Dieter Bohn

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Merry Christmas @Sethrogen !!! https://t.co/BQa3i1Mn6w — PolitiTweet.org

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P.S. Verizon’s humans are awesome. Verizon’s automated systems are ... not. https://t.co/ZJZdxMp3Mq — PolitiTweet.org

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@stroughtonsmith Yep. It gets disabled / hidden / theoretically automated when you have certain carrier SIMs in the… https://t.co/M93s1VLt0G — PolitiTweet.org

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Anyway, sorry for spamming your timeline with my technical service medium post. I’m sure there won’t be parallel pr… https://t.co/Ozz4knSIjj — PolitiTweet.org

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On the other hand, solving for a use case like mine is justifiably not a priority for anybody. — PolitiTweet.org

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Anyway, I don’t know where I land on this. Preventing users from mucking up APN settings is a good idea, but lockin… https://t.co/9AZA3Dsrcl — PolitiTweet.org

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The good news is I have something to do on Christmas: try to dig through a million iOS settings to make sure I can… https://t.co/W6HtWseWvH — PolitiTweet.org

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So because Apple/Verizon decided to make some carrier settings inaccessible, I had to nuke all of my settings to get MMS to work. — PolitiTweet.org

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But for the .05% of people who need it, it’s a godsend. But with a Verizon SIM, those settings are handled automati… https://t.co/CqWQZArN1H — PolitiTweet.org

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See, with some carriers you can go and dig into the iPhone carrier settings and check to see if the APN and MMS stu… https://t.co/UOU7b5edlS — PolitiTweet.org

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But since a full wipe was in my future anyway, we did it. And it worked! Hooray I can use the antiquated MMS system… https://t.co/3yAqDNyOoJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Eventually, we agreed that a full reset and clean install without backup was in my future, but we decided to try “r… https://t.co/xlGeeP6yHp — PolitiTweet.org

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Since I was worried about RCS being the culprit, called in to Verizon. Great, calm, patient customer service. Skipp… https://t.co/E0NWZ94hBf — PolitiTweet.org

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So I tried all the usual stuff: reboot phone. Toggle group messaging off and on. Reset network settings. Nothing wo… https://t.co/FWEldxKuq4 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Most likely, it was that I restored this iPhone from iCloud backup and there was something fussy in the APN sett… https://t.co/GmdOFWfx0S — PolitiTweet.org

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1. The nuclear worry was that my account switching to RCS Chat on the Pixel 3 broke MMS if I swapped my sim to anot… https://t.co/GUV91aYsCs — PolitiTweet.org

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So basically, I could receive but not send MMS messages. Why not? Unclear, but there were several possible culprits — PolitiTweet.org

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Now this is a story all about how ...Apple’s attempt to simplify settings by removing the option to edit or change… https://t.co/kRP4R2xT4r — PolitiTweet.org

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@chillmage @reckless buy this for me I am not even kidding. (I need to burn it) — PolitiTweet.org

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@Pixellina @miradu It's beautiful — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @miradu: Gathering dust in my parents house, a lot of firsts that the world relies on every day: https://t.co/5FIwvSeTPz — PolitiTweet.org

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....what is VERY WEIRD is I didn't realize these were all Annapurna Interactive jams. — PolitiTweet.org

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Decided to catch up on games on the phone since I'm sick. -Florence: A+, did cry -Gorogoa: A+, mind expanded -Gon… https://t.co/rq2IIMJWuD — PolitiTweet.org

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A couple days in, here is my iPhone Xr review: it is weird that the default iPhone most people should get is this b… https://t.co/NQykJy0Udu — PolitiTweet.org

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There are so many games https://t.co/7zSSIYkYGe — PolitiTweet.org

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Yellow is the only good iPhone Xr color do not @ me — PolitiTweet.org

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Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ... https://t.co/WxXP28vloW — PolitiTweet.org

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If you defocus your eyes and stare at this picture long enough, eventually you will see a 3D image of a buffoon pop… https://t.co/2gEmmAPMUX — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lorengrush: 2018 sure was a hell of a year for space, and I’m always amazed at just how much there is to cover. I’d love to share a few… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @A_Webster: when my browser is running smoothly i know it's because im cache rich — PolitiTweet.org