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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 1:30:59 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. I still LOVE my iPod Nano!!! It's easy to use. I just got an older iPad and it's really difficult to figure out how to load music, etc., on there. I'm doing it slowly. I have no music streaming services that I pay for. I have nothing stored, except that I have playlists on YouTube for music (annoying with occasional commercials). Grr........ I'll figure it all out one day! At least I leaned how to Facetime and do Messaging so I could speak to my family easily now.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 1:38:30 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. That's EXACTLY why I wanted an iPad. DH got one (we're sharing it) that's a few years old. Look on Amazon, etc. We compared prices everywhere, but this one is the iPad3 (not mini) with 32 gb and it was a great deal. It was easy to FaceTime immediately on it. If you don't want to get a different phone, maybe you should get an iPad instead (anything from the iPad 2 and up are supposed to be decent, but we got the 3 with more memory. It's a bit heavier, but it'll be great once we can figure it all out!). Good luck!
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huskergal
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Post by huskergal on Dec 20, 2018 18:39:04 GMT
I am an Apple junkie. I use the iPhone because everything else I have is Apple and it all goes together. I plan on replacing my iPad with the professional next year. I am an addict. I admit it fully
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Post by kernriver on Dec 20, 2018 19:41:33 GMT
I am an Apple junkie. I use the iPhone because everything else I have is Apple and it all goes together. I plan on replacing my iPad with the professional next year. I am an addict. I admit it fully Now I am too!
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Post by Zee on Dec 20, 2018 19:49:41 GMT
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. Yes, DD and I can video chat on our Galaxy phones but we can't FaceTime with DS or DH. Secretly I'm fine with that, I don't need to FT DH every time he's out of town and he'd probably try. You can video chat through FB but call quality can be spotty.
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Post by joylynaroundthebnd on Dec 20, 2018 21:30:08 GMT
I ended up with a MAC for the same reason. At the time, DH was working desktop support. My HP Laptop would continually lock up on me; it worked for him just fine. One day he decided to buy a MAC for me and I have never looked back.
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Post by Basket1lady on Dec 20, 2018 21:31:04 GMT
Zee , caangel , peabrain , and sunnyd , you can use Skype instead. It's just as easy once you download the app. Some uses of it are paid, but we use Skype for free every week to talk to the kids. Because we have multiple people on, we started using Skype 4 years ago and have just stuck with it. FaceTime only recently added the ability for a group to chat. I switched to a Mac about 6 years ago and I found it pretty easy. Anything you can do on one you can do on the other and vice versa. Some stuff like columns would stump me, but then I'd just Google it and 9 times out of 10 it's a crazy easy answer. The only thing is labels--Pages doesn't have the templates already set up, but I just go to the Avery website and it's almost easier to use.
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