[Magdalen] iPhone 5 update to ios8 info?

[Kate Conant]

I'm not sure yet why there's anything wrong with updating, Jay.  I do agree
that backups are important.

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Go to T-Mobile first, I guess. They'll probably try to talk you into
> updating, though. And hopefully you don't lose data. Once you get this
> sorted out, try my suggestion and plug your phone into your computer every
> week or two to transfer pics, data or whatever you want to save to Dropbox.
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> > ... yikes... well, neither store I'm headed out to this morning for help
> > opens until 10 my time, so I'm working until 9:30 and then heading out...
> > any suggestions for where to go first? 'my' T-Mobile store is very close,
> > the mall not much further (where the Apple store is), but I'm sure the
> mall
> > will be a bit of a nightmare.
> >
> > L
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not
> > a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >
> > Thomas Merton writes, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the
> > ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder
> is
> > leaning against the wrong wall.”
> >
> > "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 8:39 AM
> >
> > To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] iPhone 5 update to ios8 info?
> >
> >  Which is why I plug my phone into my computer occasionally via a cable
> to
> >> a
> >> USB port and transfer all that stuff to Dropbox.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>  just now reading... did some online research that turned up your advice
> >>> last night before you posted and I could not turn it off... nor did I
> >>> think
> >>> I could even access the battery, so it is still in it's 97% status and
> I
> >>> guess I'm heading to T-Mobile and possibly the mall in a few hours : (
> >>>
> >>> My great hope is that my phone is ok, and that I've not lost data or
> >>> photos... it has become a container for much of my data for business
> and
> >>> 'mom stuff'...
> >>>
> >>> Lynn
> >>>
> >>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >>>
> >>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> >>> not
> >>> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> >>> me."
> >>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >>>
> >>> Thomas Merton writes, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the
> >>> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the
> ladder
> >>> is
> >>> leaning against the wrong wall.”
> >>>
> >>> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
> >>>
> >>> --------------------------------------------------
> >>> From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 10:49 PM
> >>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] iPhone 5 update to ios8 info?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  I'd probably turn it off, if you can......totally off. Leave it off
> for
> >>>
> >>>> several minutes and then try turning it back on,,,and DON"T UPDATE.
> S/O
> >>>> tells me iOS 8  is not meant for iPhone 5, no matter what they say. He
> >>>> told
> >>>> me not to update my iPhone 6 yet either. If you can't turn it off, you
> >>>> can
> >>>> try opening it up and disconnecting the battery and then reconnecting
> >>>> it.....that should stop the process.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>  Just tried to update my phone tonight... an iPhone 5, 18 months old
> >>>>
> >>>>> that's
> >>>>> never been updated... I finally updated using the 'update now'
> function
> >>>>> that's been inviting me for over a year and after an hour, 3% short
> of
> >>>>> finishing, it is frozen.... the info online is NOT encouraging and my
> >>>>> phone
> >>>>> is neither on or off so no calls and such a busy day was planned for
> >>>>> tomorrow but I fear that I'll be waiting at the mall (in all it's
> >>>>> Christmas
> >>>>> shopping craziness) when it opens to go to the Mac store, or maybe
> I'll
> >>>>> stop by my T-Mobile store first (they are usually my last resort...)
> >>>>> ANY
> >>>>> THOUGHTS OUT THERE this late in the pub?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lynn
> >>>>>
> >>>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I
> have
> >>>>> not
> >>>>> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You
> gave
> >>>>> me."
> >>>>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing
> the
> >>>>> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the
> >>>>> ladder
> >>>>> is
> >>>>> leaning against the wrong wall."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
>