suekel
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Post by suekel on Mar 22, 2019 11:21:27 GMT -4
Our company also blocks any sort of external drives. It looks like I am going to have to email myself a handful of files each day, and then save them on my personal laptop. What a pain in the butt.
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Post by mrspickles on Mar 23, 2019 0:03:58 GMT -4
Any advice on anti-virus for an android phone? It's a new phone and that always makes me nervous....
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Post by divasahm on Jun 13, 2019 12:18:44 GMT -4
Any advice on anti-virus for an android phone? It's a new phone and that always makes me nervous.... No advice, but I've had my Galaxy s5 for almost five years now with nary a problem re: viruses--I hope you'll be as lucky as I have! Along those lines... Yesterday ds1 had asked me to pick her up for some errands--and because my phone died, and refused to recharge, I had to bail on her. She was more worried than angry, fortunately. I remembered that when I bought the phone (selected after playing with my brother's during a boring football game in 2014), I ordered an extra battery as a backup for the hospital stays that were becoming more frequent during my dad's last illness. Found the battery, swapped it out for the dead one, and voila! that phone charged up almost immediately. Problem solved! I just Googled Samsung Galaxy s5 batteries--the standard battery (the one that died, and the backup) is less than $10, and there are few that provide more/longer power for up to $40. Still way less than a new phone, and the hassle of replacing one. Something to consider if you're looking at options... |
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Post by kateln on Jun 17, 2019 20:22:14 GMT -4
Any advice on anti-virus for an android phone? It's a new phone and that always makes me nervous.... Honestly, just try to keep up with the Google security releases and OS updates as they come out to your device. Those will have the updates for virus/issues that are released (or even just tested). In 2015 there was a tested error (that never made it out into the wild) called "Showtime" on Androids, that Google released a fix for, and in 2018 there was a release called "Spectre and Meltdown" that affected both iOS and Android devices--that one really scared me as it kept coming back, and it basically could break down the containers/sandboxes in your applications to give someone access to the data inside. iOS 11.0 and above took care of it, but with Android it's a little trickier; because of the different flavors of androids, and the hoops that the manufacturers and carriers put Android devices through--sometimes it can take a while for those updates to come down to phones. Samsung and Google devices are pretty fast--and a few of the other devices will get the pushes as Google releases them. Your device should be fine, but for anyone with an older Android device, make sure the Security Updates are from mid-late 2018 at least--it's the same thing with iOS devices, make sure it can at least get iOS 11.0 or above--if not, then you may want to think about getting a new device, because at that point hackers really can get in. For the more tech savvy-I wouldn't even trust the sideloaded versions of the OS to protect the older devices (and that could force you to have to root or jailbreak your device which is a whole other series of issues...) I am your friendly neighborhood Mobile Infrastructure Engineer, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. |
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pamster
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Apr 2, 2005 19:31:58 GMT -4
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Post by pamster on Jul 13, 2019 8:39:32 GMT -4
My daughter’s traveling in Europe and she took her iPhone6. We share a Verizon plan and my plan states that it includes “unlimited international messaging from the US”.
Can she also “unlimited international message” me back here in the states FROM Europe or is there some hitch? This kind of wording always makes me suspicious.
If not, we can email. It’s no huge deal but I thought I’d ask here before I go poking around at Verizon. (She has no plans to use the phone to actually call anyone anywhere).
Thanks in advance!
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Post by chonies on Jul 13, 2019 13:09:20 GMT -4
My daughter’s traveling in Europe and she took her iPhone6. We share a Verizon plan and my plan states that it includes “unlimited international messaging from the US”. Can she also “unlimited international message” me back here in the states FROM Europe or is there some hitch? This kind of wording always makes me suspicious. If not, we can email. It’s no huge deal but I thought I’d ask here before I go poking around at Verizon. (She has no plans to use the phone to actually call anyone anywhere). Thanks in advance! I believe it depends on a) your carrier and b) wherever she is. Texting/messaging on WiFi are generally free, and if she needs to call, I’d recommend using FaceTime if you both have iPhones. That said, I’d call customer service and ask. |
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Post by mrspickles on Jul 13, 2019 13:27:11 GMT -4
My daughter’s traveling in Europe and she took her iPhone6. We share a Verizon plan and my plan states that it includes “unlimited international messaging from the US”. Can she also “unlimited international message” me back here in the states FROM Europe or is there some hitch? This kind of wording always makes me suspicious. If not, we can email. It’s no huge deal but I thought I’d ask here before I go poking around at Verizon. (She has no plans to use the phone to actually call anyone anywhere). Thanks in advance! I believe it depends on a) your carrier and b) wherever she is. Texting/messaging on WiFi are generally free, and if she needs to call, I’d recommend using FaceTime if you both have iPhones. That said, I’d call customer service and ask. My daughter's bestie is moving to Spain for a year - her mom is super duper organized and plans ahead like mad. She said they got an actual Spanish cell phone/ plan and then signed up for What's App because it made communicating with friends so much cheaper. Texting and other forms of communicating from a US cell plan overseas were outrageously expensive. I can't remember exactly why, but A always has great questions about how things work so I feel confident that she was thorough. Engineer brain. Maybe just avoid all the hassles and both sign up for What's App? |
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pamster
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Posts: 1,785
Apr 2, 2005 19:31:58 GMT -4
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Post by pamster on Jul 13, 2019 17:30:39 GMT -4
Thank you both! She texted me on WiFi and has turned off the cellular data and roaming, and I’m going to keep checking data usage to make sure $ aren’t flying out the window. They have a busy schedule so it’s mostly for checking in with “worry mom” over here anyway  eta: We ended up doing WhatsApp so now I have another tech thing to try to figure out. Thanks for the help! |
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Post by cubanitafresca on Jul 17, 2019 19:16:46 GMT -4
My bestie lives in Dublin and we whatsapp all the time without any problems. It's really an easy app to use. It's not unlike Messenger
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Post by batmom on Jul 18, 2019 11:19:08 GMT -4
I've been to Europe three times this year for work and I put my phone on airplane mode for the duration and just use WhatsApp for family (and my work messenger app for work.) Wifi is plentiful and my plan would charge me by the day for roaming so if I need to use data or text I can turn it on.
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