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MineralMan

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24. Hmm. The app my wife uses is a streaming app,
Tue Dec 8, 2020, 12:02 PM
Dec 2020

but the phone is on our wi-fi network, so it doesn't involve any cell data. She listens to it at night, in bed.

We're on an unlimited data plan with Verizon. It's a family plan so, her sisters also are on the same plan.

We have five or six cell-enabled devices. Maybe more. I don't keep track of her devices at all. My wife reviews websites and online software mobile apps, so she has to have a range of devices available for testing. She has one of the latest iPhones, just for app testing. It's all a business expense for her. My cell phone is on the plan, too, but gets less use than any of her devices. It replaced a cell-enabled dongle on an old notebook computer. We hadn't used it for a couple of years, but there it was on her list of devices. So, I swapped in my cell phone on that number.

I'm her tech support person, so I've had to learn all of her devices so I can fix any problems that come up. The latest one was echoing on one of her phones during phone convos. She couldn't seem to solve it, despite searching for a fix online. I fixed it for her, by shutting off the wi-fi connection. That phone is gone now, though, so problem solved.





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Apple Had a Better Idea: [View all] MineralMan Dec 2020 OP
I have an SE, my second one. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #1
That's what soured me on Apple. The ear phone jack. Yavin4 Dec 2020 #2
Yes, and the battery in the Samsung A51 lasts twice as long MineralMan Dec 2020 #4
I've been android from the get go Tripper11 Dec 2020 #3
Yabbut, the iPhone is really worth $1000, right? MineralMan Dec 2020 #5
I have both options of course Tripper11 Dec 2020 #8
One nice thing about wired earbuds is that MineralMan Dec 2020 #9
The cheap ones also break, get tangled, etc... tinrobot Dec 2020 #13
OK. MineralMan Dec 2020 #14
Indeed...but... Tripper11 Dec 2020 #15
If you buy good ones, and not the ones they sell at TJ Maxx, it's not generally an issue Sympthsical Dec 2020 #22
No battery to eventually die and need to be replaced, either. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #33
My new Note 20 doesn't have a headphone jack. Initech Dec 2020 #6
I got my Iphone for free from a friend. lark Dec 2020 #7
I was adamant about headphone jacks on my phones for a long time. tinrobot Dec 2020 #10
Made sense to me. Bluetooth is the deal now..... USALiberal Dec 2020 #11
I don't think Apple ever claimed removing the jack was for customer convenience Silent3 Dec 2020 #12
That was sarcasm, actually. A joke. MineralMan Dec 2020 #16
Sorry I missed the sarcasm, but it's because I've heard people say... Silent3 Dec 2020 #23
i have a 2012 laptop i'm never letting go of. mopinko Dec 2020 #18
neither do ipads. mopinko Dec 2020 #17
The headphone cord also acts as an FM radio antenna in many phones... hunter Dec 2020 #19
Hmm. The app my wife uses is a streaming app, MineralMan Dec 2020 #24
I have not found a non-iPhone I like. Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #20
You need an earphone jack until L.Pharmstrong Dec 2020 #21
That's funny. They cost more than the new cell phone MineralMan Dec 2020 #25
Each to his own. L.Pharmstrong Dec 2020 #27
The Herman Munster look was never really my Thang. MyNameGoesHere Dec 2020 #34
I switched from Apple to Android a few years back. Codeine Dec 2020 #26
They prioritized thinness, and couldn't make it thinner and keep the phone jack JHB Dec 2020 #28
Because everyone needs... orwell Dec 2020 #29
Okay, you don't like Apple's decisions about their products PJMcK Dec 2020 #30
My new second generation SE came with headphones mahina Dec 2020 #31
The trend is clear for wired devices. It's hard to find a wired keyboard/mouse anymore in stores dalton99a Dec 2020 #32
Yeah, that's funny, really. MineralMan Dec 2020 #35
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