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Holly

Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 07:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Urgrace I heard that the msn special is still on.

Here are some tools for computer users and and a click-on for webtv users. It will keep you busy there for awhile.

http://www.haywired.com/brainless/100codesnlinks.html

Sunshinemiss

Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 10:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey any other webtv users seeing a change in text today? Not the nice color change, I get that that is the whole board, but text size (a lot smaller) and spaced funny, scrunched to either side. It was ok around 7 p/m, 3 hours ago, then when I logged back in the text has changed. Is it just me?

Tksoard

Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 10:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nope Sunshine, mine is just the same, I think. My eyes aren't working really good right now, but it looks normal.

Sunshinemiss

Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 02:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, thanks for the response, Tksoard. I can still read everything, it is just odd looking and a lot smaller. Nothing I can't cope with.

Donut

Monday, May 20, 2002 - 12:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
sunshine miss, i guess i am following you! Did you go to the questions to admin thread? i asked over there about it cuz i couldnt read it either. it was really frustrating- i thought i was having eye problemes! . i thought i would need new glasses just to come here! but i think it got fixed, or my eyes got better!Neil said he fixed it, and it seems better. Do you think it looks back to normal now?

Holly

Monday, May 20, 2002 - 12:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here are some webtv tricks for ya:

http://www.worldzone.net/internet/webtvhelp/tricks.shtml

Sunshinemiss

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 06:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Donut, yes, it does look better. Its funny, I didn't notice it until i read your post and thought about it.

Webkitty

Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 05:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Digital cameras can be used on the newer webtv plus units.
Tntitanfan, saw your question in another thread, this thread needed to bump anyway

Bob2112

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 09:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
In case I miss anyone personally, I hust wanted to say:


bob WebTV Users!

Sunshinemiss

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 11:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Bob!

Theowl

Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 04:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Did any other WebTVer's have a problem getting on the web last night? The last time I was able to was around 8 board time, and then after that, I couldn't even get away from the MSN butterfly. I tried for about 3 hours and nothing!! I was just wondering if it was me, or if it was a MSN thing.

Webkitty

Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 04:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Owl, not last night, but the day before, I couldn't get past the butterfly either. I tried for about an hour and then gave up. (this NEVER happens to me, I can always get right on)
I was going to call MSN and get the number I dial into changed, but then it cleared up.

Also, today, as I was posting, the whole thing just clicked off!! But I think it may have been because we were having a thunder storm. (shouldn't be on then anyway) Eeeek! Its starting to thunder again!

Hi Bob!!

Seamonkey

Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 05:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So WebTV has a guard butterfly??

I know yesterday especially, court tv in NY was having a great deal of trouble with transmission problems and they said it was probably due to storms in their area.

Holly

Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 05:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's a link that tells how to put those special alt characters in webpages and webtv emails.

http://www.angelfire.com/games4/tombraiderhelp/webtv_characters.html

Hi Bob I enjoy reading your posts.

Hi to theowl, webkitty,sunshinemiss and all my fellow webtv'ers.

Ketchuplover,I'm just beginning to understand your sense of humor.(Am I in trouble or what?) I lived in Milwaukee for 2 years and have only good memories.I'm still a Packer Backer!!

Everybody have a good 4th of July!!

Theowl

Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 07:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, it's happened again. I haven't been able to get on the web for over 2 hours. We are having storms,so that might be the reason. I love storms, but if this is going to happen every time it rains, I am going to be one frustrated webby!!

Thanks for that info, Holly!! Sometime when it's not raining and I have the nerve, I'll try them. I don't know why, but I'm always scared to try those things. It's like the web police are going to get me if I do something wrong. I hope they work, cause there are some great shortcuts there.

SeaMonkey, yes, it's a guard Butterfly, and I really wanted to squish that sucker last night. Tonight wasn't so bad, cause I was watching Beyond Belief anyway. Very strange, but good show.

Theowl

Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 10:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I just got back in. I got that DA&M butterfly for the last 3 hours!! This is really getting stupid!! Oh Well, off to bed now. Good night all!!

Holly

Friday, June 28, 2002 - 07:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Theowl,that has happened to me and I know how frustrating it can be.I know they are changing servers in the newsgroups so maybe that has something to do with it.
Go ahead and try to dress up your email page.You'll love it. Right now I have the new banner from BigBrother3 with eyeballs all over my page.Just be careful when emailing outside of webtv,some computers can't handle html and they freeze up.I usually turn my signature off if I'm not sure.
Hope you have better luck today. ((()))

Theowl

Friday, June 28, 2002 - 04:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well Holly, not any better luck today. I couldn't get on all morning. I went between Susan (twice) and Janie at WebTV and Robinson at the phone co. and Bob, the repairman at the phone co, and back again. Finally found out one of our phones has a short in it, so unplug it. OK!! Then try to get the TV to work, but with all the buttons I've pushing and pounding, I screwed up everything else. I had the biggest fit I've ever had (scared the begeebers out of hubby and Spirit) and went to bed. I got up a few minutes ago, and everything seems to be fine. I don't know!! I'm just going back to bed. REALLY bad day!!!

Bob2112

Friday, June 28, 2002 - 04:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{{Theowl}}}}}

Remember: bob WebTV Users!

Theowl

Friday, June 28, 2002 - 05:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WebTVER's, F^$% WebTV!!

Webkitty

Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 05:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Owl, maybe you could try unplugging everything, the tv, webtv, phone, vcr, etc, to let it all reset. (give it about 20 mins or so)

Then, try another phone jack (you might have to get one of those loooong phone extension cords)

If this doesn't work, ask the CSR at MSN to check what tele #'s they have to listed for your connection. Maybe the number or numbers you have been using are no longer vadid or overloaded. MSN can add new ones if they are available.

Good luck!

Sunshinemiss

Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 08:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have been having problems for the past two days- worst today. So slow as to be nearly non functional. I was chalking it up to being around 100 degrees here (ugh) and my air conditioner is out (UGH) so everything (including me and my webtv) is overheating. Seems to be somewhat better now.

{{{Theowl}}} hang in there.

Urgrace

Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 10:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
We've had problems on several occasions around here this week - freezing up, slow, getting booted off, etc. I've been hoping it's because of all the construction in my area, because our electricity has blipped off and on and the cable tv has been rebooting off and on all week too.

The phone message system and all the digital clocks have had to be reset a dozen times!

Theowl

Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 07:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Last night, I finally got on after trying for a long time, then I got a phone call (I just got call waiting last month) and got disconnected again, and couldn't get back on. This morning I got on pretty easy. I'm afraid of getting a phone call, or turning it off cause this may be the last time today I can get here. Thanks for the advice. I think I've tried all of those things, and more. I have a feeling it's the weather, because we've had rain, and the humidity is a killer. If that is the problem, it's going to be a LOOONNNNGGGGG summer!!

Webkitty

Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 08:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh man!!!!
While we were at the movies yesterday, and I think my webtv got fried from a bad storm!
I had the power switched off to the unit and my tv, but the telephone line was still plugged into the unit.
My telephone wouldn't work at all til this morning, I foolded around with it and finally plugged in an old fashioned corded phone, and it worked. I called the telephone company, and they said the storm probably caused a short in the line and the corded phone "reset" the line?

I'm on a backup webtv I have, but the visual quality is not that great.

MSN couldn't help me, so I called Phillips, of course they are not there today. MAYBE they can reset it or something but I'm not holding my breath.

I guess I'll have to buy another unit, this one is just too grainy and jumpy to stay on for any length of time. ugh.

Theowl

Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 08:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
WebKitty, boy do I feel for you!! At least you have a backup to keep you from withdrawals!! Boy, can they be ugly!! Just ask my hubby!! Do you have a surge protector? My mom had 3 WebTV's blow out from storms before she got one, now she hasn't had a problem for 2 years. What movie did you see?

Webkitty

Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 08:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Owl, I thought I would never talk to you again! ~sniff~ (I'm being dramatic, lol)

Yes, I have a surge protector, but like I said, I left the telephone line plugged into the back of the webtv unit. I won't know for sure until I talk to Phillips tomorrow, but I think what the telephone company said might be right. Even though I had everything turned off, there was a "short"? into the telephone line and it fried my webtv?

It sounds like a jack hammer when I try to connect on my other unit. Then I get a message that says there is a problem with my telephone line. But I'm connected now with my backup unit? Hopefully I'll get this all straightened out tomorrow.

The unit I am on now I bought directly from Phillips, from their re-furbished unit program. It works, but they didn't re-furbish it right, the picture quality is grainy.
So I ordered a brand new one and just kept this one as a backup, glad I did!

We went to see Bad Company with Chris Rock and Antony Hopkins, it was better than we thought it would be. Not a comedy. Sort of a spy movie. I should probably file a report in the movie thread.

Theowl

Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 08:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The phone repair guy that came out here couldn't find anything at all wrong. There was alot of static in the line, so I know it was something to do with the phone. Then he decided to check for a short (I thought that's what he was here for!!) and found a short in one of the phones. He said to just unplug the phone, and he left. THAT didn't work!! He just wanted to get away before the dogs attacked him,I think. I've been on for a couple hours now,and I'm afraid to get off. I have alot of things to do today, so I really should go, but I don't wanna!!

I would have thought a Chris Rock movie would have been hilarious!! I love that guy!! Write a report in the movie thread.

I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE!!!

Webkitty

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Having some problems today, seems like others have too.
It this just a webtv problem or is the board having problems or what??
Anyone else?

Holly

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Click here for the reason why we could not get online Sat. morning.

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/astral1/images/webtv.wav

Sunshinemiss

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hahaha Holly good one. I couldn't get on either, and I never know why, so your explanation is as good as any.