Impresive what you can do on a phone these days.

[martin-w 3,234]

44 minutes ago, JRBarrett said:

Screen touch sensors work on capacitance. Apparently, you have a low dielectric constant!

 

True, and if he has calluses on his fingers that can have an impact. 

[birdguy 3,943]

3 hours ago, martin-w said:

What is the make and model? 

I don't really know.  It has an Apple symbol on it.  The Model # is MQCT2LL/A.  I bought it at the Sprint Store to replace my flip phone.

Noel

[martin-w 3,234]

20 minutes ago, birdguy said:

I don't really know.  It has an Apple symbol on it.  The Model # is MQCT2LL/A.  I bought it at the Sprint Store to replace my flip phone.

Noel

 

It's an Apple iPhone X. 

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/09/the-future-is-here-iphone-x/

About 4 years old now.

If ever in doubt, Google is our best friend. 🙂 

 

 

Edited May 3, 2021 by martin-w

[n4gix 4,947]

3 hours ago, martin-w said:

True, and if he has calluses on his fingers that can have an impact. 

No calluses here! My fingertips are as smooth as a baby's tuccus!

[birdguy 3,943]

This morning I charged up my flip-phone.  It seems to work OK.  All of my phone numbers are still in it.  All I gotta do is take it to the Sprint Store nd have my phone number changed from the iPhone to the flip phone and see if I can sell the iPhone.

Another thing I like about the flip phone is I can hear it ring.  I have a hard time hearing the iPhone ring when it is on my desk in the next room.  I can hear my wife's flip-phone ring in the next room clearly.

And the flip phone is not a drag on my shirt pocket.  It's a Samsung and is actually a phone and nothing else.

Noel

[Mike A 337]

11 hours ago, birdguy said:

Another thing I like about the flip phone is I can hear it ring.  I have a hard time hearing the iPhone ring when it is on my desk in the next room.  I can hear my wife's flip-phone ring in the next room clearly.

Haha! I know exactly how that feels.  My hearing is extremely bad.  When I finally had to ditch my flip phone a few years ago for an Apple SE, I thought "How the hell am I going to answer the phone if it's in my pocket & I can't hear it?" 

First I went to a website that had Foley sound effects for sale.  I checked out fog horns & ship horns, but they weren't quite right.  Then I came upon a submarine dive horn (AAAH-OOOO-GAAAH, AAAH-OOOO-GAAAH!!), which was PERFECT.  Loud as hell!!  I looked up online on how to convert it to ringtone format.  The fun part was being out in public & when my phone rang, people would stop & look around with a "offensive initials not allowed?" (edit: What the ****) expression on their faces.   

But my hearing continued to deteriorate, so I didn't always hear it.  I found something called Ditto, which is a tiny device you can clip onto yourself (i.e., t-shirt) that connects to the phone via Bluetooth & vibrates when your phone rings. It worked, but it eventually quit working.  I tried to order another one, but they no longer were in business.

I searched for similar items, but they all seemed to no longer be made.  I don't like to traffic in conspiracy theories, but I bet Apple had a hand in this in order to promote the Apple watch, which can be set to vibrate when your iPhone rings.  All these other devices needed apps on your phone, & they were no longer available in Apple's app store.

So I finally broke down, gave in & bought an Apple watch (Series 3, the cheapest one).  It actually works very well.  The extra benefit is with the increased shopping I do online in the last year, I have lots of deliveries, & USPS, UPS & FedEx no longer ring the doorbell when the leave something anymore (most of the time I can't hear it anyway).  But since they issue tracking numbers, you can have these services send you SMS updates on the package status.  When it's delivered, my watch vibrates, so I can retrieve the package immediately; often I can still see the truck driving away.

My hearing dilemma reminds me of a TV sketch with Rowan Atkinson I saw years ago:

Mike A.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Mike A