Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024

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From	David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org>
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Subject	Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024
Date	Thu, 5 Sep 2024 14:04:10 +0100
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On 05/09/2024 13:30, Andrew wrote:
> David Brooks wrote on Thu, 5 Sep 2024 09:26:05 +0100 :
> 
>> What response(s) do you get when you ask on the Apple Support
>> Communities forums?
> 
> You missed the part about the fact I called Apple Support. 800-275-2273
> Multiple times.
> 
> Each time I initially got the wrong answer from the Apple "Advisor", I
> asked to speak to a more senior advisor, where the calls took hours.
> 
> I explained that I was aware of Apple's lawsuit where at least Apple said,
> in the past, that they're remove 2FA within 2 weeks of you creating it.
> https://www.macrumors.com/2019/02/09/apple-two-factor-authentication-lawsuit/
> 
> But no more. Now it's mandatory.
> 
> Apple is the only common operating system vendor who requires me to keep my
> Android phone with me (at all times for the rest of my life!) just so that
> I can log into my Apple ID - which - contrary to what the ignorant zealots
> seem to believe - happens all the time as Apple constantly forces re
> logging in (and if you're unaware of that fact - then try NOT logging in!).
>      <https://i.postimg.cc/Y9kkj19v/appleid12.jpg>
>      <https://i.postimg.cc/LXzB3Lc0/appleid01.jpg>
>      <https://i.postimg.cc/hhFNJ5mq/appleid010.jpg>
>      <https://i.postimg.cc/8k3GQyj4/appleid09.jpg>
> 
> Apple nags you five, ten, fifteen times a day to log in if you don't do it.
> 
> Note: The ignorant Apple zealots are unaware of this as they always log in.

All noted. Thank you.

You appear, though, to have missed this:- "May I borrow your AppleID and 
password"?

Btw, things might improve if you got yourself an iPhone!

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Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 20:12 +0000
  Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-04 02:44 +0000
    Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-04 19:37 +0000
      Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-04 22:16 +0000
        Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-05 00:30 +0000
          Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-05 09:26 +0100
            Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-05 12:30 +0000
              Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-05 14:04 +0100
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-05 14:26 +0000
                Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-05 19:49 +0100
          Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-05 15:03 +0000

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