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Holly | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 07:43 pm     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     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     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     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     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     Here are some webtv tricks for ya: http://www.worldzone.net/internet/webtvhelp/tricks.shtml |
Sunshinemiss | Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 06:43 pm     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     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     In case I miss anyone personally, I hust wanted to say:
WebTV Users! |
Sunshinemiss | Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 11:57 am     Hi Bob! |
Theowl | Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 04:33 pm     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     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     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     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     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.
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Theowl | Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 10:47 pm     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     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     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     {{{{{Theowl}}}}} Remember: WebTV Users! |
Theowl | Friday, June 28, 2002 - 05:02 pm     WebTVER's, F^$% WebTV!!  |
Webkitty | Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 05:44 am     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     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     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     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     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     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     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     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!!!
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Webkitty | Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:20 pm     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     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     Hahaha Holly good one. I couldn't get on either, and I never know why, so your explanation is as good as any. |
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