IPhone 'OTHER' reduction and clean up
Hi. I have a high 'Other' in my iPhone at 4.52GB. How can I reduce it please?
See this document for a comprehensive list of what is in Other and how to deal with it.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
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Moving notes from iphone to iMac and cleaning up cloud problems
First off let me say I've had a very hard time finding any documentation of cloud services. It's been very frustrating tying to figure out what's going on.
I decided I wanted all of my apple devices to be sync'ed for the main apps I use (notes, reminder, calander, and contacts). During the startup process for using cloud services a number of questions were asked and I'm sure due to my lack of understanding of cloud services I made mistakes. The end result is I ended up with many duplicate entries. Trying to clean up the duplicates caused more problems.
Here's where I am:
on iPhone:
good copy of notes
good copy of contacts
reminders look sync'ed with iPhone
calancer seems to look sync'ed with iMac
on iMac:
a few notes on cloud but many gone when I tried to clean up duplicate notes on iPhone
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Here's what I'd like to have:
on iPhone:
keep good copy of notes but have it on cloud
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reminder on cloud and synced with iMac
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on iMac:
good copy of notes from iPhone that are on cloud (currently not so)
keep current icloud copy (still shows "on my Mac" although I deleted all entries)
reminder on cloud and synced with iPhone
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On both the iPhone and iMac I have cloud services on for all the main apps except mail. I don't know what cloud services will mean for mail as I'm not using the apple supplied email account(again no doc to tell me what happens).
What I don't want to happen is to lose my notes or contacts. I'd be very unhappy. My notes have been generated almost exclusively on my iPhone.
I still need to turn on cloud services for my iPad but will wait till I straighten out the above mess. I don't want to confuse things any more than they arleady are.
Can anyone please help my achieve what I layed out above. I would be most appreciative.Can anyone suggest how to get my questions/problems resolved. I'd go to a local apple store but I can only carry my iphone which won't help much with the imac.
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I just ordered the Verizon iPhone. Can anyone explain the options here:
1) Unlimited corporate email & Web (business and personal email) vs. Unlimited email and web for smartphones (personal email) - what's the difference?
2) "3G Mobile Hotspot 2GB" - does this mean that there's no way I can share my 3G connection via wifi without paying the extra $20/month?? How about tethering to a single computer (USB, BT, or WiFi) - does that also require this extra option?
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thanks in advance,
MikeHi
Regarding your #2 question; yes, you must pay $20/mo to use the 3G Hotspot aspect of the iPhone, same as with any of Verizon's phones that offer this feature such as the Droid X, HTC phones, etc. And, there is NO additional charge to tether it to your computer; it's $20/mo regardless. You can still use the iPhone's WiFi feature to search the web which is part of the regular data plan. We're only talking about paying the $20/mo for the "up to 5 devices" jumping on your phone as a hot spot.
I'm an Apple fan, have my MacBook Pro, but my phone is a Droid X. I've been a Verizon member since a year before they became Verizon. Additionally, I am part of the Verizon & Motorola test forum; testing new software updates as they come along.
Something you should know about Verizon's 3G Hot Spot feature; it has issues. Those of us in the Motorola & HTC forums have experienced identical issues with regard to the 3G Hot Spot feature; it disconnects every 2 minutes, even when you are actively surfing the net. Verizon & Motorola Support have been very helpful to provide what they believe are fixes, including: changing the channel, hard resets, clearing cache, etc. It does not work. Most of us believe, this is NOT a Verizon issue, but a phone maker issue.
I also have Verizon's MiFi 2200. It costs $59/mo and is purely a hot spot device; again up to 5 devices. I use it at home, for my lap top and for those who need connectivity. It outperforms the 3G hot spot feature of the Motorola & HTC phones by leaps & bounds, and I suspect it will out perform the 3G hot spot feature on the iPhone. Additionally, you get 5GB of download with the MiFi which Verizon is planning on offering increases to 8GB & 10GB. There is NO plan to increase the 2GB download limitation on the 3G Hot spot of the iPhone & other phones, and anyone who does basic software downloads & pics, knows 2GBS is not a lot space.
So, I would recommend not paying the $20 until this is resolved. If you do, you could pay $39 more for a total of $59/mo for the MiFi, download the software to you home computer & notebook, and end up canceling your home internet service. I did this and have saved $70/mo in my total utilities.
One other important note: Verizon's VZManager Software for their phones & MiFi. If you did pay the $20/mo for the iPhone and decided to tether to your USB port (for power while using) and you were to use the 3G hot spot feature, it will NOT work on 64 Bit computers, regardless if you are using the WiFi feature or directly using VZManager. The MiFi has this same issue. It will only work on 32 Bit when tethered. So, you'd have to reboot your computer to 32 Bit, if you have that ability. On a Macbook Pro, simply restart holding down the "3" & "2" keys.
I have no idea why Verizon can't simply upgrade the firmware, even recent firmware upgrades have not resolved this. Most new computers are 64 Bit now.
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I really looked forward to the 3G feature of the Motorola & HTC phones, but honestly, it's just not there yet; mine was slower than Dial Up, and I'm not kidding. -
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Really strange problem you have there. I have a few questions though.
Please try again and try to make the phone as a new without restoringen with you iCloud-data or backup-data from iTunes. Maybe it is something wrong with the data (strange).
Anyway, i think you should call Apple Support or visit an Apple Store, don't forgot to make a Genius Bar reservation.
You locate the nearest Apple Store here: http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist/
And here is Apples phone numbers around the world for support: http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57 -
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When we send our iphone in reparation we have not a phone to wait the other one is clean?
Depends upon where you send your iPhone for reparation, er - repair. Apple does not perform repairs, and you'll get a refurbished product in exchange, immedicately. Depending upon your warranty status, the exchange may or may not be free. If you choose to take your iPhone in for service to a third-party repair service - there's no reason why anyone wou;d do this - you'll need to ask about a loaner.
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I currently use an iPhone, an iPad, and a Mac computer for business. The three devices have Contacts Managers that sync with each other through both Google and through Mobile Me. Currently, this has created a mess of duplicate contacts. Please advise me on the steps necessary for removing these duplicates and establishing a syncing solution that doesn't regenerate the duplicates. There are several applications available that remove duplicates, but I am not sure which ones work or don't work. I want information on this, but most importantly I want to understand how to fix this problem permanently. Also, I read somewhere that Mac's new operating system, Lion, can help deal with duplicates. I don't have Lion, but I would be willing to get it, if this would fix the problem.
Had the same problem with 4 devices (two computers, an iPhone and an iPod). The solution is simple: open the Address Book application in your mac, ask it to locate duplicate entries (under one of the top menu items, "edit" I think), and then ask it to consolidate them: it took me all of three seconds after I figured it out: worked like a charm! PS: if you have more than one mac with unconected Address Books, repeating the operation in the second one may be a good idea.
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Hi,
You have 2 solutions:
1 - You can use 2 differents icloud account
2 - You use the same account but you don't sync yours contacts.
You configure that in Settings > icloud
You activate or desactivate what you want.
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