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Re: Can I make my iPhone and voicemail account understand "POTS"? by "James Robertson" jamesrob328i
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Re: Can I make my iPhone and voicemail account understand "POTS"? by "James Robertson" jamesrob328i
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Re: Can I make my iPhone and voicemail account understand "POTS"? by "James Robertson" jamesrob328i
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Fri Nov 9, 2012 1:55 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Nov 9, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> Jim, I'm not sure what this has to do with POTS which means Plain Old
> Telephone Service. POTS refers to the original twisted pair copper
> line analog telephone service inaugurated by Alexander Graham Bell.
Just that my question hearkens back to a time when everyone had a copper pair phone number and no one had cell phones with more computing power than Apollo 11.
Jim
Fri Nov 9, 2012 7:21 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"nztours" nztours
The prefix *82 will unmask your number. For contacts that won't answer a "blocked" number, I will often enter the prefix in front of their phone number in my contacts list.
HTH
HTH
Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:13 am (PST) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Nov 9, 2012, at 7:21 PM, nztours <nztours@yahoo.
> The prefix *82 will unmask your number. For contacts that won't answer a "blocked" number, I will often enter the prefix in front of their phone number in my contacts list.
COOL! I had NO idea that still worked (guess I could just have tried it since we have an iPhone ecosystem in my house).
I'll call ATT to find out about whether there's a way to get landline access to my iPhone voicemail.
Jim
Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:28 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Dave Clark" dave24c
I have a related problem. For one, I have an iPhone 4s that's now a year
old, and I find that I cannot change the Settings>Phone>My Number from the
one set by Verizon [and ported over from AT&T] to my Google Voice number,
which is the one I use for nearly all business calls. When I had a 3s
iPhone, this number could be changed and I did so.
Second, I find nothing in my i Phone Settings for "Caller-ID>Off/On" ?
Where did it go? Or is it hidden under some other menu? BTW, there appears
to be nothing in the Notifications settings.
And, does anyone have any idea how to change the number listed in "My
Phone" or otherwise tell my contact that I want them to call back on my
Google Voice number?
I'm having a suspicious morning and my hunch is that Apple required Verizon
to disable the users' ability to change the "My Number" just for the reason
that both companies did not want the user to be able to advertise their use
of Google Voice or simply to make Google Voice lest viable.
I have always presumed that when I use my Google Voice from a computer, the
number displayed to the contact called is the Google Voice number. But,
I'm still not even sure of that.
Dave Clark
Irvine, CA
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.net > wrote:
> Back in the bad old days, one could broadcast/hide one's caller ID with a
> prefix of "*72" and "*73* (I may have the strings wrong).
>
> Is it possible to do this with an iPhone, or must one use the GUI? I'd
> like not to broadcast my caller ID most of the time, but "reveal" myself
> occasionally. Navigating through "Settings>Phone>Caller ID>Off/On" is too
> much trouble for individual calls.
>
> Second question: Most days, I spend some time at a hospital that must be
> getting under the table payments from Verizon. ATT wireless signal is
> virtually non-existent inside the building. Occasionally, enough signal
> comes through to tell me I have a voicemail message, but there's no chance
> at all to LISTEN to that voicemail on the iPhone until I leave that
> location. Is there an interface that allows me to use any other phone to
> call in and retrieve my iPhone voicemail?
>
> Thanks so much,
> Jim Robertson
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Dave Clark
daveclarkimages.smugmug.com
www.clarklawfirm.com
www.twitter.com/dave30c
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old, and I find that I cannot change the Settings>Phone>
one set by Verizon [and ported over from AT&T] to my Google Voice number,
which is the one I use for nearly all business calls. When I had a 3s
iPhone, this number could be changed and I did so.
Second, I find nothing in my i Phone Settings for "Caller-ID>Off/
Where did it go? Or is it hidden under some other menu? BTW, there appears
to be nothing in the Notifications settings.
And, does anyone have any idea how to change the number listed in "My
Phone" or otherwise tell my contact that I want them to call back on my
Google Voice number?
I'm having a suspicious morning and my hunch is that Apple required Verizon
to disable the users' ability to change the "My Number" just for the reason
that both companies did not want the user to be able to advertise their use
of Google Voice or simply to make Google Voice lest viable.
I have always presumed that when I use my Google Voice from a computer, the
number displayed to the contact called is the Google Voice number. But,
I'm still not even sure of that.
Dave Clark
Irvine, CA
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.
> Back in the bad old days, one could broadcast/hide one's caller ID with a
> prefix of "*72" and "*73* (I may have the strings wrong).
>
> Is it possible to do this with an iPhone, or must one use the GUI? I'd
> like not to broadcast my caller ID most of the time, but "reveal" myself
> occasionally. Navigating through "Settings>Phone>
> much trouble for individual calls.
>
> Second question: Most days, I spend some time at a hospital that must be
> getting under the table payments from Verizon. ATT wireless signal is
> virtually non-existent inside the building. Occasionally, enough signal
> comes through to tell me I have a voicemail message, but there's no chance
> at all to LISTEN to that voicemail on the iPhone until I leave that
> location. Is there an interface that allows me to use any other phone to
> call in and retrieve my iPhone voicemail?
>
> Thanks so much,
> Jim Robertson
>
> ------------
>
> Dave Clark
daveclarkimages.
www.clarklawfirm.
www.twitter.
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Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:40 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Dave Clark" dave24c
Did a search on the eHow link in one of these messages, and also found this
related eHow article about the issue:
http://www.ehow.com/how_8561063_google-voice-number-caller-id.html
However, there is also this which I found under Google Voice's settings,
google.com/voice/settings>Calls - "Note: this setting currently only
applies to text messages; calls will be included soon." This apparently
means I cannot display in "My Number" the Google Voice number, only
Verizon's assigned number.
Dave
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Dave Clark <dc1999@gmail.com > wrote:
> I have a related problem. For one, I have an iPhone 4s that's now a year
> old, and I find that I cannot change the Settings>Phone>My Number from the
> one set by Verizon [and ported over from AT&T] to my Google Voice number,
> which is the one I use for nearly all business calls. When I had a 3s
> iPhone, this number could be changed and I did so.
>
> Second, I find nothing in my i Phone Settings for "Caller-ID>Off/On" ?
> Where did it go? Or is it hidden under some other menu? BTW, there appears
> to be nothing in the Notifications settings.
>
> And, does anyone have any idea how to change the number listed in "My
> Phone" or otherwise tell my contact that I want them to call back on my
> Google Voice number?
>
> I'm having a suspicious morning and my hunch is that Apple required
> Verizon to disable the users' ability to change the "My Number" just for
> the reason that both companies did not want the user to be able to
> advertise their use of Google Voice or simply to make Google Voice lest
> viable.
>
> I have always presumed that when I use my Google Voice from a computer,
> the number displayed to the contact called is the Google Voice number.
> But, I'm still not even sure of that.
>
> Dave Clark
> Irvine, CA
>
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.net >wrote:
>
>> Back in the bad old days, one could broadcast/hide one's caller ID with a
>> prefix of "*72" and "*73* (I may have the strings wrong).
>>
>> Is it possible to do this with an iPhone, or must one use the GUI? I'd
>> like not to broadcast my caller ID most of the time, but "reveal" myself
>> occasionally. Navigating through "Settings>Phone>Caller ID>Off/On" is too
>> much trouble for individual calls.
>>
>> Second question: Most days, I spend some time at a hospital that must be
>> getting under the table payments from Verizon. ATT wireless signal is
>> virtually non-existent inside the building. Occasionally, enough signal
>> comes through to tell me I have a voicemail message, but there's no chance
>> at all to LISTEN to that voicemail on the iPhone until I leave that
>> location. Is there an interface that allows me to use any other phone to
>> call in and retrieve my iPhone voicemail?
>>
>> Thanks so much,
>> Jim Robertson
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Dave Clark
> daveclarkimages.smugmug.com
> www.clarklawfirm.com
> www.twitter.com/dave30c
>
>
--
Dave Clark
daveclarkimages.smugmug.com
www.clarklawfirm.com
www.twitter.com/dave30c
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related eHow article about the issue:
http://www.ehow.
However, there is also this which I found under Google Voice's settings,
google.com/voice/
applies to text messages; calls will be included soon." This apparently
means I cannot display in "My Number" the Google Voice number, only
Verizon's assigned number.
Dave
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Dave Clark <dc1999@gmail.
> I have a related problem. For one, I have an iPhone 4s that's now a year
> old, and I find that I cannot change the Settings>Phone>
> one set by Verizon [and ported over from AT&T] to my Google Voice number,
> which is the one I use for nearly all business calls. When I had a 3s
> iPhone, this number could be changed and I did so.
>
> Second, I find nothing in my i Phone Settings for "Caller-ID>Off/
> Where did it go? Or is it hidden under some other menu? BTW, there appears
> to be nothing in the Notifications settings.
>
> And, does anyone have any idea how to change the number listed in "My
> Phone" or otherwise tell my contact that I want them to call back on my
> Google Voice number?
>
> I'm having a suspicious morning and my hunch is that Apple required
> Verizon to disable the users' ability to change the "My Number" just for
> the reason that both companies did not want the user to be able to
> advertise their use of Google Voice or simply to make Google Voice lest
> viable.
>
> I have always presumed that when I use my Google Voice from a computer,
> the number displayed to the contact called is the Google Voice number.
> But, I'm still not even sure of that.
>
> Dave Clark
> Irvine, CA
>
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.
>
>> Back in the bad old days, one could broadcast/hide one's caller ID with a
>> prefix of "*72" and "*73* (I may have the strings wrong).
>>
>> Is it possible to do this with an iPhone, or must one use the GUI? I'd
>> like not to broadcast my caller ID most of the time, but "reveal" myself
>> occasionally. Navigating through "Settings>Phone>
>> much trouble for individual calls.
>>
>> Second question: Most days, I spend some time at a hospital that must be
>> getting under the table payments from Verizon. ATT wireless signal is
>> virtually non-existent inside the building. Occasionally, enough signal
>> comes through to tell me I have a voicemail message, but there's no chance
>> at all to LISTEN to that voicemail on the iPhone until I leave that
>> location. Is there an interface that allows me to use any other phone to
>> call in and retrieve my iPhone voicemail?
>>
>> Thanks so much,
>> Jim Robertson
>>
>> ------------
>>
>> Dave Clark
> daveclarkimages.
> www.clarklawfirm.
> www.twitter.
>
>
--
Dave Clark
daveclarkimages.
www.clarklawfirm.
www.twitter.
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Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:07 am (PST) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Nov 9, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> Read this eHow article for how to do some things with blocking and
> unblocking Caller ID.
Unfortunately, that link doesn't provide info that's helpful for an iPhone.
I "chatted" with a series of 3 ATT reps today and learned the following:
1. It's NOT possible to set the ATT iPhone to block transmission of the caller ID info by default but reveal it for a single call.
2. It IS possible to set the ATT iPhone to show caller ID info by default but hide it for a single call by prepending the dial string with "#31#" (I tried it, and it works). By the way, pre-pending the dial string on an ATT iPhone with "*82" doesn't seem to do anything. The call goes through, but the show/hide caller ID settings stored in the phone's settings are not overridden.
3. It IS possible to retrieve ATT iPhone "visual voicemail" from a landline. Dial your own number, press the "*" key when you hear your own voicemail greeting begin, then enter your voicemail passcode. I didn't remember creating a passcode. The chat rep suggested trying last 7 digits of the phone number, 1111, and 0000, none of which worked, but my phone unlock code DID work. I don't know if that means the unlock code is linked, at the network servers, to the voicemail account, or whether I'd set a passcode years ago and just forgot.
Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:11 am (PST) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Nov 10, 2012, at 7:28 AM, Dave Clark <dc1999@gmail.
> I find nothing in my i Phone Settings for "Caller-ID>Off/
> Where did it go? Or is it hidden under some other menu? BTW, there appears
> to be nothing in the Notifications settings.
It's in Settings>Phone>
(at least in iOS 6)
Jim
Fri Nov 9, 2012 11:39 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Dave C" davec2468
OK, time to take the swing (baseball reference...)
I am about to install OS X onto the boot drive which is smaller but faster than the drive I've been booting from for about a year. The larger drive will be relegated to files storage and the OS wiped from it.
I need to decide (and to get your assistance with this decision) what is most advantageous to have on a separate drive from the boot drive. Apps probably can benefit from being on a separate drive; the OS can pull needed data from the app and the OS as needed and not conflict disk bandwidth-wise.
And for sheer disk space, best to have user audio & video files separate from the boot drive.
Other files?
Thanks,
Dave
2011 Mini 2.7 GHz dual i7 / 16 GB / 250 GB & 750 GB
OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
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I am about to install OS X onto the boot drive which is smaller but faster than the drive I've been booting from for about a year. The larger drive will be relegated to files storage and the OS wiped from it.
I need to decide (and to get your assistance with this decision) what is most advantageous to have on a separate drive from the boot drive. Apps probably can benefit from being on a separate drive; the OS can pull needed data from the app and the OS as needed and not conflict disk bandwidth-wise.
And for sheer disk space, best to have user audio & video files separate from the boot drive.
Other files?
Thanks,
Dave
2011 Mini 2.7 GHz dual i7 / 16 GB / 250 GB & 750 GB
OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
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Sat Nov 10, 2012 5:19 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Tammy Leverett" tammytml
Thank you Denver Dan, I will try this.
Tammy Leverett
On Nov 9, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net > wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> Yes and No.
>
> A Read Receipt is not built in to Apple's Mail program by default.
>
> I should mention that some people feel that the Return Receipt feature
> is a legacy leftover from earlier days when email and the internet were
> not as reliable as today.
>
> There are, however, a number of ways to turn on something similar to a
> Read Receipt but it takes some effort.
>
> In addition, Mail can be modified to turn on an ability to read a Read
> Receipt that someone sends to you.
>
> I use an inexpensive but reliable commercial email program called
> GyazMail because it has better and more complete filters/rules, has
> read receipts, and some other abilities that Apple's free Mail program
> doesn't have.
>
> Here's some things to get you started. I don't know if all of these
> tips would work with all recent versions of Apple's Mail program.
>
> 1. There is a Terminal command that will
>
> <http://email.about.com/od/macosxmailtips/qt/et_request_recp.htm >
>
> 2. Check here for a way to turn on the ability to read a Read Receipt
> that you receive.
>
> <http://www.ehow.com/how_10033031_read-receipt-mac-mail.html >
>
> I think this solution shows you how to customize the Mail.plist file.
> (trivia, a ".plist" file is aka a Property List.)
>
> 3. AppleScript and other 3rd party "plugin" solutions.
>
> Check here at Hawkwings.
>
> <http://www.hawkwings.net/plugins.htm >
>
> Check for an item called "ReturnReceipt AppleScript."
>
> There are other AppleScripts and plugins for a Mail return receipt
> lurking around.
>
> Note that often when OS X is upgraded or Mail is upgraded to a newer
> version that it may turn off 3rd party scripts and plugins until they
> are checked for compatibility.
>
> Denver Dan
>
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:28:56 -0500, Tammy Leverett wrote:
> > Is there a way to request a read receipt when you send a email using Mail?
> >
> > Tammy Leverett
>
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Tammy Leverett
On Nov 9, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> Howdy.
>
> Yes and No.
>
> A Read Receipt is not built in to Apple's Mail program by default.
>
> I should mention that some people feel that the Return Receipt feature
> is a legacy leftover from earlier days when email and the internet were
> not as reliable as today.
>
> There are, however, a number of ways to turn on something similar to a
> Read Receipt but it takes some effort.
>
> In addition, Mail can be modified to turn on an ability to read a Read
> Receipt that someone sends to you.
>
> I use an inexpensive but reliable commercial email program called
> GyazMail because it has better and more complete filters/rules, has
> read receipts, and some other abilities that Apple's free Mail program
> doesn't have.
>
> Here's some things to get you started. I don't know if all of these
> tips would work with all recent versions of Apple's Mail program.
>
> 1. There is a Terminal command that will
>
> <http://email.
>
> 2. Check here for a way to turn on the ability to read a Read Receipt
> that you receive.
>
> <http://www.ehow.
>
> I think this solution shows you how to customize the Mail.plist file.
> (trivia, a ".plist" file is aka a Property List.)
>
> 3. AppleScript and other 3rd party "plugin" solutions.
>
> Check here at Hawkwings.
>
> <http://www.hawkwing
>
> Check for an item called "ReturnReceipt AppleScript.
>
> There are other AppleScripts and plugins for a Mail return receipt
> lurking around.
>
> Note that often when OS X is upgraded or Mail is upgraded to a newer
> version that it may turn off 3rd party scripts and plugins until they
> are checked for compatibility.
>
> Denver Dan
>
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:28:56 -0500, Tammy Leverett wrote:
> > Is there a way to request a read receipt when you send a email using Mail?
> >
> > Tammy Leverett
>
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Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:08 am (PST) . Posted by:
"heikosennewald" heikosennewald
Hello,
you could give Handbrake a try, I use it for most of my video converting tasks.
You can get the latest stable version from here: www.handbrake.fr
However I suggest to use their nightly build (beta version) since it contains some new features
https://build.handbrake.fr/view/Nightlies/
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "Denton" <wb0zur@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone
>
> I have a problem I think with iMovie.
>
> I have several tapes that I converted to mpg that are greyed out when I try to import to iMovie.
> The only thing I can see is the one that is greyed out they are 720x480 vs 640x480.
>
> Is there any thing hopefully free, to convert the greyed out to 640x480?
>
> Denton Larson
>
> I'm a new Mac user
>
you could give Handbrake a try, I use it for most of my video converting tasks.
You can get the latest stable version from here: www.handbrake.
However I suggest to use their nightly build (beta version) since it contains some new features
https://build.
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> Hi Everyone
>
> I have a problem I think with iMovie.
>
> I have several tapes that I converted to mpg that are greyed out when I try to import to iMovie.
> The only thing I can see is the one that is greyed out they are 720x480 vs 640x480.
>
> Is there any thing hopefully free, to convert the greyed out to 640x480?
>
> Denton Larson
>
> I'm a new Mac user
>
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