Re: OT: iOS

From	Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: OT: iOS
Date	2016-10-15 02:25 +0000
Organization	Miskatonic U
Message-ID	<slrno034st.aj4.g.kreme@snow.local> (permalink)
References	<ntrveq$74q$1@news.albasani.net> <141020162110088231%nospam@nospam.invalid> <2016101418262778515-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>

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In message <2016101418262778515-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> 
  Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
> On 2016-10-15 01:10:08 +0000, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> said:

>> In article <ntrveq$74q$1@news.albasani.net>, Ken Springer
>> <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Is there an iOS newsgroup?
>> 
>> misc.phone.mobile.iphone
>> comp.mobile.ipad
>> 
>>> I'm trying to help a friend with data
>>> transfer from a Verizon phone to a new iPhone.  I don't have the
>>> relevant OS and model numbers yet.
>> 
>> doesn't matter. simply back up the old iphone, ideally with itunes but
>> icloud will also work, then when setting up the new phone, choose to
>> set it up from the backup you just made.

> That is true if the old Verizon phone is an iPhone, not all old phones 
> are iPhones.

> If it is not an iPhone then using the Verizon proprietary back-up app, 
> first for backing up the old phone, and then to recover the backed up 
> data (typically contacts info, images, etc.) to the newly activated 
> iPhone. Things might actually be less problematic if your friend goes 
> to a bricks & mortar Verizon store and have them facilitate the data 
> transfer and activation.

Who would be dumb enough to trust a verizon app to safely backup and
restore data?

And a verizon employee? Are you daft?

I'd trust a random stranger on the street to do a better job, at least
there you have a slim chance of getting someone who knows what she's
doing.



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some super villain was following me. Hope it's not Dick Cheney.

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OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 19:06 -0600
  Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 21:10 -0400
    Re: OT: iOS Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-10-14 18:26 -0700
      Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 21:36 -0400
        Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:20 -0600
          Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 22:35 -0400
            Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:48 -0600
          Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:35 -0600
            Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 22:39 -0400
      Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:18 -0600
        Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:35 -0600
          Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 22:39 -0400
            Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:50 -0600
              Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 22:59 -0400
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 21:02 -0600
                Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 23:13 -0400
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-15 07:06 -0600
                Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-15 10:37 -0400
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-15 14:02 -0600
                Re: OT: iOS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-15 21:47 +0000
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-15 20:06 -0600
                Re: OT: iOS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-16 03:40 +0000
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-16 07:55 -0600
                Re: OT: iOS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-16 15:44 +0000
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-16 10:11 -0600
                Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-16 00:26 -0400
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-16 07:57 -0600
      Re: OT: iOS Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-15 02:25 +0000
        Re: OT: iOS Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-10-14 20:24 -0700
    Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:10 -0600
      Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 22:35 -0400
        Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 20:51 -0600
          Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-14 22:59 -0400
            Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-14 21:06 -0600
            Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-15 07:09 -0600
              Re: OT: iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-15 10:37 -0400
                Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-15 14:04 -0600
  Re: OT: iOS Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-10-15 20:09 -0600

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