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Jörgen Andersson3-Feb-20 21:24

3-Feb-20 21:24

honey the codewitch wrote:
i wonder if it will let you do SMS text messaging

It does.

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honey the codewitch3-Feb-20 21:37

3-Feb-20 21:37

nice!

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Jörgen Andersson3-Feb-20 21:39

3-Feb-20 21:39

I'm normally using WhatsApp though. No cost and it also has a windows app you can sync with the phone.

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OriginalGriff3-Feb-20 21:27

3-Feb-20 21:27

honey the codewitch wrote:
t. i'm averse to phones

I have one because I need one: it's good for emergencies (both when I need help, and when others need help and I'm not home) and to do anything with my bank or credit cards, all of which want to send me a confirmation code in order to do anything useful.

I have to admit, it would be handy to receive the SMS via the PC so I can copy'n'paste it into the web page ...

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honey the codewitch3-Feb-20 21:37

3-Feb-20 21:37

I forget exactly where i found it before. Maybe in the app store, but this looks promising: Send and receive emails over text message - Google Fi Help[^]

Although this wasn't that. I don't have a charged phone on me right now or i'd check the app store.

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molin16-Feb-20 5:56

molin1

6-Feb-20 5:56

Google has you covered for SMS via the PC, or any device with a web browser I suppose.

OriginalGriff3-Feb-20 21:47

3-Feb-20 21:47

I just tried it ... and it won't run on my phone, it needs a higher version of Android than I have. Laugh | :laugh:

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honey the codewitch3-Feb-20 21:47

3-Feb-20 21:47

bummer

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OriginalGriff3-Feb-20 21:49

3-Feb-20 21:49

I'm not buying a new phone just to get it working with my PC Laugh | :laugh:

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honey the codewitch3-Feb-20 21:56

3-Feb-20 21:56

I totally agree.

It will work one day

after you accidentally dunk your phone in the toilet and have to get a new one

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OriginalGriff3-Feb-20 22:14

3-Feb-20 22:14

My phones tend to get retired when the battery no longer holds a good charge, or they die of electronic rust: I'm pretty careful with my tools and toys ... Laugh | :laugh:

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dandy724-Feb-20 5:32

dandy72

4-Feb-20 5:32

OriginalGriff wrote:
My phones tend to get retired when the battery no longer holds a good charge

That sounds awfully premature. Is that also your policy for laptops and such? I have laptops with batteries that are in such bad shape you can't even run from one power outlet to the next fast enough (and the laptops are so old it's not worth investing in a new battery - if you can even find them). Fact is, when I use one of my laptops, I'm always near a power outlet anyway...

OriginalGriff4-Feb-20 5:44

4-Feb-20 5:44

I dunno - it's generally ten years or so before that happens: my current phone is a Moto G Series 1 and that came out in 2013 ...
It still works fine, holds a charge for between 18 hours and 18 days (depending on me remembering to turn off location services, mostly) and is probably good for quite a few more years, though it is running low on memory thanks to compulsory Google app updates ... Sigh | :sigh:

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dandy724-Feb-20 5:49

dandy72

4-Feb-20 5:49

Gotcha. You made it sound like it was a yearly thing as too many people do.

In your case, I'm surprised it's still happened often enough for you to say you "tend to" do it when the battery dies. With a sample of this size, you're one hell of a trend spotter. Smile | :)

OriginalGriff4-Feb-20 6:01

4-Feb-20 6:01

I had to carry a company "mobile" back in the pre-digital age, when I was on 24 hour call to the World's Most Annoying Customer.

The batteries didn't last too long in those days, the battery tech was a lot cruder.

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agolddog5-Feb-20 4:44

agolddog

5-Feb-20 4:44

OriginalGriff wrote:
I had to carry a company "mobile" back in the pre-digital age, when I was on 24 hour call to the World's Most Annoying Customer.

The batteries didn't last too long in those days, the battery tech was a lot cruder.

Yeah, the battery mysteriously died just about the time the phone rang with MAC's number on the display...

I had a similar position years ago, being responsible for all production errors at the app level (so not an admin or anything, but fixing bad queries etc).

it wasn't fun, but I think it really made me a better developer--having to get in everyone's code for fixes made me learn a lot about what is decent code, and what's crap and should be avoided.

OriginalGriff5-Feb-20 4:47

5-Feb-20 4:47

No Caller ID in those days! 7-segment LED display, no FarceBok - heck no Google even!

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Joan M4-Feb-20 6:24

Joan M

4-Feb-20 6:24

SMS are welcome...

And you can see notifications from other apps too...

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Jörgen Andersson3-Feb-20 21:27

3-Feb-20 21:27

Are your headphones connected to the PC or the phone?

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Joan M4-Feb-20 6:26

Joan M

4-Feb-20 6:26

Bluetooth connected to both in multi point setup...

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Jörgen Andersson4-Feb-20 8:57

4-Feb-20 8:57

Does that work?

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Joan M4-Feb-20 21:39

Joan M

4-Feb-20 21:39

Yes, very well indeed...

I have my laptop connected to my NAS through LAN, in my NAS there is all my music.
Using MusicBee to play it.
Headphones are connected to the laptop and to my cell phone using bluetooth.
Whenever a phone call enters (even if I'm listening music from MusicBee/laptop) headphones switch to the phone and I can speak with the caller.
Works same way when I start a call.

I understand that, to make it work, headphones must have the multipoint bluetooth option.

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Jörgen Andersson4-Feb-20 21:43

4-Feb-20 21:43

Ah, yes that I have. Calls on one device and music on another.
I thought you could make calls on two different devices.

I suspect that your problem is that your laptop tries to pass also calls to your headphones.

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dandy724-Feb-20 5:28

dandy72

4-Feb-20 5:28

I find it interesting that Windows has always gone out of its way to refer to items as "My Computer", "My Documents", "My Pictures", etc...

But now that this is for Android, suddenly it's "your" phone. Like it's a (not-so-subtle) disclaimer...

Incidentally: I'm one of the 3 people still using a Windows phone. Would it have killed them to throw in support for their own?

Not that I'd use the app anyway (based on what I understand it's for) - my phone doesn't have a SIM card.