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Re: New iPhone 5c

From Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: New iPhone 5c
Date 2015-09-24 00:04 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <240920150004203988%michelle@michelle.org> (permalink)
References <1mb8t1x.5iuv9rznb5viN%peter@pfjames.co.uk>

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In article <1mb8t1x.5iuv9rznb5viN%peter@pfjames.co.uk>, Peter James
<peter@pfjames.co.uk> wrote:

> I've just bought a new iPhone 5c and I am confused as to the difference
> between Mail and Messages.
> 
> Firstly I thought that Messages was restricted to use between Apple
> products, but a colleague tells me this is not so on the iPhone.  And I
> can use it with any other device.

You can use Messages to iMessage with other Apple devices; you can also
use Messages for SMS texting with non-Apple mobile phones.

> And what in practice is the difference between Mail and Messages on the
> iPhone.

Messages is used as above; Mail is for email.

> I'm sorry if this is an obvious question, but the elderly do find mobile
> phones confusing and I'm no exception to this.

No, we do not; I'm about nine weeks from my 73rd birthday, and I don't
find it confusing at all, and I'm no exception.

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New iPhone 5c peter@pfjames.co.uk (Peter James) - 2015-09-24 07:40 +0100
  Re: New iPhone 5c Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-09-24 00:04 -0700
    Re: New iPhone 5c Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-24 08:46 -0400
      Re: New iPhone 5c Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-09-24 07:32 -0700
        Re: New iPhone 5c Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-09-24 14:38 +0000
    Re: New iPhone 5c Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-09-24 07:20 -0700
      Re: New iPhone 5c Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-09-24 07:35 -0700
        Re: New iPhone 5c Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-25 06:46 +0000
      Re: New iPhone 5c Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-09-25 08:52 +1200
  Re: New iPhone 5c Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-09-24 19:26 +1200
  Re: New iPhone 5c Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-24 08:44 -0400

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