Not Charge via Socket..

Apple iPhone - Phone not chrg via socket, drained battery, then WOULD charge connect

Last night I plugged in my iPhone (to charge it) before I went to bed. The battery was at around 40%. I use an alarm on my phone so it charges AND acts as an alarm for the next morning. This particular alarm app makes the iPhone look like a digital clock as it is propped up on your nightstand.

When I woke around 4am, I noticed the alarm was still on (as evidenced by the digital clock display on the face of the phone), but it said something about a very low battery….I think it said 5%.

I turned off the alarm and kept the phone plugged in to charge it and it wouldn't hold a charge. When I plugged in the phone, it showed the Apple battery display, with a small red slit on the "low" end of the battery display, and a lighting bolt showing it's plugged in. But even w/it plugged in, it wasn't charging it and I couldn't use the phone….it merely showed the battery display. I changed cords, I changed electrical sockets, and nothing worked.

Finally, I opened my laptop and opened iTunes. I plugged in my phone (with the cord that wouldn't charge it in the socket…a convertible charger cord) and it WORKED! Since I already had iTunes opened when I plugged in my phone, I don't know if it was the laptop or the iTunes that made it start charging. Hours later, my phone was fully charged and working perfectly.

(1) Has anyone ever had this happen?
(2) Do you know why this would happen?
(3) I made an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar (before I was able to get it working) since I thought my phone's battery was completely dead. Since it's now working, should I cancel or is there some reason they should look at my phone?

Yes, I did a hard reboot more than once.

iPhone Battery
I think that most likely either
1. The plug was not securely in the wall socket or
2. The cord was not securely in the plug or
3. The socket itself is either defective or lost power.

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I assume that mean charger when they say socket. Meaning the charger maybe defective.

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This *is* a possibility, but I mean the socket the charger was plugged into when I said "socket"....

On re-thinking it, if the same charger failed in different sockets, the socket is unlikely to be the problem (unless the fuse/breaker common to the sockets tried had failed).

The USB plug could be *in* the charger enough to not fall out, but perhaps not *all the way* in, making good electrical connection.

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Some new laptops stop providing power on their USB ports when you close them. This is to save their battery. The sleep or hibernation mode also stops all running programs too.

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Some of the chargers we've had have been faulty. That has happened to me before.

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This sometimes happens to me.

I sometimes plug my iPhone into the wall plug to recharge it. It is the iPad charger. The phone does not show that it is charged (or charging) when I take it off the charger. If I reboot my phone it then shows that is fully charged. I am not sure why this happens but it does. I know the iPad charger is more powerful but still I am not sure why this happens

Otter box cases

Apple iPhone - Otter box cases

I got my $11.00 white otterbox case from Amazon. I was surprised by how much protection it offers and how nice it looks.

I want a pink one toooo!!

iPhone Case I hear the Otter box is fabulous.

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There are three or so case styles from OtterBox available for iPhones. Each offers a different level of protection for the phone, with the Defender being a three piece case with belt clip holder.

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I love it. Very sturdy.

Mysteriously changing features

Apple iPhone - Mysteriously changing features

I had some kind of texting feature I hadn't ordered added to my account a few months ago, and I called and had it removed. It was after I had changed from a card to tethering and expected my bill to be less, so that's how I noticed it. My senior mind has forgotten what it was called.

Makes you wonder if someone over at one of the stores is slipping things in figuring people won't notice. I wonder if they get a commission. I'm such a suspicious person.

iPhone tutorials
Many years ago when Ma Bell broke up, new phone companies and other related companies started doing things called "Slamming". Recall it was adding features/charges you hadn't asked for. Small recurring charges from places you never heard of. It may have returned.

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To answer question the agents in the att stores DO work on commission and they do add features on a lot of times when you start service or do an upgrade with them. These features are usually features where you get a "free trial" of the feature. They usually conveniently "forget" to tell you about adding these and to call in to cancel before the trial ends so you won't be charged. I know this b/c I worked for an att call center and dealt with this on an almost daily basis. But, I never came across a txt msging pkg being added by the agents in the store, but it certainly could happen even though they are supposed to get the customer's permission before adding any features to the account.

iPhone b synced w/ 2 computers?

Apple iPhone - Can an iPhone be synced with two computers?

I have both a desktop and a laptop. Use the laptop frequently when I'm travelling. Because of this, I make calendar entries in Outlook, notes, etc. on both computers. Both are authorized with iTunes. I've been all around Apple's "help" (quotes denote heavy sarcasm on my part) labyrinth, and I can't seem to find out: Is there any way to be able to sync my iPhone with both computers?

iphone sync
The only things that above mentioned were calendar and notes. If those are the main things she wants to have in sync on an iPhone and two Macs, if she spent 99 bucks a year for MobileMe, wouldn't that take care of syncing those things without having to go through iTunes?

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No - iPhone (and all iOS Devices) can only be synced with one iTunes library.

You can keep Outlook in sync via Google or MobileMe though...

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You can sync between two computers with a couple of issues. Both must be the same operating system. Then one library master file gets copied to the other. If you want the same movies and music to not be deleted the libraries (containing music and videos) must match. Or it can be different it will delete the difference (plus side) fill the phone up at home, the laptop with everything thing else and sync. No messages about difference library

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Or, as was previously stated, you can only synchronize with one *library*. So one possibility, depending on how the 2 computers are set up, is to set up iTunes so that the 2 computers share a single library.

Syncing the iPhone with Windows Live Mail Contacts and Calendar

Apple iPhone - Syncing the iPhone with Windows Live Mail Contacts and Calendar

The primary issue is whether the iPhone will synch with my Contacts and my Calendar as contained in Windows Live Mail under Windows 7 Professional. My expectation is that this process should only involve simply plugging a USB cable from the iPhone to the PC and click a button. I don't want to have to go thru some long, drawn-out process involving three or more computers, six thumb drives, nine programs and shifting information to the "cloud".

I've googled the issue and can't seem to get a straight answer. I've gotten the impression that this ability might exist through use of the iTunes program, but can't tell for sure.

My needs are fairly simple as I've been using a Palm PDA and a seperate cell
phone for about ten years. The PDA has served me well and I'm looking for a
replacement that puts the two basic functions in one device. I've already moved
all my contacts and calendar to Windows Live Mail and am happy with its basic
function. It is not as good as the old Palm OS, but does the job.

The rest of the bells and whistles that come with the iPhone are of interest, but if it can't address my basic needs, it may not be the correct choice.

Can any of you veterans of the iPhone give me the straight scoop?

iphone sync
You can do this easily with iTunes or by setting your Live account up as an Exchange ActiveSync account on the iPhone and it will be done over the air.

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If you near an apple store... Seemed like you have a question/issue that they could answer and show you how to do it.

:)

Mysteriously changing features (AT&T)

Twice this month when logging in to my AT&T account, I've seen the message about wireless features being changed so no info available. My text plan has been mysteriously changed twice this month to a higher plan and I had to go change it back.

I'm going to call AT&T about this later in the day but found it odd. That was the only feature changed. Anyone else had this happen?

I changed my password.

iPhone AT&T
I had much the same experience, which confused the heck out of me, because I use FreeText, and not AT&T's text plan.

I also found a $10 subscription to one of those "text" subscriptions... even though, when texting the "STOP" message to the number provided, that service returns a message saying: "This number is not a subscriber.

To subscribe, text "JOIN" to..."

Now I've got to decide whether the hour or so I spend on the phone with AT&T is worth the $10 charged.

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...After several unsuccessful attempts were made to log in to your account, we have temporarily locked online access to your wireless account...

I figured it out: I got this email this morning from AT&T. I'm glad I changed my password. Kind of odd that all they ever changed was my texting package but I am glad.

Disable Data Usage

Apple iPhone - How disable my data usage?

On my iPhone3, How can I temporarily disable my data usage or Internet usage while I am not using it.

iPhone Tutorial
Change to airplane mode.

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Settings --> Airplane Mode (Turn On)

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Doesn't that also turn off the cellular (voice) radio?

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It turns off all connections to the internet.

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Airplane Mode turns off ALL of the radios, including voice. Not just data.

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And the GPS receiver.

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International iPad plan

Apple iPhone - International iPad plan

Am cruising in the Caribbean next month. My iPad shows an international data plan; I went to AT&T today but they say the iPad won't work abroad. Will it work in the Caribbean if the island is listed on the data plan? The ship Internet is extremely slow & more expensive.


iPhone iPad
I've had my iPad less than 90 days, so I called Apple support today. The iPad will work in the Caribbean with an international plan. I wish there was an Apple store closer than 170 miles away from me.

How to safe battery life?

Apple iphone Battery

How to safe battery life, any advice?

iPhone Battery Shut off wifi. If you're not using data at all, disable auto location, gps, and bluetooth. Etc etc...

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Plus dim the screen....TL

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Agree.. add to make the screen less bright using settings

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Turn down the brightness to save Battery life

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Set screen time out shorter or hit the lock button when finished. I've found I like the 4 min best and hit the lock top button when done.

On long phone calls not multitasking turn 3g off. I use this mainly when battery is low and I don't want it to die.

If you get the battery app, it will show you the huge difference in talk time.

White iPhone NOW!

Apple iPhone - white iPhone NOW!

I was waiting for the white iPhone 4. I have always had the white and liked it. But the problems that were implied with the white iPhone4 concerned me.

Therefore I purchased the black and with a case and an application from a company called decalskin it looks like the white iPhone 4. I have the peace of mind of the black and the look I wanted too......Both products are at Amazon:

1. White Replicase Hard Crystal Air Jacket Case iPhone 4 4G 16GB 32GB
2. DecalSkin Apple iPhone 4 Skin Cover - Simply White

White iPhoneThere will be great if u can the pic :)

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I put the otter box around my ip4. Color does not seem to be an issue once you use that case

Songs Transfer iPhone to iMac

Apple iPhone - Songs Transfer iPhone to iMac: WAS iPhone Photos to MMe

My partner (smart physician, good with stocks, just learning Macs) loaded hundreds of songs from CD's successfully onto iTunes of his home iMac. Then, he copied/synced those from that iMac onto his 3GS where they now reside in the iPod app. THEN, (almost done now.......) that iMac declined into "gray screen only" on startup (which we will address this weekend), and he needs to load the saved songs from his 3GS to iTunes on another functioning iMac. He's running iTunes 10 on the newer, functioning iMac, but we weren't able to find a reference at Apple Support that was successful to tell us how to accomplish this transfer. We connected his 3GS and authorized the good iMac, but the "Transfer Dr. M's Songs to iTunes" or "Import to Library" did not work. What do you recommend?

iPhone iMac
You can't legitimately copy from iPhones to iTunes (anti piracy measure). There are "tools" (google transfer music from iPhone to computer) or just copy the iTunes music folder from original mac to am external drive and import it to the other mac.

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Download a free program called "podtomac" from the Internet to the Mac that is working. Then, plug in his iPhone and this program will "grab" the songs from the phone and transfer them onto the new computer. Most people back up their music libraries to some external hard drive or some cloud storage company, just in case.

Because let's face it: computers come and go. Can't trust them to last for very long.

Facebook and Video

Apple iPhone - Facebook and Video?

I hope the next iphone update allows you to post video to Facebook.

iPhone video
You already can.

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The current FaceBook app uploads video to FaceBook just fine. I have done it several times from my iPhone 4.

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When i click on a video i do not get the option to upload to facebook so if you dont mind could you tell me how you do it.

I made a video with my iphone 4 and cant figure out how to upload it to facebook using the phone.

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1) open the FB App.
2) Tap the camera icon next to status update.
3) That brings up a menu. From that menu select upload video. That opens a
window with your videos.
4) Select one
5) Add your coments & tap upload.

Netflix over 3G can't seem

Apple iPhone - Netflix problem - Netflix over 3G can't seem

I can't seem to watch Netflix over 3G. Works fine when connected to a wireless network, but when I try watching over 3G I can't get a movie to start. It starts loading then jumps back to the main netflix screen. Worked in the past. Deleted and redownloaded the app. No luck.

Can anyone else get it to work ove 3G right now?

iPhone WiFi
I turned off my wifi and can access Netflix fine with my 3G. All I can say is to try and reboot your iPhone and try again.

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It looks like its a problem with the latest Netflix app update and iPhone 4. Many complaints on the app store about it

iSpot through Clear

Apple iPhone - Has anyone else purchased or used an iSpot through Clear?

Evidently this is a (fairly) new 4G WiFi Hotspot device that is MAC address locked to Apple devices (iPod, iPad, iPhone, I guess Macbooks, iMacs, etc) - the device is $99 and service is UNLIMITED 4G service for $25 a month, you can add 3G fall back for a extra but this is definitely tempting instead of having data plans on iPhone, iPad, etc - they do have a ClearSpot for I think $35 a month that works with other devices but it is interesting that they chose to provide this for Apple devices...

http://www.clear.com/spot/ispot


This hotspot isn’t from Apple or AT&T. It’s from CLEAR and it’s 4G. So iSpot is fast to the core. Didn’t think your iPad™, iPhone®, or iPod touch® could get even better? Guess again, my friends, guess again.

iSpot™
4G Personal Hotspot
This hotspot isn’t from Apple® or AT&T™ .
It’s from CLEAR®.
iSpot is a 4G personal hotspot connecting up to eight of your favorite Wi-Fi-enabled Apple mobile devices, giving you freedom to use super fast mobile internet™ on the go, anywhere CLEAR has coverage.

Didn’t think your iPad™, iPhone® or iPod touch® could get even better? Guess again! See how great they get with iSpot. Your mind and devices will be racing as fast as your 4G connection.

• iSpot Flies. 4.5 ounces of pure 4G speed, everywhere in CLEAR coverage, even in a moving car.

• iSpot Plays. iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone! When you give them the freedom to access the internet at 4G speeds, it opens up new worlds.

• iSpot Shares. Tell your friends, family members and colleagues to bring it! iSpot works with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled Apple mobile devices at the same time.

• Super Fast. Super Small. Do what you love, but faster with CLEAR 4G speed. Fits in your pocket with a rechargeable battery that gives you hours of continuous use.

• Safe. Password-protected, so you control who uses it.

• Easy to Set Up and Use. Turn it on and goss


iPhone iSpot
I have Sprint's version, the Overdrive, but same device/service. I use it with my WiFi iPad and my laptops when commuting or traveling. It works very well, and better with the iPad since the last update a few months ago. Nice to have 4G when possible, but connectivity through 3G when it's not around.

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That's the same one I use and really like. It's been a real lifesaver especially in hotels with weak Wi-Fi.

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I've used Clear at home for better than a year now, and added their ClearSpot when it became feasible for us to. We currently have my iPhone and 4 laptops running at my house and Christmas will add one more.

I haven't had any trouble at all since I made the switch. The hardest part is getting used to 3G again when I'm out and about. My phone is a networking and genealogy tool for me. I couldn't function without constant and instant access to my email, Internet, database, documents and schedule. That's the main reason I bought an iPhone to begin with, and it's the reason I went with a ClearSpot at home.

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Good to hear but not really ;-).

I was specifically curious if anyone had used the iSpot (Apple specific MiFi) from Clear. I know quite a few people who have Clear service either as single item / 4G data cards or Clearspot devices but I wasn't aware of their iSpot ($25/mo with no limits) product until someone mentioned it today. It seems almost too good to be true, then again I guess if you aren't in a fully covered 4G area and/or have non-Apple products it is a smaller nice market.

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I just went to the web-site and the deal is limited to only iPod, iPad and iPhone. It doesn't include notebook or desktop Mac computers. They say this in their FAQs. I guess that's why the lower pricing.

Tethering

Apple iPhone - Tethering

I am in more and more places where wifi is either secured or costs money. (looking to use my laptop)

I am taking a closer look at Tethering my ip4 to the laptop.

When I 'click' it on my ip. It says to call 611 or go to website

Website a little tough to navigate in ip so was wondering if anyone else is doing it

I am on $30 unlimited data.

iPhone WiFi
It's easier if you go to the Apps Store and download AT&T MyWireless Mobile.

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If you move to tethering, you will HAVE to give up your unlimited data, move to the $25 2GB data plan and pay another $20 ($45 total) to have the ability to tether, sharing the 2GB total. I would look into a MiFi device unless you use very little data.

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We have 3 iPhones in this household with varying usage of cellular data. My wife never goes up to even near 200 MB/month. Our housemate streams music at work and runs about 1.9 GB/month. I run about 200-300 MB/month.

So tethering with AT&T would add $15/month for 2 GB max.

How much would buying and using a Mifi cost for 5 GB max?

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Depends on carrier, you can get it as low as $25-$40 a month through Clear, Virgin, or a couple other pre-paids that I can't remember the name, Verizon & Sprint are $59.99 for 5GB or $39.99 for 250MB (Sprint has unlimited 4G data in available cities).

There is one I posted about from Clear called the iSpot that is only for Apple products and has unlimited data for $25 a month (4G) with 3G fall over is $35 a month or they have one that works on all products for $35 a month for 5GB.

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Ugh. Not giving up my unlimited.

Ugh. The pressure

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Have you ever checked to see how much cellular data you actually use?

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I'm in the same position. I have unlimited on my iPhone and not giving it up.

I bought a Samsung Captivate and an extra line just for tethering. It was cheaper than committing to $60 a month for the air card and I got 2 GB with an extra 1 GB for $10 any time I went over. I asked them at the AT&T store if the Captivate would tether and they said it would. An AT&T rep just told me that there is no modem support by AT&T for the Captivate. I don't want to steal it and I don't want to void my warranty. The other option they gave me was an air card, which is $60 per month for 5 GB, but there's a two-year commitment unless I pay upfront for the air card (they said probably around $200). I might do that, but I want to know for sure that's going to work before I plunk down $200 for yet another device.

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I hope it is within the return window for the Captivate, most Android phones (including my Verizon Droid Incredible) allow tethering but require 2.1 and root access and Samsung has neither currently. AT&T has a wireless device that provides WiFi data just like the MiFi which if you pay for another line ($9.99), a Data Plan ($25) and Tethering option ($20) you would only end up saving about $5 if you only use 2GB, if you use 5GB it would end up being $30 more ($10 per GB over 2).

It might be a few years out (4G / LTE) but mobile data pricing has to catch up with broadband, we would never pay mobile rates for the speed / reliability and limits we pay for wireless. I pay $30 each for the two phones I carry, which are likely capped at 5GB although I have never been charged overages, so $60 total for say 10GB and the speed of DSL I had ~15 years ago and paid maybe $30/mo and never a cap. I know have FiOS and while it is discounted in my 'bundle' on the bill it shows I pay $30 for 15x the speed on either phone and transmit hundred of GB per month...

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Unfortunately, it wasn't within the return window because I had a lot of problems with the phone itself initially. After several calls to AT&T support, they DOA'd the Samsung and gave me a new one just like it, but after a couple of weeks, it was doing the same thing. I took it back, but the initial 30 days was up. Since I have to have a dependable phone, I upgraded my main line to an iPhone 4. I called Samsung to see if I could get my money back on the Captivate under the warranty. A technical support person there told me that it sounded like it was getting too hot and that I shouldn't use a case with it. Sure enough, when I removed the clear, open front case that I got for it at the AT&T store at the time of the phone purchase, I have never received that error message again.

I wanted to try Android before the contract was up on my 3G. The Captivate is a pretty phone with a beautiful screen, but no competition for the iPhone. I might check into prepaid for my laptop and sell the Captivate.

Don't really want to commit to $60/month for an air card I'll only use part of the time and can't use in some places. I agree the pricing is ridiculous.

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Settings > General > Usage.

I was surprised how little I use. OK, it's just casual stuff (looking stuff up in the pub, that sort of thing), but surprising all the same. Sent 148 MB, Received 358 MB, since I got the phone last July.

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I am a huge cell data user. Huge.

Unlimited is excellent for me

I am constantly searching sites. For business reasons to stay on top oft clients climate

Constant news searching as well (market).

I send a lot of videos of products.

This was off the top of my head.

I will take a better look at the bill. ( which I cn do from here). But no matter how it fluctuates I am very dubious about giving up my unlimited.

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Short of movies/podcasts, streaming radio/music/tv I don't see how anybody can use much data bandwidth, the screen is way too small for any practical surfing, especially anything requiring the keyboard function. I find even the simplest things requiring zooming in and 'flicking' the screen about to read anything. I also think its absurd to have to pay extra for tethering just to use the same data bandwidth I'm already paying for. Its also next to impossible to use when AT&T doesn't have usable signal.

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I use between 3-5GB per month over the past year on my iPhone according to the "Usage Chart" on from ATT.com and on my Verizon Droid, it uses quite a bit more data per month, minimum was 4GB and max was almost 7GB (no overage charges) but I have also used Droid to tether iPhone and iPad and download files that were over 20MB (blocked over 3G download by iPhone).

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Not giving it up either..cause once you do...you can't get it back...they willl need to pry i out of my cold dead hands [said in my best Charlton Heston voice...] :)

Photos not transferring

Apple iPhone - Photos not transferring

For some reason the last couple of times I've synced my iPhone (3GS) to iTunes (9.2.1) my pictures haven't made it to the computer. I haven't changed any settings so I'm stumped.

iPhone Syncing
It is not an automatic sync, because not everyone uses iPhoto.

You have to manually sync or transfer them over.

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Does that mean I need to go to "Photos" before I sync? Do I check something special? Sorry if this sounds dumb, but iPhoto gives me fits -- funny since I manage to get around in Photoshop.

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Photos taken on the phone are not synced by iTunes. You import them with an imagephoto app. You can use Image Capture if you don't like iPhoto. I assume Photoshop can also import from the phone?

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No, use what ever software you wish to move your photos to your computer, iTunes does not sync photos.

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To be clear, you can sync photos from computer *to* iPhone (or iPod or Apple TV) using iTunes.

Sync Now Function on iPhone and iPad?

Apple iPhone - Sync Now Function on iPhone and iPad?

Other than (or in addition to?) having the appropriate Push notifications set to "On", is there a way to do a Manual "Sync Now" (of anything you have just input or edited n a Calendar, Contact, etc.) on iPhone or iPad? There is just such a button available on a MobileMe-synced Mac under System Preferences->MobileMe->Sync.

iPhone Syncing
Just opening the App (Calendar or Contacts) forces a resync.

If it is open already you can do a force quit of the app (double tap home, tap and hold icon until it wiggles, x it out) then reopen.

MMe, iDisk & Doc2Go

Apple iPhone - MMe, iDisk & Doc2Go-Worth the money?

I just started the trial of Mobile Me and like the idea of not having to be wired to my computer to sync but I don't have Docs2Go Premium and I'm not sure I want to upgrade if I'm not going to keep MMe.

I want to be able to edit documents and spreadsheets and have them sync but the reviews of D2G Premium show a lot of problems. Is there anyone out there who uses these successfully? Do I spend the money?

iPhone MobileMe
What is it that you want to do, edit documents on your iPhone or just keep documents in sync between computers?

MMe's iDisk can sync between machines running OS X or Windows, but so will Dropbox and it is free for up to 2GB (which is a lot of documents).

Google Docs is another option, I think you get 1GB standard storage for Docs (in addition to 8GB in Mail and 1GB in Picasa) but you can buy an extra 20GB of storage for $5 per year (much cheaper than MMe) and they sell up to hundreds of TB storage and allows limited editing on mobile devices (with more advanced features in beta now).

As far as Docs to Go, I have been using different versions of it since Palm was the major smart phone market, I have the iPhone/iPad version as well as the Android version - the Desktop Sync software is a pain but iTunes supports syncing so of the files so you don't really need the desktop client anymore and it does interact with MobileMe and Google Docs for storage.

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What happens is that there are times when I have to edit documents, especially excel spreadsheets when I'm away from my desk. It would be great if I could then have the edited doc already available at my desk or available for anyone who is sharing that doc.

Right now, the docs are only read-only when I view them in D2G.

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I don't think that is possible with Docs 2 Go. To the best of my knowledge, Docs 2 Go does not cloud-sync. Meaning that you would have to be in direct WiFi range (ie, same local network) with D2G running on the host computer and then manually sync. This may work if you are in, say, the same office space but not if you're across town.

I didn't know that D2G has a viewer-only version.

You are actually asking two questions: Editing on the handheld, and remote syncing.

The first Docs 2 Go can do and does it very well. If the version you have does not edit and you want to edit, it is a worthwhile purchase.

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Latest version of Docs 2 Go has Google Dox, Box.net, Dropbox, iDisk, Public iDisk, and SugarSync support for "cloud" documents...

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Good to know. Then what the OP wants will work with Docs 2 Go and iDisk. Whether it's worth it, that's up to her(?) wallet. :)

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You can upgrade to D2G to one that will allow you to modify a spreadsheet, but it will not remotely update it to a server.

That takes something like Dropbox or MobileMe.

Look at QuickOffice, so you don't get orphaned by D2G, but you will need something else to update to a server others can access.

However, if you're also looking to be able to sync it while not local to your desk, then this won't work and you would need something more akin to Google Docs, which stores your documents in the cloud and is thus accessible from anywhere. Evaluate your security and privacy needs accordingly.

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I got the basic (non-"pro") D2G & I can edit on it. I haven't done it lately so I don't remember details, but I *have* edited on the ipad/phone & copied/synced back to pc.

I'm not sure, but maybe saving it saves it as a separate file with a new name, e.g. FileA becomes FileA (1).

Why would I be "orphaned" by D2G? even if they stop upgrades & whatnot I'd still have what I already have & be syncing thru iTunes.

Address Book and Yahoo sync

Address Book and yahoo sync

I have my iPhone address book set to sync with my yahoo account. Only issue I have now is that at times, which I cant define when, I get duplicate entries in my phone contacts.... Not in yahoo. Is there an easy way to delete the duplicates ( or sometimes 4x ea) or is it a manual delete of the each record?

iPhone Sync
If you turn off syncing in iTunes it should give you the option of removing all the contacts then you can turn it back on and have it redownload/resync with Yahoo...

iPhone Photos to MMe

Apple - iPhone Photos to MMe

Advising a friend about setting up MobileMe - how do we upload all his Photos
from his iPhone 3GS to the MMe Gallery?

iPhone MobileMe
Directly from the phone you can only do one at the time, it would be MUCH easier to import all the photos to his computer (Windows uses the Camera and Scanner wizard, Picasa, or Photoshop - Mac uses iPhoto, Picasa, or Image Capture) then log into me.com using a browser, select gallery, upload and select all photos imported.