[Magdalen] iPhone 5 update to ios8 info?

[Grace Cangialosi]

Jay, I didn't know you could use Dropbox like that; thought it was just to share stuff. Wouldn't that give folks access to everything you've stored?

I have an external hard drive on my computer, and that's where I back up and store everything

> On 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>