes me feel better.  So far I haven’t cleared all columns, but have had 
fun trying.

God bless!

Paula and Garcon

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MamaPeach
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:05 PM
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I am not sure how it is scored, I just love playing it, LOL. When you clear all 
of the columns, then you have won the game. I have done it but it is very rare 
and hard to do.

 

From: Paul and Paula Jordan   

Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:00 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: RE: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

 

How is it scored, and can you ever win!  Thanks.

God bless!

Paula and Garcon

 

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MamaPeach
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:46 PM
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Subject: Re: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

 

Streak refers to how many consecutive games you have won, such as a winning 
streak.

Restart lets you start the hand again exactly the way it was first dealt, the 
way you first saw the cards when you started that particular hand. a new game 
gives you totally different cards, nothing like they were when the hand was 
first dealt

 

From: Paul and Paula Jordan   

Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:40 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

 

Hi.  I’ve been enjoying the foundation game but have a couple of simple 
questions.  First, what does streak refer to.  Second, I still don’t understand 
the difference between re-start and new game.  Could someone enlighten me. 
Thanks for all your help.  It’s a fun game though I am not doing too well at 
it. 

God bless!

Paula and Garcon

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I am not sure how it is scored, I just love playing it, LOL. When you clear all 
of the columns, then you have won the game. I have done it but it is very rare 
and hard to do.

From: Paul and Paula Jordan 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:00 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

How is it scored, and can you ever win!  Thanks.

God bless!

Paula and Garcon

 

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MamaPeach
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:46 PM
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Subject: Re: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

 

Streak refers to how many consecutive games you have won, such as a winning 
streak.

Restart lets you start the hand again exactly the way it was first dealt, the 
way you first saw the cards when you started that particular hand. a new game 
gives you totally different cards, nothing like they were when the hand was 
first dealt

 

From: Paul and Paula Jordan 

Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:40 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

 

Hi.  I’ve been enjoying the foundation game but have a couple of simple 
questions.  First, what does streak refer to.  Second, I still don’t understand 
the difference between re-start and new game.  Could someone enlighten me. 
Thanks for all your help.  It’s a fun game though I am not doing too well at 
it. 

God bless!

Paula and Garcon

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How is it scored, and can you ever win!  Thanks.

God bless!

Paula and Garcon

 

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Subject: Re: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

 

Streak refers to how many consecutive games you have won, such as a winning 
streak.

Restart lets you start the hand again exactly the way it was first dealt, the 
way you first saw the cards when you started that particular hand. a new game 
gives you totally different cards, nothing like they were when the hand was 
first dealt

 

From: Paul and Paula Jordan   

Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:40 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

 

Hi.  I’ve been enjoying the foundation game but have a couple of simple 
questions.  First, what does streak refer to.  Second, I still don’t understand 
the difference between re-start and new game.  Could someone enlighten me. 
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Re: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

[MamaPeach]

Streak refers to how many consecutive games you have won, such as a winning 
streak.
Restart lets you start the hand again exactly the way it was first dealt, the 
way you first saw the cards when you started that particular hand. a new game 
gives you totally different cards, nothing like they were when the hand was 
first dealt

From: Paul and Paula Jordan 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:40 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: a couple of questions for those who play foundation

Hi.  I’ve been enjoying the foundation game but have a couple of simple 
questions.  First, what does streak refer to.  Second, I still don’t understand 
the difference between re-start and new game.  Could someone enlighten me. 
Thanks for all your help.  It’s a fun game though I am not doing too well at 
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God bless!

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a couple of questions for those who play foundation

[Paul and Paula Jordan]

Hi.  I've been enjoying the foundation game but have a couple of simple
questions.  First, what does streak refer to.  Second, I still don't
understand the difference between re-start and new game.  Could someone
enlighten me. Thanks for all your help.  It's a fun game though I am not
doing too well at it. 

God bless!

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Re: A parcel track question

[Kay Malmquist]

So, what is supposed to happen when you forward a message into your inbox? I 
forwarded three different messages and have received no action or reaction. Is 
it supposed to notify me of anything? By the way, I am using the free version 
not the premium. I haven't decided if I want to spend any money on this yet.

Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Robin Frost  wrote:

Hi,
I wasn’t aware you could specify your forward to address even after entering a 
user name of your choosing. I just copied the address as you described into the 
mail client of my choosing for forwarding. As I said you can also enter numbers 
in manually within the app or through the portal at
parceltrack.de.
As for amazon tracking numbers appearing in emails while this is true I was 
told that somehow these sorts of forwarding arrangements can extrapolate it 
from the track link within the email which is good since more and more Amazon 
is using their own logistic service which doesn’t appear as one of the carrier 
choices within the app but is nonetheless recognized when the email is 
forwarded at least here in the USA.
Robin
 
 
From: Kay Malmquist
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A parcel track question
 
Well, so far I am unimpressed.  I tried to use my user name as my address and 
saw no option to use that but was given some long address with parceltrack.de.  
Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works button that takes me to 
a not found page.  Really!  So, since they can not tell  me, can someone tell 
me what I must do to get the address that I want and how the inbox works?  
Although, this should be available in the app.  Thanks for any help.
 
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
- Original Message -
From: Robin Frost
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: A parcel track question
 
Hi,
I’m so glad you posted this as I thought it was just me. Sometimes when I 
forward things to my in box they appear right away and I receive notifications 
that they’ve been added. Other times absolutely nothing doing and I cannot for 
the life of me figure out why.  It almost seems as though the adding of 
packages via in box seems to work better by me if the package has already 
started moving thus its tracking number yields something right away as opposed 
to adding it when you get  notified of its tracking number but before it’s 
entered into any systems as having moved yet.
Similarly when I report the issue via feedback sometimes it’s righted within 
minutes other times nothing happens. Either way I’ve never actually gotten a 
response from the app’s developer. Still I’m very fond of the app and don’t 
regret having purchased. But I am glad one can also add packages via the app or 
the web portal itself; and I’m also happy to have the other similarly named 
Parcel app just for redundancy sake for just such occasions.
Robin
 
 
From: Alan Lemly
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:02 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: A parcel track question
 
Kay,
 
I've had varying results with ParcelTrack and Amazon shipments. I've 
successfully added Amazon shipments to ParcelTrack by forwarding the shipment 
notification email to my ParcelTrack inbox and I've also had failures when 
doing that. If forwarding the email doesn't work, I simply copy the tracking 
number from Amazon and paste it into a new ParcelTrack shipment.
 
Good luck.
 
Alan Lemly
 
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Kay Malmquist
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: A parcel track question
 
Hi all,
In parcel track does  it work well with Amazon? The reason I ask is that Amazon 
doesn't really have the tracking number just a link and it usually goes to the 
Amazon website. Has anybody used it with Amazon?
 
Kay Malmquist
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Re: A parcel track question

[Robin Frost]

Hi,
I wasn’t aware you could specify your forward to address even after entering a 
user name of your choosing. I just copied the address as you described into the 
mail client of my choosing for forwarding. As I said you can also enter numbers 
in manually within the app or through the portal at
parceltrack.de.
As for amazon tracking numbers appearing in emails while this is true I was 
told that somehow these sorts of forwarding arrangements can extrapolate it 
from the track link within the email which is good since more and more Amazon 
is using their own logistic service which doesn’t appear as one of the carrier 
choices within the app but is nonetheless recognized when the email is 
forwarded at least here in the USA.
Robin


From: Kay Malmquist 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: A parcel track question

Well, so far I am unimpressed.  I tried to use my user name as my address and 
saw no option to use that but was given some long address with parceltrack.de.  
Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works button that takes me to 
a not found page.  Really!  So, since they can not tell  me, can someone tell 
me what I must do to get the address that I want and how the inbox works?  
Although, this should be available in the app.  Thanks for any help.

Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com

  - Original Message - 
  From: Robin Frost 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:07 AM
  Subject: Re: A parcel track question

  Hi,
  I’m so glad you posted this as I thought it was just me. Sometimes when I 
forward things to my in box they appear right away and I receive notifications 
that they’ve been added. Other times absolutely nothing doing and I cannot for 
the life of me figure out why.  It almost seems as though the adding of 
packages via in box seems to work better by me if the package has already 
started moving thus its tracking number yields something right away as opposed 
to adding it when you get  notified of its tracking number but before it’s 
entered into any systems as having moved yet.
  Similarly when I report the issue via feedback sometimes it’s righted within 
minutes other times nothing happens. Either way I’ve never actually gotten a 
response from the app’s developer. Still I’m very fond of the app and don’t 
regret having purchased. But I am glad one can also add packages via the app or 
the web portal itself; and I’m also happy to have the other similarly named 
Parcel app just for redundancy sake for just such occasions.
  Robin


  From: Alan Lemly 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:02 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: RE: A parcel track question

  Kay,

   

  I've had varying results with ParcelTrack and Amazon shipments. I've 
successfully added Amazon shipments to ParcelTrack by forwarding the shipment 
notification email to my ParcelTrack inbox and I've also had failures when 
doing that. If forwarding the email doesn't work, I simply copy the tracking 
number from Amazon and paste it into a new ParcelTrack shipment.

   

  Good luck.

   

  Alan Lemly

   

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Kay Malmquist
  Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:18 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: A parcel track question

   

  Hi all,
  In parcel track does  it work well with Amazon? The reason I ask is that 
Amazon doesn't really have the tracking number just a link and it usually goes 
to the Amazon website. Has anybody used it with Amazon?

   

  Kay Malmquist
  kay.malmqu...@gmail.com

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RE: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Richard,

I had bought a pair of these a couple of years ago and really liked the sound 
and all, but the Voiceover lag on these was so bad that I ended up returning 
them. I guess if you primarily use them for listenint to music or other audio 
then that is fine, but unless they changed something I found it almost 
impossible to use them for typing anything because of the delay. I always use 
this example when people ask about bluetooth standards. These are I think 
Bluetooth 4.0 or 4.1, but just because something has a higher/newer bluetooth 
version does not necessarily mean it's better in terms of lag. I have quite a 
few Bluetooth 2.1 or 3.0 devices which were way better when it comes to lag 
than these Backbeat Sense.

Regards,
Sieghard

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Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 11:12 AM
To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)' 
Subject: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

Greetings,

As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from 
Plantronics that I received yesterday.
These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts 
about battery, pairing, etc.
I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, but 
they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.

I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
these.
Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.
B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.  
They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.

They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.
The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different Bluetooth 
devices.
The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that they 
also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired headphones.  What 
they say about that in the documentation is that you can use them when the 
battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with three devices.

I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, the 
Bose were.

They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.
They feel like they are made from very high quality material.  
The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has the 
microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone Airpods.
They take about 3 hours to fully charge.
I have not run them down on the battery yet.
The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.

They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
while walking down the street.

I am quite impressed in my first day of having them.

HTH,
Richard

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From: Richard Turner 
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:33 AM
To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' 
Subject: RE: bluetooth headphones

I'll let you know next week.
My wife is getting me the new Plantronics Backbeat Sense stereo Bluetooth 
headset.  It is over the ear, it claims 18 hours of talk, and lists for $179.
It was on sale briefly for $79 with a code, but I missed it.
She found them through a store called B&H from new York for $116 with free 
shipping.  It doesn't come with an AC charger, so she added their charger for 
$6.
It does, of course, come with the micro USB charging cable, just not the wall 
plug.

Later,
Richard


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david gross
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: bluetooth headphones


can someone suggest a good bluetooth headphone that is over the ear, not in the 
ear, has a extended battery life, and works well with voiceover?

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Re: iPhone voices

[Greg Wocher]

Hello,
I usually use Tom on my iPhone. I would like to use Alex but he has one problem 
that really bothers me. If a word is in all caps he spells it out rather than 
reading the word. This makes it difficult to read twitter and sometimes it 
makes it difficult to read emails.

Regards,
Greg Wocher

> On Aug 16, 2017, at 3:21 PM, christopher hallsworth  
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> 
> Hi I like and use Alex because he is suitable for my hearing impairment which 
> is profound in one and modewrately severe in the other. I use him on all 
> supported devices.
>> On 15 Aug 2017, at 15:40, Casey  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi since we have A number of voices now to select that the iPhone has now.
>> Like Alex and Ava and the old one that the phone first came with.
>> What all are you liking for you go to voice?
>> I know a lot of you like Alex on your phone.
>> I have used him to but doesn’t he use A bit more battery then others?
>> Also what voice to you like the best out of all of them for use on A daily 
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>> And why do you select the voice you do?
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Re: iPhone voices

[christopher hallsworth]

Hi I like and use Alex because he is suitable for my hearing impairment which 
is profound in one and modewrately severe in the other. I use him on all 
supported devices.
> On 15 Aug 2017, at 15:40, Casey  wrote:
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> Hi since we have A number of voices now to select that the iPhone has now.
> Like Alex and Ava and the old one that the phone first came with.
> What all are you liking for you go to voice?
> I know a lot of you like Alex on your phone.
> I have used him to but doesn’t he use A bit more battery then others?
> Also what voice to you like the best out of all of them for use on A daily 
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No wifi on macbook

[Judy Pryor]

On my Macbook it says wifi is disabled and then it says no hardware installed.  
What have I done and how do I get it back again.
I am really worried.

Judy

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Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, over the ear bluetooth headphones

[Richard Turner]

Greetings,



As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from 
Plantronics that I received yesterday.

These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts 
about battery, pairing, etc.

I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, but 
they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.



I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
these.

Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.

B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.

They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.



https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1180629-REG/plantronics_202649_01_backbeat_sense_wireless_headphones.html



They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.

The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different Bluetooth 
devices.

The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that they 
also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired headphones.  What 
they say about that in the documentation is that you can use them when the 
battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with three devices.



I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, the 
Bose were.



They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.

They feel like they are made from very high quality material.

The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has the 
microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone Airpods.

They take about 3 hours to fully charge.

I have not run them down on the battery yet.

The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.



They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
while walking down the street.



I am quite impressed in my first day of having them.



HTH,

Richard

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Re: A parcel track question

[christopher hallsworth]

Hello everyone.

After a week of using Parceltrack, and even paying to unlock all the features, 
a £2.99 in-app purchase, I was disappointed to. Not only was the "how it works" 
button broke, the app even crashed when trying to view deliveries in progress. 
Also, when I used the Parceltrack inbox, I had some information displayed in 
what sounded like German, my imagination arose from the .de address in the 
domain, .de representing Germany. Manual entry worked as advertised, but still. 
Because I only had the app a week, I managed to get a refund for the in-app 
purchase and kissed the app goodbye and have now gone back to my trustworthy 
friend, Parcel, with the annual subscription, also of £2.99, restored.
> On 16 Aug 2017, at 18:44, Kay Malmquist  wrote:
> 
> Well, so far I am unimpressed.  I tried to use my user name as my address and 
> saw no option to use that but was given some long address with 
> parceltrack.de.  Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works 
> button that takes me to a not found page.  Really!  So, since they can not 
> tell  me, can someone tell me what I must do to get the address that I want 
> and how the inbox works?  Although, this should be available in the app.  
> Thanks for any help.
>  
> Kay Malmquist
> kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
>> - Original Message -
>> From: Robin Frost
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:07 AM
>> Subject: Re: A parcel track question
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I’m so glad you posted this as I thought it was just me. Sometimes when I 
>> forward things to my in box they appear right away and I receive 
>> notifications that they’ve been added. Other times absolutely nothing doing 
>> and I cannot for the life of me figure out why.  It almost seems as though 
>> the adding of packages via in box seems to work better by me if the package 
>> has already started moving thus its tracking number yields something right 
>> away as opposed to adding it when you get  notified of its tracking number 
>> but before it’s entered into any systems as having moved yet.
>> Similarly when I report the issue via feedback sometimes it’s righted within 
>> minutes other times nothing happens. Either way I’ve never actually gotten a 
>> response from the app’s developer. Still I’m very fond of the app and don’t 
>> regret having purchased. But I am glad one can also add packages via the app 
>> or the web portal itself; and I’m also happy to have the other similarly 
>> named Parcel app just for redundancy sake for just such occasions.
>> Robin
>>  
>>  
>> From: Alan Lemly
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:02 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: A parcel track question
>>  
>> Kay,
>>  
>> I've had varying results with ParcelTrack and Amazon shipments. I've 
>> successfully added Amazon shipments to ParcelTrack by forwarding the 
>> shipment notification email to my ParcelTrack inbox and I've also had 
>> failures when doing that. If forwarding the email doesn't work, I simply 
>> copy the tracking number from Amazon and paste it into a new ParcelTrack 
>> shipment.
>>  
>> Good luck.
>>  
>> Alan Lemly
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>> Of Kay Malmquist
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:18 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: A parcel track question
>>  
>> Hi all,
>> In parcel track does  it work well with Amazon? The reason I ask is that 
>> Amazon doesn't really have the tracking number just a link and it usually 
>> goes to the Amazon website. Has anybody used it with Amazon?
>>  
>> Kay Malmquist
>> kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
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Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones

[Richard Turner]

Greetings,

As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones from 
Plantronics that I received yesterday.
These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a 
microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken prompts 
about battery, pairing, etc.
I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, but 
they were only wired.  They died recently after 7 years of daily use.

I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across 
these.
Regular Price, $179.  (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago.
B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116.  
They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger.  They 
offer one, which we bought, for $6.00.

They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case.
The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different Bluetooth 
devices.
The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that they 
also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired headphones.  What 
they say about that in the documentation is that you can use them when the 
battery dies.  So, in actuality, you can use them with three devices.

I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, the 
Bose were.

They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable.
They feel like they are made from very high quality material.  
The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup.  The cable has the 
microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone Airpods.
They take about 3 hours to fully charge.
I have not run them down on the battery yet.
The microphone sounds fine.  I did a couple test calls with my wife on 
Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me.

They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them 
while walking down the street.

I am quite impressed in my first day of having them.

HTH,
Richard

-Original Message-
From: Richard Turner 
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:33 AM
To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' 
Subject: RE: bluetooth headphones

I'll let you know next week.
My wife is getting me the new Plantronics Backbeat Sense stereo Bluetooth 
headset.  It is over the ear, it claims 18 hours of talk, and lists for $179.
It was on sale briefly for $79 with a code, but I missed it.
She found them through a store called B&H from new York for $116 with free 
shipping.  It doesn't come with an AC charger, so she added their charger for 
$6.
It does, of course, come with the micro USB charging cable, just not the wall 
plug.

Later,
Richard


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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
david gross
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: bluetooth headphones


can someone suggest a good bluetooth headphone that is over the ear, not in the 
ear, has a extended battery life, and works well with voiceover?

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Re: A parcel track question

[Kay Malmquist]

Well, so far I am unimpressed.  I tried to use my user name as my address 
and saw no option to use that but was given some long address with 
parceltrack.de.  Then,when I click on the inbox, there is a How it works 
button that takes me to a not found page.  Really!  So, since they can not 
tell  me, can someone tell me what I must do to get the address that I want 
and how the inbox works?  Although, this should be available in the app. 
Thanks for any help.

Kay Malmquist
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  - Original Message - 
  From: Robin Frost
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:07 AM
  Subject: Re: A parcel track question


  Hi,
  I’m so glad you posted this as I thought it was just me. Sometimes when I 
forward things to my in box they appear right away and I receive 
notifications that they’ve been added. Other times absolutely nothing doing 
and I cannot for the life of me figure out why.  It almost seems as though 
the adding of packages via in box seems to work better by me if the package 
has already started moving thus its tracking number yields something right 
away as opposed to adding it when you get  notified of its tracking number 
but before it’s entered into any systems as having moved yet.
  Similarly when I report the issue via feedback sometimes it’s righted 
within minutes other times nothing happens. Either way I’ve never actually 
gotten a response from the app’s developer. Still I’m very fond of the app 
and don’t regret having purchased. But I am glad one can also add packages 
via the app or the web portal itself; and I’m also happy to have the other 
similarly named Parcel app just for redundancy sake for just such occasions.
  Robin


  From: Alan Lemly
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:02 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: RE: A parcel track question

  Kay,



  I've had varying results with ParcelTrack and Amazon shipments. I've 
successfully added Amazon shipments to ParcelTrack by forwarding the 
shipment notification email to my ParcelTrack inbox and I've also had 
failures when doing that. If forwarding the email doesn't work, I simply 
copy the tracking number from Amazon and paste it into a new ParcelTrack 
shipment.



  Good luck.



  Alan Lemly



  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Kay Malmquist
  Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:18 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: A parcel track question



  Hi all,
  In parcel track does  it work well with Amazon? The reason I ask is that 
Amazon doesn't really have the tracking number just a link and it usually 
goes to the Amazon website. Has anybody used it with Amazon?



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Re: A parcel track question

[Kay Malmquist]

A lot of the time Amazon does not have the tracking number in their email. 
Just the link where you can go to their site and see the status.  I would 
think this could present a problem.
Kay Malmquist
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  - Original Message - 
  From: Alan Lemly
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:02 AM
  Subject: RE: A parcel track question


  Kay,



  I've had varying results with ParcelTrack and Amazon shipments. I've 
successfully added Amazon shipments to ParcelTrack by forwarding the 
shipment notification email to my ParcelTrack inbox and I've also had 
failures when doing that. If forwarding the email doesn't work, I simply 
copy the tracking number from Amazon and paste it into a new ParcelTrack 
shipment.



  Good luck.



  Alan Lemly



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Of Kay Malmquist
  Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:18 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: A parcel track question



  Hi all,
  In parcel track does  it work well with Amazon? The reason I ask is that 
Amazon doesn't really have the tracking number just a link and it usually 
goes to the Amazon website. Has anybody used it with Amazon?



  Kay Malmquist
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RE: New Phones

[Rob]

If you have a computer, you might connect each current phone to the computer 
and make an encrypted backup using iTunes.  Be sure you take notes with the 
time of each backup and which phone is being backed up.

Then when you get the new phones, connect them to the computer and restore from 
the appropriate backup.  

The only thing I am not absolutely sure of is whether you can restore from an 
older backup than the most recent one.  I have never had to do that.

Rob

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Billy Maynard
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: New Phones

hi,

I'm not at all an expert onthis but, if you shair hte same apple id the 
contacts in iCloud will all be the same.   so There's no way I know of  to 
seperate them  except to download them to your new phones  Get your own apple 
id then delete the ones you don't want for hte id.  Why exactly do you shair an 
apple id?  I think it's be easy to do sepret ones  If you want to use one pay 
methed Ithink family shair would work for this.  Others who are more 
knoledgable might have a better answer for you  but, This is what  came to mind.

If you can work it out on the same apple id do let us know but, I'm not sure 
it's possable.

Billy Maynard
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To: 
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Subject: New Phones


Hi All,

My wife and I are receiving are new phones on Wednesday.  We each have our 
own contacts on each of our phones, but we use the same apple ID on both 
phones.  How can we transfer our contacts to our new phones without getting 
them mixed up?  Thanks in advance!

Steve
Steve and Shannon Cook
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Steve on Twitter: @SteveCook67
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Re: Family sharing

[Kay Malmquist]

well, in the case of Parcel Track for example, it is an in app premium 
upgrade and so that isn't what happened.  Tell me something.  Terry created 
the family sharing but I got parcel track first.  then he got it and 
upgraded it.  Mine is still not upgraded and so I guess I'll have to do it 
myself.  Is there any way to fix this in the future?

Kay Malmquist
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  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 3:33 AM
  Subject: RE: Family sharing


  you should be able to find the paid version in the app store. Just past 
the description you should see information concerning Family sharing.



  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Terry Nord
  Sent: August 15, 2017 10:31 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Family sharing



  Hi there,
  Couple of questions for you. I downloaded a an app and I have family 
sharing turned on. Kay my wife was able to go into my apps and download the 
same app. Later on I upgraded to the premium version. She hasn't found a way 
that the app has been to the premium version on her phone. Is there a way 
through family sharing that she can use the premium version of the app? Also 
when you look at the family sharing tab it is dimmed, is there a way to turn 
that on? Just so you know there are only two of us in the family. Also, does 
the app have to say somewhere that it supports family sharing In order to 
use it between the two of us?
  Thanks

  On Aug 15, 2017, at 10:35 PM, Casey  wrote:

  Okay now you like the Tom voice.

  Do you like the enhanced Tom or the regular Tom voice better?









  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Jennie Facer
  Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 5:19 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: iPhone voices



  Hi,



  I like tom the best. He is more clear than Alex to a degree. He is also a 
bit louder therefore a little better to understand in some situations. Alex 
is my next favorite then Ava.



  Thanks,



  Jenn

  Sent from my iPad


  On Aug 15, 2017, at 8:40 AM, Casey  wrote:

Hi since we have A number of voices now to select that the iPhone has 
now.

Like Alex and Ava and the old one that the phone first came with.

What all are you liking for you go to voice?

I know a lot of you like Alex on your phone.

I have used him to but doesn’t he use A bit more battery then others?

Also what voice to you like the best out of all of them for use on A 
daily basis?

And why do you select the voice you do?









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Re: New Phones

[Woody Anna Dresner]

Hi,

You can absolutely share an Apple ID for apps and have separate ones for 
iCloud. Have the person whose address isn't being used create their own iCloud 
Apple ID. Then you can each sign into iCloud with your own IDs, sync contacts 
with iCloud, and keep them separate.

To set up the new ID, open Settings, and choose the first option, "Apple, ID, 
iCloud, and Apps." If you're currently sharing iCloud, sign out at the bottom. 
Then choose to set up a new ID.

Best,
Anna



> On Aug 15, 2017, at 6:56 PM, Steve & Shannon Cook  wrote:
> 
> Hi All, 
> 
> My wife and I are receiving are new phones on Wednesday.  We each have our 
> own contacts on each of our phones, but we use the same apple ID on both 
> phones.  How can we transfer our contacts to our new phones without getting 
> them mixed up?  Thanks in advance!
> 
> Steve
> Steve and Shannon Cook
> Steve on Dice World: Steve6009
> Steve on Twitter: @SteveCook67
> Today I married my best friend.  
> The one that I laugh with, live for, love.
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Re: would it be a mistake

[Wayne Merritt]

T-Mobile will pay off your phone but it will take longer for that
payment to come, before you owe the prior carrier the money. In other
words, when I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile in 2015, I got the bill
from AT&T long before the payment came from T-Mobile. T-Mobile has
been pretty good. They saved me lots of money compared with AT&T, but
I have started having problems with data and connections, and
making/receiving calls, on my iPhone 7. I live in Austin, TX, in an
apartment complex. I usually get between 1 and 3 bars at home and at
work. Whenever my wife calls me on her T-Mobile iPhone 7, either I am
unable to hear her or she is unable to hear me. One person can talk to
the other, but the other cannot hear the first. I am also having
trouble with the earbuds on my phone. I cannot make or answer calls at
my desk so that the other party can hear me. I have also seen a delay
when getting texts or voicemails. Not all of these can be blamed on
the network, but most of them are T-Mobile's fault. We are switching
back to AT&T in September when the new iPhones come out. Though AT&T
is more expensive, they have much better and stronger coverage, both
in our home town and when we travel other places in Texas, like
Dallas, and sometimes to West Texas. There is also an AT&T tower not
too far from my work, which means I will be getting a strong 5 bars no
matter where I go and which floor I am on. Currently, if I go down to
the basement, I do not get any reception from T-Mobile. But when I go
back to the first floor I get the usual 2 bars. If I go outside, it
goes up to 4 or 5 bars.

Hth,
Wayne

On 8/16/17, MamaPeach  wrote:
> I heard on an advertisement on TV last night that they will definitly pay
> off your phone.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Larry Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 4:53 AM
> To: 'Martin Maidment' via VIPhone
> Subject: Re: would it be a mistake
>
> I don’t know if T-mobile will pay off your phone. However, I wouldn’t be
> surprised if they did. The best way to find out what T-mobile will or will
> not do is to call them. As far as T-mobile’s coverage. I, after some big
> time hesitation, and asking questions of other people who were actually
> using T-mobile, I made the switch from AT&t last February. I have had no
> real significant issues with the services. I have traveled to many places
> since making the switch. I am happy to say that so far, so good. I live in
> Philadelphia, PA. If you have some locations in mind where you may frequent,
>
> ask the T-mobile rep if they have coverage. Also, remember, T-mobile does
> have WiFi calling. Take care.
>
>> On Aug 15, 2017, at 6:54 PM, Patti Johnson  wrote:
>>
>> I just purchased a 7+ phone in June.  I have a friend who has TMobile,
>> and she told me that if I switched they'd pay the rest of my bill off.
>> I went online and saw with one line and what  my current bill is with
>> A T&T, with TMobile I'd pay $70 a month.  But I am hearing pros and
>> cons on TMobile.  My friend is sighted and so doesn't need the
>> accessibility that I do.  But another person told me they are frauds
>> and don't do what they claim.
>> I truly think AT&T is greedy and really want to get away from them but
>> I got the phone on a sale and guess I sort of got caught up in it,
>> being told other carriers didn't have as good a signal strength,
>> especially if you travel elsewhere.  I don't do much travelling, but
>> when I go to see my family or  maybe friends out of state I want to
>> have to be able to use my phone without any problems.  And of course
>> the person who told me this about other carriers not being as good
>> with signal, was an A T&T rep.
>>
>> So I need to hear from TMobile users.  Do they indeed help pay off
>> your current phone, and do you get good service wherever you go?
>>
>> I hope all this is making sense.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Patti
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Re: would it be a mistake

[MamaPeach]

I heard on an advertisement on TV last night that they will definitly pay 
off your phone.


-Original Message- 
From: Larry Smith

Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 4:53 AM
To: 'Martin Maidment' via VIPhone
Subject: Re: would it be a mistake

I don’t know if T-mobile will pay off your phone. However, I wouldn’t be 
surprised if they did. The best way to find out what T-mobile will or will 
not do is to call them. As far as T-mobile’s coverage. I, after some big 
time hesitation, and asking questions of other people who were actually 
using T-mobile, I made the switch from AT&t last February. I have had no 
real significant issues with the services. I have traveled to many places 
since making the switch. I am happy to say that so far, so good. I live in 
Philadelphia, PA. If you have some locations in mind where you may frequent, 
ask the T-mobile rep if they have coverage. Also, remember, T-mobile does 
have WiFi calling. Take care.



On Aug 15, 2017, at 6:54 PM, Patti Johnson  wrote:

I just purchased a 7+ phone in June.  I have a friend who has TMobile,
and she told me that if I switched they'd pay the rest of my bill off.
I went online and saw with one line and what  my current bill is with
A T&T, with TMobile I'd pay $70 a month.  But I am hearing pros and
cons on TMobile.  My friend is sighted and so doesn't need the
accessibility that I do.  But another person told me they are frauds
and don't do what they claim.
I truly think AT&T is greedy and really want to get away from them but
I got the phone on a sale and guess I sort of got caught up in it,
being told other carriers didn't have as good a signal strength,
especially if you travel elsewhere.  I don't do much travelling, but
when I go to see my family or  maybe friends out of state I want to
have to be able to use my phone without any problems.  And of course
the person who told me this about other carriers not being as good
with signal, was an A T&T rep.

So I need to hear from TMobile users.  Do they indeed help pay off
your current phone, and do you get good service wherever you go?

I hope all this is making sense.

Thanks,
Patti

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Re: would it be a mistake

[Larry Smith]

I don’t know if T-mobile will pay off your phone. However, I wouldn’t be 
surprised if they did. The best way to find out what T-mobile will or will not 
do is to call them. As far as T-mobile’s coverage. I, after some big time 
hesitation, and asking questions of other people who were actually using 
T-mobile, I made the switch from AT&t last February. I have had no real 
significant issues with the services. I have traveled to many places since 
making the switch. I am happy to say that so far, so good. I live in 
Philadelphia, PA. If you have some locations in mind where you may frequent, 
ask the T-mobile rep if they have coverage. Also, remember, T-mobile does have 
WiFi calling. Take care.

> On Aug 15, 2017, at 6:54 PM, Patti Johnson  wrote:
> 
> I just purchased a 7+ phone in June.  I have a friend who has TMobile,
> and she told me that if I switched they'd pay the rest of my bill off.
> I went online and saw with one line and what  my current bill is with
> A T&T, with TMobile I'd pay $70 a month.  But I am hearing pros and
> cons on TMobile.  My friend is sighted and so doesn't need the
> accessibility that I do.  But another person told me they are frauds
> and don't do what they claim.
> I truly think AT&T is greedy and really want to get away from them but
> I got the phone on a sale and guess I sort of got caught up in it,
> being told other carriers didn't have as good a signal strength,
> especially if you travel elsewhere.  I don't do much travelling, but
> when I go to see my family or  maybe friends out of state I want to
> have to be able to use my phone without any problems.  And of course
> the person who told me this about other carriers not being as good
> with signal, was an A T&T rep.
> 
> So I need to hear from TMobile users.  Do they indeed help pay off
> your current phone, and do you get good service wherever you go?
> 
> I hope all this is making sense.
> 
> Thanks,
> Patti
> 
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RE: Family sharing

[Doc wright]

you should be able to find the paid version in the app store. Just past the 
description you should see information concerning Family sharing.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Terry Nord
Sent: August 15, 2017 10:31 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Family sharing

 

Hi there,
Couple of questions for you. I downloaded a an app and I have family sharing 
turned on. Kay my wife was able to go into my apps and download the same app. 
Later on I upgraded to the premium version. She hasn't found a way that the app 
has been to the premium version on her phone. Is there a way through family 
sharing that she can use the premium version of the app? Also when you look at 
the family sharing tab it is dimmed, is there a way to turn that on? Just so 
you know there are only two of us in the family. Also, does the app have to say 
somewhere that it supports family sharing In order to use it between the two of 
us? 
Thanks 

On Aug 15, 2017, at 10:35 PM, Casey  wrote:

Okay now you like the Tom voice.

Do you like the enhanced Tom or the regular Tom voice better?

 

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Jennie Facer
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 5:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iPhone voices

 

Hi,

 

I like tom the best. He is more clear than Alex to a degree. He is also a bit 
louder therefore a little better to understand in some situations. Alex is my 
next favorite then Ava.

 

Thanks,

 

Jenn

Sent from my iPad


On Aug 15, 2017, at 8:40 AM, Casey  wrote:

Hi since we have A number of voices now to select that the iPhone has now.

Like Alex and Ava and the old one that the phone first came with.

What all are you liking for you go to voice?

I know a lot of you like Alex on your phone.

I have used him to but doesn’t he use A bit more battery then others?

Also what voice to you like the best out of all of them for use on A daily 
basis?

And why do you select the voice you do?

 

 

 

 

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