Tech Questions
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Is the bluetooth in a phone software or hardware? If the former can you reinstall just the bluetooth?
Having connectivity issues with a couple of devices and have done checks, re Installs on the other devices but my phone drops one in particular all the time and another now and again.
Restarting my phone sees it reconnect for about an hour or so but eventually drops out.
Oh on an android.
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@taniwharugby I'm far from an expert, but bluetooth requires certain hardware, an adaptor or transceiver (that's a combined transmitter and receiver); that can be a (USB) dongle or an in-built card. It also requires software to work.
If you google "bluetooth + [phone brand + model] + connectivity problems (or something similar), you should be able to find tech forums where they give tips for solving these problems. Make sure your android is up-to-date, too.
Here's an example: https://www.techlicious.com/how-to/how-to-fix-bluetooth-pairing-problems/
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So I'm looking at purchasing a 'dumb' phone because I'm thinking smart phones aren't the healthiest and I want to have a break from them from time to time but still be able to text the Mrs and maybe have music saved on it for gym etc. What I'm struggling with is working out if the things will actually work in Australia as I know the 2G network has been taken down.
This website has some great devices but I'm concerned I might be just purchasing an expensive paperweight. Anyone know what the deal is? If 2G no longer exists do phones still work and its just internet data that is affected?
Cheers,
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@Rembrandt This webpage suggests you would not be able to use it. See under "2G shutdown".
Australian Phone Networks and Frequencies Explained
If you're visiting Australia or importing a phone from overseas, it's important to make sure it will work on Australian phone networks.
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@Rembrandt said in Tech Questions:
So I'm looking at purchasing a 'dumb' phone because I'm thinking smart phones aren't the healthiest and I want to have a break from them from time to time but still be able to text the Mrs and maybe have music saved on it for gym etc. What I'm struggling with is working out if the things will actually work in Australia as I know the 2G network has been taken down.
This website has some great devices but I'm concerned I might be just purchasing an expensive paperweight. Anyone know what the deal is? If 2G no longer exists do phones still work and its just internet data that is affected?
Cheers,
What about something like this;
Mobile Phones - Buy Samsung, Apple, NOTHING CMF 2 Pro
Mobile Phones from Samsung, Apple, Google, and the NOTHING CMF Phone 2 are here to fire up your world. Smash the future in your pocket, shop at JB Hi-Fi!
I know it still has some internet functionality, but I doubt you'll want to use that on this screen. Has MP3 & FM.
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@Stargazer said in Tech Questions:
@Rembrandt This webpage suggests you would not be able to use it. See under "2G shutdown".
Australian Phone Networks and Frequencies Explained
If you're visiting Australia or importing a phone from overseas, it's important to make sure it will work on Australian phone networks.
Cheers, certainly does look that way. I reckon dumb-phones.com.au might not have the smartest business model.
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My laptop ((it is rather old but still did the things I wanted it to do) has crapped itself but the hard drive is ok. I need to get access to a number of files on that hard drive but unsure how to go about it. Is there something that you can plug the recovered hard drive into to down load those files onto another storage area? Any help would be appreciated as some of those files are tax/accouinting files of mates that I give a hand to come end of financial year, sadly I don't have those files backes up anywhere - lesson now learnt!
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@Kirwan somewhere in my office pile of old computer shit I've got a USB dock that fits 2.5 and 3.5 and works like a charm. Not the fastest, but makes sure you never lose anything's in a PC changeover.
That said, Google One is giving 100GB cloud for free now, so the need for hard drives is thinning.
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@Higgins said in Tech Questions:
@Kirwan Thanks, I will see what I can find in somewhere like PB Tech here in Wellington and see what they might have than can be used. Hopefully they will have something that can accommodate such an old hard drive!
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBASTT1609487/StarTech-SATDOCK25U-USB-to-SATA-External-Hard-Driv
I used to use a Dock similar to this. I used to buy cheap hard drives from China and their connections and cables always broke and they were some weird not standard ones so I'd wind up having to use a dock for them.
Dock's are a bucketload cheaper now than what they used to be.
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Posting this in this thread, after @Rembrandt 's post two months ago.
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Does anyone know an easy way to reduce file size on phone photos ? I'm on an S10, and images are rypically 6-7mb. Even reducing the megapixels to their lowest level possible (1440x1440) and changing the saving type to HEIF, they still come out around 4mb.
Which is no use for uploading to the Fern!
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@voodoo said in Tech Questions:
Does anyone know an easy way to reduce file size on phone photos ? I'm on an S10, and images are rypically 6-7mb. Even reducing the megapixels to their lowest level possible (1440x1440) and changing the saving type to HEIF, they still come out around 4mb.
Which is no use for uploading to the Fern!
Plenty of apps to do that. I have one called 'Compress' although iOS now gives you an option when uploading to go original/medium or small. Medium usually fits on fern requirements.
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@Machpants I got this one for free just now:Screenshot_20200406-153852_Google Play Store.jpg
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