apple ID question

[wmw999 2,444]

wrong place I know, but Im in a pretty big pickle, and this is where there are the mosts people posting.

Im out of the country, and my iphone is kaput. Obviously my password saver was on - you guessed it - the iphone. so he changed the password at home. What I am wondering is will that be enough to go to a store, get a new phone, and have it reloaded overseas? In the past, apple id password resets have been problematic. I am thoroughly stressed right now and wont try to configure the new phone I have sitting in its box on the table; I'd probably fuck it up.

thanks

Wendy P.

[wmw999 2,444]

Never mind, the password doesnt work for me. Im so happy. Y`all better be nice tonight

Wendy P.

[normiss 798]

16 minutes ago, wmw999 said:

Never mind, the password doesnt work for me. Im so happy. Y`all better be nice tonight

Wendy P.

Good luck with your technology, and yes, Apple ID's are some of the biggest PITA passwords to reset/recover, unless you have an iPhone.

Enjoy your trip.

[wmw999 2,444]

well, turns out he reset his apple ID. since its my phone, its pretty clear why it didnt work. 

[JerryBaumchen 1,362]

1 hour ago, normiss said:

Good luck with your technology, and yes, Apple ID's are some of the biggest PITA passwords to reset/recover, unless you have an iPhone.

Enjoy your trip.

Hi Ken,

I have had an iMac and an iPhone.  I doubt that I will ever own another Apple product.  They are not for me.

Jerry Baumchen

[winsor 236]

3 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi Ken,

I have had an iMac and an iPhone.  I doubt that I will ever own another Apple product.  They are not for me.

Jerry Baumchen

I grudgingly use iPads for navigation.  Despite their peculiarities, they host the best Electronic Flight Bag software so I went with the platform.

As far as being screwed by security goes, it's a feature, not a bug.

[billeisele 130]

Peeps addicted to Apple crack are blind to the defects, deficiencies, PITA stuff and the prices. Just watch.

[kallend 2,026]

On 5/24/2024 at 9:50 PM, winsor said:

I grudgingly use iPads for navigation.  Despite their peculiarities, they host the best Electronic Flight Bag software so I went with the platform.

As far as being screwed by security goes, it's a feature, not a bug.

Same here.  

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

9 hours ago, billeisele said:

Peeps addicted to Apple crack are blind to the defects, deficiencies, PITA stuff and the prices. Just watch.

Meh. Like everything else in this world, Apple has pluses and minuses. So does Microsoft/PC.

An old (like late 90s old) joke is that half the world thinks that Steve Jobs is the Messiah, and Bill Gates is the Anti-Christ. The other half thinks the exact opposite.

I prefer PC myself, but a friend is a die-hard Apple user. 
For me, the pluses of the PC outweigh the minuses, and the minuses of Apple outweigh the pluses. For my friend, the opposite is true.

[wmw999 2,444]

We're PC users, but also iphone users. My husband was issued one at work when they first came out, and didn't want to learn a new interface when he retired. I got the same thing so that we can use each others' iphones when navigating in the RV or doing anything else like that when one is driving.

Wendy P.

[billeisele 130]

15 hours ago, wmw999 said:

We're PC users, but also iphone users. My husband was issued one at work when they first came out, and didn't want to learn a new interface when he retired. I got the same thing so that we can use each others' iphones when navigating in the RV or doing anything else like that when one is driving.

Wendy P.

Our company went with Blackberry. Stayed with them way too long. 

Finally switched to Android with Verizon. Wifey and kids have Apple and they all have problems with them. A few months back when Apple announced their latest and greatest they talked about the upgrade to the camera system (multiple lenses). Samsung had been using that tech for about 5 years. 

The article I read talked about Android having multiple manufacturers that compete on tech advancement and that's why it was a more advanced product. At family events the kids will say, "use Dad's phone for the pics, it has a better camera." Five year-old Galaxy S10.

[JoeWeber 2,720]

6 hours ago, billeisele said:

Our company went with Blackberry. Stayed with them way too long. 

Finally switched to Android with Verizon. Wifey and kids have Apple and they all have problems with them. A few months back when Apple announced their latest and greatest they talked about the upgrade to the camera system (multiple lenses). Samsung had been using that tech for about 5 years. 

The article I read talked about Android having multiple manufacturers that compete on tech advancement and that's why it was a more advanced product. At family events the kids will say, "use Dad's phone for the pics, it has a better camera." Five year-old Galaxy S10.

Certainly the better camera is a great thing but I mostly use it for a phone and texts and stuff, not selfies. I have an iPhone so young people will identify with me and think I’m cool.

[wmw999 2,444]

Dude, they only say that because they want a free jump/ride on your boat

Wendy P. 

[gowlerk 2,190]

1 hour ago, JoeWeber said:

Certainly the better camera is a great thing but I mostly use it for a phone and texts and stuff, not selfies. I have an iPhone so young people will identify with me and think I’m cool.

Since you have now come out I will too. My series of Iphones are the only Apples products I have ever owned. I watch cooler younger people struggle to do simple things on their very superior and complex Android devices and just shrug my shoulders thinking how easy I have it compared to them. It just works.

[JoeWeber 2,720]

5 hours ago, wmw999 said:

Dude, they only say that because they want a free jump/ride on your boat

Wendy P. 

Now I have an owie, and maybe a bruise, too.

[nigel99 471]

On 5/27/2024 at 5:58 AM, wmw999 said:

We're PC users, but also iphone users. My husband was issued one at work when they first came out, and didn't want to learn a new interface when he retired. I got the same thing so that we can use each others' iphones when navigating in the RV or doing anything else like that when one is driving.

Wendy P.

I’ve been an iPhone user for about 6-7 years now. iPhones are great if you just want simplicity and a consistent user interface. Androids tend to be more flexible and customisable. 

You pay a premium for Apple, largely due to packaging and brand rather than quality. Wireless performance is not as good as some other brands (I travel to remote areas of Australia and generally iPhones lose coverage before Samsung for example). Until recently they were also terrible for breaking when dropped - I have no idea how they passed the EU certification process that includes drop tests, but my iPhone 14 mini survived a few years without an issue.

I’ve had an  15 pro for a week and may take it back to the shop as the sound is terrible- thought it was distortion on a specific video clip, but it turns out that most videos are distorted at about 20% volume and upwards. 

Edited May 28, 2024 by nigel99