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Post by balzaccom on Jun 5, 2024 5:07:21 GMT -8
My five year old phone self-destructed on my way home from Cape Town on Sunday. What a mess. No, it didn't explode, it just stopped communicating with everyone, including me. And of course I had my life on there, now inaccessible.
I have a new phone. It's very nice. And I just spent most of yesterday trying to reconstruct the information that was on the old one--including the expense report for the trip I had just taken, And these days, my "professional" life is pretty much lived on Whatsapp, because I work with people around the world. All of that disappeared, and I now have to try and reconstruct it all.
What an addictive peripheral!
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Post by balzaccom on Jun 5, 2024 5:09:26 GMT -8
Oh--and the worst part is that most of the logins for my various media require a secondary verification. So I couldn't use any of them, either, because the minute I tried to sign in, they wanted to send me a confirmation code to my phone. Grrr.
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Post by Coolkat on Jun 5, 2024 5:14:51 GMT -8
I hate getting new phones just for this reason. Hours are spent getting data over to the new phone and getting all the apps setup the way you had them before.
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Post by marmotstew on Jun 5, 2024 5:31:30 GMT -8
I hate getting new phones just for this reason. Hours are spent getting data over to the new phone and getting all the apps setup the way you had them before. Huh? I just go to the iPhone store and it all gets transferred there in about an hour. Easy peasy. Oh wait you don’t have an iPhone? There’s your problem right there. All hail Steve Jobs.
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Post by swiftdream on Jun 5, 2024 5:36:34 GMT -8
Aside from a few important apps that need 2-step verification migrating to a new iPhone isn’t that difficult. You just need to make sure your apps are backed up. The iPhone does the rest.
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Post by reuben on Jun 5, 2024 5:57:07 GMT -8
We've conducted an analysis and determined that you hijacked the account after a real user. You bots are getting so smart these days. FYI I didn't have any issues transferring from my old to new Samsung. Yes, there's an app for that.
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Jun 5, 2024 6:05:20 GMT -8
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Post by marmotstew on Jun 5, 2024 6:05:20 GMT -8
Good point. How do we know this is the real balzaccom?
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Post by dustin on Jun 5, 2024 6:28:09 GMT -8
I hate to admit it, but I feel weird without my phone. I try to tell myself I use it as a tool, but I would really miss my solitaire game and crossword puzzles. My next phone will also be my satellite communicator, so I'll be even more tethered to it.
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Post by zeke on Jun 5, 2024 6:41:08 GMT -8
Secondary identification goes to my phone number, which the app might not realize was a new device. I do get email notifications when I log on with a new device.
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Post by Coolkat on Jun 5, 2024 7:04:51 GMT -8
My next phone will also be my satellite communicator, so I'll be even more tethered to it. Is there a particular phone that you are looking at to accomplish this?
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Post by swiftdream on Jun 5, 2024 7:50:30 GMT -8
My next phone will also be my satellite communicator, so I'll be even more tethered to it. Is there a particular phone that you are looking at to accomplish this? my iPhone 14 Pro Max has satellite connectivity and it’s getting old. lol Had it around two years already if I remember correctly. It just takes it to a higher level of communication so could be important in certain situations so I’ve explored it but never had the need as of yet to actually use that feature. Ultralight photography and many reference books are the main features I use with the navigation and detailed maps coming in second.
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Post by ErnieW on Jun 5, 2024 8:19:25 GMT -8
Oh wait you don’t have an iPhone? There’s your problem right there. All hail Steve Jobs. My Verizon Samsung can be replaced by one shipped to my house then turning it on. The restore happens by over the air/wifi. Isn't Steve Jobs dead?
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Post by ErnieW on Jun 5, 2024 8:22:43 GMT -8
FYI I didn't have any issues transferring from my old to new Samsung. Yes, there's an app for that. As long as your old phone is working you can use near field like that. iPhones can do that too. Skip the store. I still like having a cloud based backup.
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Post by ErnieW on Jun 5, 2024 8:26:21 GMT -8
And these days, my "professional" life is pretty much lived on Whatsapp, because I work with people around the world. For security reasons Whatsapp can only be backed up manually from within the app. I believe if you haven't done that and the old phone isn't working the chats are gone. If they are important double check that answer though. Maybe with iPhones you can recover.
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Post by reuben on Jun 5, 2024 8:53:28 GMT -8
Good point. How do we know this is the real balzaccom? It's not. Use your steganography skills on the avatar.
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