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Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant)

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On 08/26/2016 12:30 AM, goodsoldierschweik@geemail.org wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:19:25 -0800, Robert Baer
> <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote:
>
>>Nil wrote:
>>> On 25 Aug 2016, Frank Slootweg<this@ddress.is.invalid>  wrote in
>>> comp.mobile.android:
>>>
>>>> BTW, some of the questions you asked *cannot* be answered, because
>>>> you didn't provide sufficient detail. Providing
>>>> neccessary/required information is also part of the learning
>>>> process.
>>>
>>> This is my problem with his screed. It's vague and unfocused, and I
>>> really don't know what he's talking about in most of his points -
>>> e.g., what's a "message"? Email? Text? App notifications? That's why I
>>> concluded that he really isn't looking for help.
>>   "message" is whatever that stupid icon wishes to show.
>>   Since it never shows anything, how can i give an answer..
>>   I see a "flash" or "blink" of a note saying i have 23 new messages.
>>   So,i stupidly click on the "message" icon. And get nothing.
>>   Before i did the factory reset (to get rid of the hundreds of
>>messages listed), there was this useless list of "from" (names?);
>>impossible to select any one,and impossible to delete (reason why i did
>>factory reset).
>>   There was no way to view any of those messages so i cannot say WTF
>>they were about.
>
> Maybe a stolen phone? No manual?

Be charitable.  Maybe somebody gave it to him when they got a new one. 
Maybe he bought it at a yard sale.  I guess the only person who would 
risk jail to steal a 4.x phone is one who didn't know how to use it, but 
we have no proof...

> The factory reset to get rid of messages is sort of revealing :-)

-- 
Cheers, Bev
    "By the time they had diminished from 50 to 8, the other
     dwarves began to suspect 'Hungry.'"       -Gary Larson

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TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-24 09:25 -0800
  Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-08-24 01:23 -0400
  Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-08-24 08:14 +0100
    Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-25 15:56 -0800
      Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-25 18:47 +0000
        Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-08-25 15:18 -0400
          Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-26 11:19 -0800
            Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) goodsoldierschweik@geemail.org - 2016-08-26 14:30 +0700
              Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-26 09:16 -0700
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) John B. <slocombjbEDIT@gmail.xyz> - 2016-08-27 06:31 +0700
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-27 13:24 -0800
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) goodsoldierschweik@geemail.org - 2016-08-27 16:55 +0700
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-27 20:30 -0700
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-28 00:28 -0800
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) John B. <slocombjbEDIT@gmail.xyz> - 2016-08-28 16:06 +0700
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-08-29 07:43 +0100
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) John B. <slocombjbEDIT@gmail.xyz> - 2016-08-28 15:59 +0700
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-27 20:35 -0700
              Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-27 13:09 -0800
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) goodsoldierschweik@geemail.org - 2016-08-27 16:48 +0700
            Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-08-26 14:14 -0400
              Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-27 13:20 -0800
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-08-27 13:55 -0400
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-28 00:20 -0800
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-08-28 14:42 -0400
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-16 18:30 -0400
                Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-09-16 20:19 -0400
  Re: TracFone HUAWEI (rant) UPDATE Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2016-08-27 13:14 -0800

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