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Post by kernriver on Dec 19, 2018 1:43:30 GMT
I’ve been strictly Android. But my husband decided we need to go full Apple with everything. And now, my iPad picks up my phone calls! Who knew!
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Post by Outspoken on Dec 19, 2018 1:52:48 GMT
I’ve been an iPhone user since the original iPhone came out. Maybe since you already owned an iPad, the switch was easier for you. I’ve always heard people have a hard time converting from one to the other. I would like a Mac but I don’t think I could learn how to use one! I am a windows girl!
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Post by kernriver on Dec 19, 2018 2:03:43 GMT
I’ve been an iPhone user since the original iPhone came out. Maybe since you already owned an iPad, the switch was easier for you. I’ve always heard people have a hard time converting from one to the other. I would like a Mac but I don’t think I could learn how to use one! I am a windows girl! Every day I was having issues with Windows. My husband got sick of fixing them. One day he came home and said ‘we’re getting you a Mac’. I thought it was super easy to get going on it and have only had to ask my husband once to help me. It is very intuitive. At least it is for me. |
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Post by melissa on Dec 19, 2018 2:51:19 GMT
I have never had an Apple anything.
We did end up getting dd Apple everything when she moved out. It started with an iphone because dh wanted her to be able to just take it to an Apple store if there was an issue as living 8-10 hours away was not going to work for him to fix her phone. When her laptop needed to be replaced, he bought her a Macbook. Somewhere along the line, he got her an ipad mini as well. I think she has an ipad as well! Funny how she went from only an old ipod to Apple everything in 3 years.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 19, 2018 3:01:14 GMT
I’ve been an iPhone user since the original iPhone came out. Maybe since you already owned an iPad, the switch was easier for you. I’ve always heard people have a hard time converting from one to the other. I would like a Mac but I don’t think I could learn how to use one! I am a windows girl! If you use your iphone you can use a Mac. 👍🏻 They're so easy and everything just flows. I’ve been 100% Mac at home for a decade now. But I use all Windows/PC at work. I have no problem going back and forth. It’s like second nature. I will say I get aggravated at my work comp frequently, but never at my Macbook. |
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Post by Zee on Dec 19, 2018 5:49:01 GMT
I hate my DH's iPhone. It's not intrude to me because I am used to my Android. We can barely use each other's phones!
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Post by ametallichick on Dec 19, 2018 5:58:43 GMT
I started with the iPhone 3S, I believe. Then I had the 4, so on. I have a Mac and and iPad. I love how they sync. I can talk on the phone from my Mac. It’s crazy! It will actually ring. ☎️
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Post by papersilly on Dec 19, 2018 6:41:13 GMT
Mwah-ha-ha!! That's how Apple gets us! They link their devices so well that we wind up going full Apple sooner or later. For me, it started with the Mini, then the iPhone, then the Mac. DH wants to swap out my Mini with a bigger iPad but I refuse. DH has all their devices already but I'm a little slower to come around.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 7:04:58 GMT
Same here! I've had androids and I'm STILL on my Samsung Galaxy S3. Hey, it's working. I don't need all of the fluff & I like my $18/mo bill.........
I've had an iPod for 10 years that I adore.......... and DH just got me/us a refurbished iPad 3 so that I could Facetime with my son and family. I LOVE being able to see them!
My sis is sending me her iPhone that's 3 years old. She's getting a new one and sending me hers since she feels badly for me (she saw me constantly recharging my phone). Sweet. I'll have to figure it all out. We feel like we're a million miles behind in the tech world!
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Post by Jockscrap on Dec 19, 2018 8:08:37 GMT
I posted here the other week that I had just discovered that I can copy on my iPhone and paste to my iPad and vice versa. What a discovery! So handy and I’ve had cause to use this feature loads of times since finding out I could do it. Apple definitely suck you in with the way everything just syncs.
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Post by trollie on Dec 19, 2018 13:27:50 GMT
I hate my DH's iPhone. It's not intrude to me because I am used to my Android. We can barely use each other's phones! SAME |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Dec 19, 2018 13:59:23 GMT
I switched from a windows laptop to a MacBook two years ago this Christmas. I still struggle. I've used pcs since 1994 and I've struggle with things like file management and MS Office. I'm a heavy office user at work and it just doesn't work the same on a Mac. that said, I've never had an issue with my Mac not working. Can't say the same for windows, especially when they changed to 8 which was a cluster.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 19, 2018 14:21:28 GMT
I hate my DH's iPhone. It's not intrude to me because I am used to my Android. We can barely use each other's phones! We're the opposite - he's the Android and I'm the iPhone. For a long time, I think he just thought I was being less than helpful when he'd ask me how to do something on his phone. In the last year, his work gave him an iPhone for work. Now he understands just how different they are. To his credit, he has figured out - with a lot of cussing - how to go back-and-forth between the two. |
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Post by brenda89 on Dec 19, 2018 14:44:14 GMT
To the OP - if you don't want the calls on your iPad there is a setting to turn that off. I don't know if off the top of my head, but let me know if you want details and I can look them up.
I switched to a Mac at home back in 2009, I think. Windows Vista was out and I had to reformat my hard drive about 6 times in less than a year. That was enough for me to switch!! I did have an Android phone for a couple years, when the Galaxy S first came out. We are on US Cellular and they didn't offer the iPhone then. I'm so glad they do now. I had even switched to Verizon for a couple years so I could have an iPhone!!
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Post by caangel on Dec 19, 2018 15:21:01 GMT
I've been using a PC since the mid 80s. I had to use a Mac for teaching for about 3 yrs and it was awful. I do not find them intuitive AT ALL. The only apple product in our house is an iPod Nano. Which required me to use itunes which is the devil.
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Post by msladibug on Dec 19, 2018 15:27:38 GMT
Android here for me....everyone else Apple.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 17:10:57 GMT
DD uses Apple, everyone else is Android  |
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Post by sunnyd on Dec 19, 2018 17:16:52 GMT
I'm the only Android user in my family and desperately need a new phone now. I'm so torn if I should switch to an iPhone. The only reason I'm tempted is for FaceTime. I need it a few times a year to talk to clients. I have just borrowed dh's phone in the past when I've needed to FaceTime. but it's a pain to do that. I love my Android.
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Post by LilyRose on Dec 19, 2018 18:14:07 GMT
I posted here the other week that I had just discovered that I can copy on my iPhone and paste to my iPad and vice versa. What a discovery! So handy and I’ve had cause to use this feature loads of times since finding out I could do it. Apple definitely suck you in with the way everything just syncs. Wait...how??? |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Dec 19, 2018 18:18:56 GMT
We were a mixed household, I loved my android. But it didn’t play well with dh and dds iPhones. So I switched. I’m glad I did since I also have an iPad. I love that they sync up! Now dh has an android  |
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Post by peabrain on Dec 19, 2018 18:22:03 GMT
I'm the only Android user in my family and desperately need a new phone now. I'm so torn if I should switch to an iPhone. The only reason I'm tempted is for FaceTime. I need it a few times a year to talk to clients. I have just borrowed dh's phone in the past when I've needed to FaceTime. but it's a pain to do that. I love my Android. I'm not being stupid I just don't use an Android but have Android not come up with similar technology yet? Like Android-Time? I would have thought so. Why can't they? I guess there's Skype but you pay for that? So what is stopping Android system from Face-droid? It's obvious people want it. |
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Post by sunnyd on Dec 19, 2018 18:39:30 GMT
I'm not being stupid I just don't use an Android but have Android not come up with similar technology yet? Like Android-Time? I would have thought so. Why can't they? I guess there's Skype but you pay for that? So what is stopping Android system from Face-droid? It's obvious people want it. There are lots of alternatives for video calling but EVERYONE (all of my clients) has an iPhone and expects to FaceTime. They don't want to download another ap. FaceTime is proprietary to Apple and isn't available on Android. That's the only reason I'm considering an iPhone. Ugh, I love my Android though. |
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Post by Zee on Dec 19, 2018 18:59:39 GMT
I hate my DH's iPhone. It's not intrude to me because I am used to my Android. We can barely use each other's phones! We're the opposite - he's the Android and I'm the iPhone. For a long time, I think he just thought I was being less than helpful when he'd ask me how to do something on his phone. In the last year, his work gave him an iPhone for work. Now he understands just how different they are. To his credit, he has figured out - with a lot of cussing - how to go back-and-forth between the two. I just now noticed the autocorrect here. That's annoying no matter which platform you use! |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 19, 2018 19:33:20 GMT
I just now noticed the autocorrect here. That's annoying no matter which platform you use! I'll drink to that. |
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Post by Jockscrap on Dec 19, 2018 20:11:24 GMT
I posted here the other week that I had just discovered that I can copy on my iPhone and paste to my iPad and vice versa. What a discovery! So handy and I’ve had cause to use this feature loads of times since finding out I could do it. Apple definitely suck you in with the way everything just syncs. Wait...how??? Here’s a link to the thread. It really is as simple as copying on one device and just pasting on the other! I think you need to have relatively recent devices. From the Apple website: To use Universal Clipboard, your devices must meet Continuity system requirements. They must also have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Handoff turned on in System Preferences (on your Mac) and in Settings (on your iOS devices). You must be signed in to iCloud using the same Apple ID on all your devices. iPad hints and tips |
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Post by chlerbie on Dec 19, 2018 20:15:01 GMT
I've never really had a problem with Windows. But I have an iPhone. It's an old 5s and I've been really happy with it, so I'll probably replace it with another one at some point.
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Post by birukitty on Dec 19, 2018 22:02:20 GMT
I’ve been an iPhone user since the original iPhone came out. Maybe since you already owned an iPad, the switch was easier for you. I’ve always heard people have a hard time converting from one to the other. I would like a Mac but I don’t think I could learn how to use one! I am a windows girl! Every day I was having issues with Windows. My husband got sick of fixing them. One day he came home and said ‘we’re getting you a Mac’. I thought it was super easy to get going on it and have only had to ask my husband once to help me. It is very intuitive. At least it is for me. That is great to hear! DH works in IT as a programmer. He refuses to run Windows on my desktop or any of his computers because in the past we did and when we'd get a virus he'd be stuck fixing our computers. So for years now we've been using Linex instead. Linex is an application for IT pros. I'm computer challenged-the furthest thing you can get from being an IT pro. Which is why I can't do links, post photos, or do basically anything but post words. It's very frustrating. DH has promised to buy me a Mac desktop in the future. Reading that for you it is intuitive makes me happy. |
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Post by birukitty on Dec 19, 2018 22:07:34 GMT
I got an iphone 4s last year before my trip to Europe because my flip phone wouldn't work over there. I was really happy with my flip phone and really didn't want to switch to a smart phone until I had to. We got my iphone 4s used and I've been happy with it although I barely use it. I carry it with me in case I have to make a phone call.
For computing purposes I use my desktop computer.
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Post by caangel on Dec 19, 2018 22:26:56 GMT
I'm not being stupid I just don't use an Android but have Android not come up with similar technology yet? Like Android-Time? I would have thought so. Why can't they? I guess there's Skype but you pay for that? So what is stopping Android system from Face-droid? It's obvious people want it. There are lots of alternatives for video calling but EVERYONE (all of my clients) has an iPhone and expects to FaceTime. They don't want to download another ap. FaceTime is proprietary to Apple and isn't available on Android. That's the only reason I'm considering an iPhone. Ugh, I love my Android though. This is my BIGGEST beef with apple. They don't even try to "play nice with others" they refuse to. It is not an option to use facetime if you are not on their platform. It isn't Android/Google's fault that we can't use Facetime. I use Google Hangouts a but not a lot of other people do although they are able to. I would use Facetime but Apple won't let me. Their exclusivity is their biggest negative in my book. |
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Post by MaryPea on Dec 20, 2018 0:29:48 GMT
I started with the iPhone 3S, I believe. Then I had the 4, so on. I have a Mac and and iPad. I love how they sync. I can talk on the phone from my Mac. It’s crazy! It will actually ring. ☎️ Same! I also love how i can have a tab open in Safari on my phone, and pick up there on my MacBook or iPad. and, iMessage is great too! |
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