Re: ADS Tech Instant Music for Mac as sound output
just my 2c why not an optical link / sp/dif connection mac to stereo some macs have optical out hidden in the headphone socket eg powerbook/ macbook James On 13/01/2011, at 13:53, Dark1 wrote: Thanks for the advice guys. The main thing I don't like about my current setup is that I sometimes (depending on what the cpu is doing) get an annoying scratching sound coming through the speakers. It's not terribly prominent and is usually covered up by music or sound in video except where the soundtrack is at a quiet point and it can also be reduced by turning the volume down on my amplifier and the computer volume right up to compensate. Basically I'm just after a device that won't give lower quality sound to what I currently get and will also get rid of the scratching sound, allowing me to control my volume completely through the Apple Volume Control. I'm running intel 10.6.5 at the moment but my hardware is probably not what you'd expect. I do have USB2. firewire 400 and pci slots available. Thanks Ruben Hi Ruben, If your current set-up (output jack to amp to speakers) is working OK - then perhaps telling us what you DON'T like about this setup (ie what you are hoping to improve) may help people make suitable suggestions/ comments. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 13/1/11 7:07 AM, Ray Forma at r...@smartchat.net.au wrote: Ruben, difficult to give any advice because you don't give any information about your Mac (PowerPC/Intel) or your OS or the programs that generate the music. On 13/01/2011, at 3:41 AM, Dark1 wrote: Hi Everyone. I've been considering getting a sound output (either card or USB) for my computer since my built in one can have an annoying scratchy sound when cpu is being used. I'm currently using a 3.5mm output jack to a fairly decent quality old amplifier connected to good quality but again old speakers. My main audio use is listening to music and although I'm not an audiophile I'm definitely a fair bit more picky than the average user. At the moment my current consideration is the ADS Tech Instant Music for Mac since I can be sure it will work on Mac OS and it's reasonably priced. Like many other products it has inputs to allow for recording from vinyl or other sources but I'm only really interested in the output. Does anyone have any experience with this USB device or perhaps other possible devices I might be interested in or maybe just some advice for me? Thanks Ruben -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Regards, Ray Forma Tel +61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: ADS Tech Instant Music for Mac as sound output
On 13/01/2011, at 4:37 pm, James / Hans Kunz wrote: just my 2c why not an optical link / sp/dif connection mac to stereo some macs have optical out hidden in the headphone socket eg powerbook/ macbook James I didn't know that James and Carlo. I knew the iMac has optical out because that's how our LOgitech speakers are connected but not the MacBook. I've just looked in System Profile and voila: Intel High Definition Audio S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Output: Connection: Combination Output Thank you WAMUG Reg -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: ADS Tech Instant Music for Mac as sound output
Ok sorry for not posting all the details up. I didn't do it because I thought it would likely generate more questions and possibly unwanted debate but I will post everything up now as people are a bit frustrated with my vague reference to my hardware. I'm running Snow Leopard (10.6.5) on a gigabyte ex58-ud5 motherboard with an intel i7 920 processor overclocked to 3.81GHz. My sound out is through 2x 3.5mm (headphone jack style) connector cable to RCA which are connected to the computer through a 3.5mm double adapter and run to 2 separate amplifiers (both of which are roughly 30 years old). The first amplifier is a NAD 3020 and is connected to a pair of KEF Concerto SP1004 speakers. The second amplifier is a Technics SU-C 03 and is connected to a pair of Akai SW-A25 speakers. I play my music through iTunes but I don't believe the problem is software related since it occurs during many different things (fluctuates with web page add animations, occurs at varying intervals in different games (particularly in movie sequences) and occurs when encoding is using the CPU). It is possible that it could be interference in the cables but I think this is unlikely due to the fluctuation during different activities unless the interference is from the power cable. I do have S/PDIF out but my amplifiers are of course not compatible with it. I think I've provided all the possible info now. Glad at least that James and Carlo led Reg onto the the MacBook optical output. Ruben Hi Ruben, You have not given enough information for people to assist you, we are 'pushing in the dark' (pardon the pun). Ray Forma asked you previously: Ruben, difficult to give any advice because you don't give any information about your Mac (PowerPC/Intel) or your OS or the programs that generate the music. OK, we now know you are running OS X 10.6.5, but on what? What Ports are you using? And what software is running the music? What Amplifier, Speakers, etc. Give all the information required so people can assist you. Its like 'pulling teeth' sometimes on WAMUG. Emails back and forth, trying to drag information out of people. People expect us to be 'Mind Readers' … we aren't! We can't see what you have and what you are using, you have to give us all the information to be able to give you informed advice. Cheers, Ronni On 13/01/2011, at 2:50 PM, cm wrote: Hi Ruben, Perhaps you are picking up static with the cable from the computer to the amplifier. Depending on the version of Mac you have, you may have an optical digital audio out jack. In provisioned models this comes from the same headphone jack as the standard headphone out. One just needs a optical digital cable and, of course, the correct input on your home theatre or amplifier. I can't tell from your inscrutable, unexpected hardware whether you have optical digital audio out or not, :-) but later model iMacs and MacBooks have this. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-01-13, at 13:53, Dark1 wrote: Thanks for the advice guys. The main thing I don't like about my current setup is that I sometimes (depending on what the cpu is doing) get an annoying scratching sound coming through the speakers. It's not terribly prominent and is usually covered up by music or sound in video except where the soundtrack is at a quiet point and it can also be reduced by turning the volume down on my amplifier and the computer volume right up to compensate. Basically I'm just after a device that won't give lower quality sound to what I currently get and will also get rid of the scratching sound, allowing me to control my volume completely through the Apple Volume Control. I'm running intel 10.6.5 at the moment but my hardware is probably not what you'd expect. I do have USB2. firewire 400 and pci slots available. Thanks Ruben Hi Ruben, If your current set-up (output jack to amp to speakers) is working OK - then perhaps telling us what you DON'T like about this setup (ie what you are hoping to improve) may help people make suitable suggestions/comments. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 13/1/11 7:07 AM, Ray Forma at r...@smartchat.net.au wrote: Ruben, difficult to give any advice because you don't give any information about your Mac (PowerPC/Intel) or your OS or the programs that generate the music. On 13/01/2011, at 3:41 AM, Dark1 wrote: Hi Everyone. I've been considering getting a sound output (either card or USB) for my computer since my built in one can have an annoying scratchy sound when cpu is being used. I'm currently using a 3.5mm output jack to a fairly decent quality old amplifier connected to good quality but again old speakers. My main audio use is listening to music and although I'm not an audiophile I'm definitely a fair bit more picky
Re: ADS Tech Instant Music for Mac as sound output
I had the same cpu noise you are describing. It was also noticeable with network activity. Very annoying. My research led me to suspect a ground loop (google it). There was almost nothing I could do about this. It even occured when using a Griffin iMic. Then, the amp died. When I replaced the amp, voila! No more noise. Good luck. Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: 27IiMac - screen wake-up problem
Hi Ronni, Well, I hadn't even heard of SafeSleep ;o) After a bit of googling and reading Apple Support Articles, I'm a bit wiser! I would be surprised if Entourage was the culprit as I always tend to leave it (and Firefox) on when I sleep the computer - and for over a year this hasn't given any problem (I realise this doesn't actually rule it out...) However, after reading http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1776 I checked and found that I do have Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer checked and realised that I had recently added a wireless trackpad to my set-up. Since I used a wired keyboard, I don't actually need to wake the computer by bluetooth - so I've unchecked this option as my first trial fix - we will see how we go. Thanks for alerting me to some of OSXs sleep features - whilst I was aware of the 3 basic modes of hard drive/display/system sleep, I hadn't appreciated all the other considerations. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 13/1/11 1:55 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Neil, I tend to feel that the problem MAY be down to the sleep process hanging (after the screen has been put to sleep but before the computer has been fully put to sleep) as one strange thing I have noticed is some entourage error messages reporting failure to connect to server The problem with SafeSleep is that if data is being written to the hard drive when you select 'sleep', SafeSleep encounters an error that causes the machine to hang in sleep. Could this be your problem? Try quitting Entourage before selecting 'sleep'. Cheers, Ronni On 13/01/2011, at 11:00 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi all, A strange problem this.. A few days ago, my iMac wouldn't wake from sleep properly - in actual fact, the screen didn't wake-up (though I didn't realise that at the time) - I could hear the disc going and, since I have the Mac set to require password on wake from either sleep or screen saver, I should get a login window - but the screen remained black, with no mouse cursor. I tried a few random key strokes (to try and wake it) and got the beep that tells you that is not appropriate (ie I needed to login first). At the time, I was worried my screen had died (and me just a month out of warranty!) and decided a forced shut-down and re-boot should be tried. However, as I was pressing the power button, the log-in window appeared (together with a message about incorrect password - obviously referring to my random keystrokes when the screen was black). I then logged in without problem and everything was OK - I have since surmised that when I went to force the shut-down I actually pressed the power button twice - which put the computer to sleep and then re-awakened it (together with the screen, this time). At the time, I just put it down to some random gremlin - was relieved my screen was not dead - and forgot about it! Until this morning... Go to wake up the computer, can hear activity but the screen stays blank - this time I try just blindly entering my password and hitting return - the login obviously works and I can hear entourage (left running when the mac goes to sleep) retrieving emails from various accounts - but the screen stays black. I fired up the laptop and the iMac can be seen on the network. I try Google (from the laptop) and find a 5 page MacRumours forum on 27iMac won't wake from sleep stretching from to November 2009 (the vintage of my iMac) through to December 2010 (ie, basically, now): http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=825871 This showed LOTS of people having sleep problems - though the problems and circumstances are far from identical - several of the posts seemed similar to my problem and the consensus seemed to be that the screen was not waking up and that perhaps the computer had failed to go completely to sleep. This reminded my of my power button pressing previously - so (more observantly this time) I pressed the power button once and did, in fact, hear the computer go to sleep - I then pressed the button again and the computer awoke correctly and presented me with the login window. Unfortunately, though there are MANY theories on the forum - there appears to be no clear cause/solution: Some people have blamed USB hubs and wireless keyboards - not applicable in my case. Some people point to hardware and have had Apple replacing power supplies, logic boards (sometimes multiple replacements) and even new computers - this may fix it for some people - but others have the problem re-occur - even over new computers. Others point to this as indicating a software problem and advocate complete re-installations of the operating system - again this has worked for some (or appeared to work for a while) but not for others - and the problem seems to span several versions of Snow Leopard. For
Re: 27IiMac - screen wake-up problem
Hi Carlo, on 13/1/11 11:31 AM, cm at cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Neil, It does sound like a software problem. Perhaps the screen brightness is being set to zero. Have you tried fiddling with the brightness buttons as a work-around. Yes, at the time I tried increasing brightness no effect. Another potential work-around is to enable screen sharing on your iMac and then log-in from your laptop. You could then either try to revive the iMac or do an orderly shutdown. I was thinking about that (though I¹ve never actually tried screensharing yet) - however, now that I¹ve found that it seems to be a sleep failure and that I can then sleep and rewake using the power button (without actually shutting the machine down) I do have an orderly ³fix² to recover the situation it¹s just that I¹d rather not have the situation in the first place ;o) I personally would do the upgrade to 10.6.6. If it is a problem known to Apple, they may have put a fix in the upgrade. Failing that, if sufficiently many other users are having the problem a fix will eventually be released. I will, no doubt, upgrade to 10.6.6 before too long however the problem(s) relating to SL sleep have been reported/discussed through several SL upgrades though, as I said, the forum seems to describe several similar but different sleep issues. In the meantime, after some reading prompted by Ronni¹s post, I am trying unchecking the Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer option we will see how we go! Thanks for the thoughts/suggestions. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com Good luck, Carlo On 2011-01-13, at 11:00, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi all, A strange problem this.. A few days ago, my iMac wouldn't wake from sleep properly - in actual fact, the screen didn't wake-up (though I didn't realise that at the time) - I could hear the disc going and, since I have the Mac set to require password on wake from either sleep or screen saver, I should get a login window - but the screen remained black, with no mouse cursor. I tried a few random key strokes (to try and wake it) and got the beep that tells you that is not appropriate (ie I needed to login first). At the time, I was worried my screen had died (and me just a month out of warranty!) and decided a forced shut-down and re-boot should be tried. However, as I was pressing the power button, the log-in window appeared (together with a message about incorrect password - obviously referring to my random keystrokes when the screen was black). I then logged in without problem and everything was OK - I have since surmised that when I went to force the shut-down I actually pressed the power button twice - which put the computer to sleep and then re-awakened it (together with the screen, this time). At the time, I just put it down to some random gremlin - was relieved my screen was not dead - and forgot about it! Until this morning... Go to wake up the computer, can hear activity but the screen stays blank - this time I try just blindly entering my password and hitting return - the login obviously works and I can hear entourage (left running when the mac goes to sleep) retrieving emails from various accounts - but the screen stays black. I fired up the laptop and the iMac can be seen on the network. I try Google (from the laptop) and find a 5 page MacRumours forum on 27iMac won't wake from sleep stretching from to November 2009 (the vintage of my iMac) through to December 2010 (ie, basically, now): http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=825871 This showed LOTS of people having sleep problems - though the problems and circumstances are far from identical - several of the posts seemed similar to my problem and the consensus seemed to be that the screen was not waking up and that perhaps the computer had failed to go completely to sleep. This reminded my of my power button pressing previously - so (more observantly this time) I pressed the power button once and did, in fact, hear the computer go to sleep - I then pressed the button again and the computer awoke correctly and presented me with the login window. Unfortunately, though there are MANY theories on the forum - there appears to be no clear cause/solution: Some people have blamed USB hubs and wireless keyboards - not applicable in my case. Some people point to hardware and have had Apple replacing power supplies, logic boards (sometimes multiple replacements) and even new computers - this may fix it for some people - but others have the problem re-occur - even over new computers. Others point to this as indicating a software problem and advocate complete re-installations of the operating system - again this has worked for some (or appeared to work for a while) but not for others - and the problem seems to span several versions of Snow Leopard. For myself
Re: 27IiMac - screen wake-up problem
Hi Peter, First up, I do love my 27 iMac - I really appreciate the extra screen real estate, it's lovely to look at and it is quiet. Regarding Applecare - it's like any other insurance/warranty extension: An expensive waste of money if you never use it. An absolute bargain if you end up needing it. You will have to make up your own mind on that... Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't depending on my mood at the time ;o) The wireless keyboard is beautiful neat (I actually got one with my iMac) - but I tend to use the numeric keypad a lot with Excel - so I actually use the wired keyboard from my previous iMac - it's also nice to be able to rule out a bluetooth problem with a wired keyboard. I am very happy with my Magic mouse (unlike the previous Mighty mouse with the ever problematic scroll ball!!) - I didn't find the battery life that bad but I've now got the Apple rechargeable batteries and charger so battery cost is no longer an issue. I think Apple's price for a smart charger and 6 good quality rechargeables is pretty good. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 13/1/11 11:25 AM, Crisp, Peter at pcr...@hatch.com.au wrote: Hi Neil, that is a very clear articulation of a problem you're experiencing and sorry to hear it. I'm also sorry I don't have any wisdom on this, but am imminently going to get myself into a 27 iMac and wonder if this Sleep issue will pervade my new machine (to be). Also do you have any other comments or wisdom about ordering such a machine and any recommended upgrades (Applecare, wireless or Bluetooth devices). I still have my old Magic Mouse that I got for SWMBO's Macbook (not very magical actually) as constant Bluetooth dropouts and ravenous battery consumption (1-2 weeks between replacements) led me to get a Logitech Nano VX which is brilliant - and still on the original batteries from 9 months ago! But I believe the iMac 27 comes with the Magic Mouse 'thrown in' and presumably now non-problematic as I observed from 12 months ago as I see no chatter about it on this forum. Thanks for any feedback. Regards Peter.. -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Neil Houghton Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:01 AM To: WAMUG Subject: 27IiMac - screen wake-up problem Hi all, A strange problem this.. A few days ago, my iMac wouldn't wake from sleep properly - in actual fact, the screen didn't wake-up (though I didn't realise that at the time) - I could hear the disc going and, since I have the Mac set to require password on wake from either sleep or screen saver, I should get a login window - but the screen remained black, with no mouse cursor. I tried a few random key strokes (to try and wake it) and got the beep that tells you that is not appropriate (ie I needed to login first). At the time, I was worried my screen had died (and me just a month out of warranty!) and decided a forced shut-down and re-boot should be tried. However, as I was pressing the power button, the log-in window appeared (together with a message about incorrect password - obviously referring to my random keystrokes when the screen was black). I then logged in without problem and everything was OK - I have since surmised that when I went to force the shut-down I actually pressed the power button twice - which put the computer to sleep and then re-awakened it (together with the screen, this time). At the time, I just put it down to some random gremlin - was relieved my screen was not dead - and forgot about it! Until this morning... Go to wake up the computer, can hear activity but the screen stays blank - this time I try just blindly entering my password and hitting return - the login obviously works and I can hear entourage (left running when the mac goes to sleep) retrieving emails from various accounts - but the screen stays black. I fired up the laptop and the iMac can be seen on the network. I try Google (from the laptop) and find a 5 page MacRumours forum on 27iMac won't wake from sleep stretching from to November 2009 (the vintage of my iMac) through to December 2010 (ie, basically, now): http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=825871 This showed LOTS of people having sleep problems - though the problems and circumstances are far from identical - several of the posts seemed similar to my problem and the consensus seemed to be that the screen was not waking up and that perhaps the computer had failed to go completely to sleep. This reminded my of my power button pressing previously - so (more observantly this time) I pressed the power button once and did, in fact, hear the computer go to sleep - I then pressed the button again and the computer awoke correctly and presented me with the login window. Unfortunately, though there are
RE: 27IiMac - screen wake-up problem
Ok, thanks for that Neil. I am comforted by your comments in still proceeding. Kind Regards, Peter Crisp, -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Neil Houghton Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 8:22 PM To: WAMUG Subject: Re: 27IiMac - screen wake-up problem Hi Peter, First up, I do love my 27 iMac - I really appreciate the extra screen real estate, it's lovely to look at and it is quiet. Regarding Applecare - it's like any other insurance/warranty extension: An expensive waste of money if you never use it. An absolute bargain if you end up needing it. You will have to make up your own mind on that... Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't depending on my mood at the time ;o) The wireless keyboard is beautiful neat (I actually got one with my iMac) - but I tend to use the numeric keypad a lot with Excel - so I actually use the wired keyboard from my previous iMac - it's also nice to be able to rule out a bluetooth problem with a wired keyboard. I am very happy with my Magic mouse (unlike the previous Mighty mouse with the ever problematic scroll ball!!) - I didn't find the battery life that bad but I've now got the Apple rechargeable batteries and charger so battery cost is no longer an issue. I think Apple's price for a smart charger and 6 good quality rechargeables is pretty good. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 13/1/11 11:25 AM, Crisp, Peter at pcr...@hatch.com.au wrote: Hi Neil, that is a very clear articulation of a problem you're experiencing and sorry to hear it. I'm also sorry I don't have any wisdom on this, but am imminently going to get myself into a 27 iMac and wonder if this Sleep issue will pervade my new machine (to be). Also do you have any other comments or wisdom about ordering such a machine and any recommended upgrades (Applecare, wireless or Bluetooth devices). I still have my old Magic Mouse that I got for SWMBO's Macbook (not very magical actually) as constant Bluetooth dropouts and ravenous battery consumption (1-2 weeks between replacements) led me to get a Logitech Nano VX which is brilliant - and still on the original batteries from 9 months ago! But I believe the iMac 27 comes with the Magic Mouse 'thrown in' and presumably now non-problematic as I observed from 12 months ago as I see no chatter about it on this forum. Thanks for any feedback. Regards Peter.. -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Neil Houghton Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:01 AM To: WAMUG Subject: 27IiMac - screen wake-up problem Hi all, A strange problem this.. A few days ago, my iMac wouldn't wake from sleep properly - in actual fact, the screen didn't wake-up (though I didn't realise that at the time) - I could hear the disc going and, since I have the Mac set to require password on wake from either sleep or screen saver, I should get a login window - but the screen remained black, with no mouse cursor. I tried a few random key strokes (to try and wake it) and got the beep that tells you that is not appropriate (ie I needed to login first). At the time, I was worried my screen had died (and me just a month out of warranty!) and decided a forced shut-down and re-boot should be tried. However, as I was pressing the power button, the log-in window appeared (together with a message about incorrect password - obviously referring to my random keystrokes when the screen was black). I then logged in without problem and everything was OK - I have since surmised that when I went to force the shut-down I actually pressed the power button twice - which put the computer to sleep and then re-awakened it (together with the screen, this time). At the time, I just put it down to some random gremlin - was relieved my screen was not dead - and forgot about it! Until this morning... Go to wake up the computer, can hear activity but the screen stays blank - this time I try just blindly entering my password and hitting return - the login obviously works and I can hear entourage (left running when the mac goes to sleep) retrieving emails from various accounts - but the screen stays black. I fired up the laptop and the iMac can be seen on the network. I try Google (from the laptop) and find a 5 page MacRumours forum on 27iMac won't wake from sleep stretching from to November 2009 (the vintage of my iMac) through to December 2010 (ie, basically, now): http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=825871 This showed LOTS of people having sleep problems - though the problems and circumstances are far from identical - several of the posts seemed similar to my problem and the consensus seemed to be that the screen was not waking up and that perhaps the computer had failed to go
Telstra Mentor for Iphone
Good morning WAMUG, I received an unsolicited call on my mobile phone yesterday, from a gentleman who identified himself as a Telstra mentor for iPhones. Nowadays we feel uneasy about the possibility of scams, and so although this seemed to be legitimate and probably is, I have not heard of a Telstra mentor from anyone. Yes, we do not want to be paranoid, but He asked me for my email address, which I did give to him, and he offered to help me with any problems that I may be having with the new phone. I explained that it was not a good time for me just then so we ended the call. He sent me an email shortly after this. The email tells me how to check the data usage on my iPhone. He also gave me instructions on how to make the phone ring longer. Just now, as he had also told me would happen, I received a text message - which I am meant to respond to rating his helpfulness. Has anyone else had such a phone call or is this perhaps a scam? Hopefully not! Looking forward to comments from the WAMUG group! Peta -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Telstra Mentor for Iphone
Hi Peta, Good to be very careful about this sort of phone call. Apparently it is genuine. I have never received one and had not heard of it. Be cautious of the cost though! http://www.telstra.com.au/telstramentor/index.html What is Telstra Mentor? A Telstra Mentor expert can help take away the frustration of getting your new mobile up and running. You'll also be shown handy shortcuts and how to master mobile features like email and internet, giving you the mobile tools to save time and be more productive. How can Telstra Mentor benefit me? We’ll contact you and book a time to show you how you can: • sync your PC calendar and contacts with your mobile • set up and use mobile email • access mobile internet • use your handset as a mobile modem • access Next G™ content like Whereis® mobile, Yellow™ mobile, FOXTEL from Telstra and much more. Who can use Telstra Mentor? This program is available to eligible Telstra customers who take out a plan and eligible handset with a monthly access fee of $79 or above. It is provided by our partners Mobile Mentor and is available throughout Australia. You could be eligible for a face to face or over the phone mentor session depending on your location. Cheers, Ronni On 14/01/2011, at 9:42 AM, peta wrote: Good morning WAMUG, I received an unsolicited call on my mobile phone yesterday, from a gentleman who identified himself as a Telstra mentor for iPhones. Nowadays we feel uneasy about the possibility of scams, and so although this seemed to be legitimate and probably is, I have not heard of a Telstra mentor from anyone. Yes, we do not want to be paranoid, but He asked me for my email address, which I did give to him, and he offered to help me with any problems that I may be having with the new phone. I explained that it was not a good time for me just then so we ended the call. He sent me an email shortly after this. The email tells me how to check the data usage on my iPhone. He also gave me instructions on how to make the phone ring longer. Just now, as he had also told me would happen, I received a text message - which I am meant to respond to rating his helpfulness. Has anyone else had such a phone call or is this perhaps a scam? Hopefully not! Looking forward to comments from the WAMUG group! Peta -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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Re: Telstra Mentor for Iphone
Why not phone Telstra and ask if they have mentors DickA On 14/01/2011, at 9:42 AM, peta wrote: Good morning WAMUG, I received an unsolicited call on my mobile phone yesterday, from a gentleman who identified himself as a Telstra mentor for iPhones. Nowadays we feel uneasy about the possibility of scams, and so although this seemed to be legitimate and probably is, I have not heard of a Telstra mentor from anyone. Yes, we do not want to be paranoid, but He asked me for my email address, which I did give to him, and he offered to help me with any problems that I may be having with the new phone. I explained that it was not a good time for me just then so we ended the call. He sent me an email shortly after this. The email tells me how to check the data usage on my iPhone. He also gave me instructions on how to make the phone ring longer. Just now, as he had also told me would happen, I received a text message - which I am meant to respond to rating his helpfulness. Has anyone else had such a phone call or is this perhaps a scam? Hopefully not! Looking forward to comments from the WAMUG group! Peta -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au R. A. Anderson. 65 Dalkeith Rd., Nedlands, W.A. 6009 (08) 9386 4405 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Telstra Mentor for Iphone
Thanks for this Ronni. While it is good to know this is not a scam, I am still puzzled why me?. Other family members and friends who have purchased iPhone 4's recently have not had any such approach. Again, thank you for such a prompt response. Have a great weekend, Peta On 14/01/2011, at 9:55 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peta, Good to be very careful about this sort of phone call. Apparently it is genuine. I have never received one and had not heard of it. Be cautious of the cost though! http://www.telstra.com.au/telstramentor/index.html What is Telstra Mentor? A Telstra Mentor expert can help take away the frustration of getting your new mobile up and running. You'll also be shown handy shortcuts and how to master mobile features like email and internet, giving you the mobile tools to save time and be more productive. How can Telstra Mentor benefit me? We’ll contact you and book a time to show you how you can: • sync your PC calendar and contacts with your mobile • set up and use mobile email • access mobile internet • use your handset as a mobile modem • access Next G™ content like Whereis® mobile, Yellow™ mobile, FOXTEL from Telstra and much more. Who can use Telstra Mentor? This program is available to eligible Telstra customers who take out a plan and eligible handset with a monthly access fee of $79 or above. It is provided by our partners Mobile Mentor and is available throughout Australia. You could be eligible for a face to face or over the phone mentor session depending on your location. Cheers, Ronni On 14/01/2011, at 9:42 AM, peta wrote: Good morning WAMUG, I received an unsolicited call on my mobile phone yesterday, from a gentleman who identified himself as a Telstra mentor for iPhones. Nowadays we feel uneasy about the possibility of scams, and so although this seemed to be legitimate and probably is, I have not heard of a Telstra mentor from anyone. Yes, we do not want to be paranoid, but He asked me for my email address, which I did give to him, and he offered to help me with any problems that I may be having with the new phone. I explained that it was not a good time for me just then so we ended the call. He sent me an email shortly after this. The email tells me how to check the data usage on my iPhone. He also gave me instructions on how to make the phone ring longer. Just now, as he had also told me would happen, I received a text message - which I am meant to respond to rating his helpfulness. Has anyone else had such a phone call or is this perhaps a scam? Hopefully not! Looking forward to comments from the WAMUG group! Peta -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Telstra Mentor for Iphone
The web page clearly shows Telstra has this programme in place, and they do say Our Telstra Mentor service gives you expert advice on how to get the most out of your new Next G™ handset in a complimentary, personalised one hour session. So it seems the 1 hour session should be free. Even though this session seems legitimate, I think Telstra has set things up to invite abuse at some point in the future. Someone could easily call up pretending to be a Telstra mentor, answer some questions to build trust and then try for confidential info - perhaps asking for login details or potentially credit card details. Social engineering is a popular way of getting people to part with confidential information - it makes it easier for scammers if corporations teach their customers to trust unsolicited calls. With identity theft such a major problem, if someone calls you out of the blue and you have no way of knowing who they are, if it comes to the point where they want you to disclose information you should ask how to reach them via a company phone number you can check out independently. For example, on the Telstra Mentor site they include For more information on Telstra Mentor please call 1300 783 343. So if you did get a call from a Mentor and they did ask you for any information (email address included), maybe it would be better to call the mentor back via that number. Glenn Nicholas On 14 January 2011 09:42, peta petabelczow...@mac.com wrote: Good morning WAMUG, I received an unsolicited call on my mobile phone yesterday, from a gentleman who identified himself as a Telstra mentor for iPhones. Nowadays we feel uneasy about the possibility of scams, and so although this seemed to be legitimate and probably is, I have not heard of a Telstra mentor from anyone. Yes, we do not want to be paranoid, but He asked me for my email address, which I did give to him, and he offered to help me with any problems that I may be having with the new phone. I explained that it was not a good time for me just then so we ended the call. He sent me an email shortly after this. The email tells me how to check the data usage on my iPhone. He also gave me instructions on how to make the phone ring longer. Just now, as he had also told me would happen, I received a text message - which I am meant to respond to rating his helpfulness. Has anyone else had such a phone call or is this perhaps a scam? Hopefully not! Looking forward to comments from the WAMUG group! Peta -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
