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Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« on: April 22, 2008, 11:26:38 am »
Funny thing happened early hours of Sunday morning. I set the VCR on Saturday to tape at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning. After rewinding back to 0000, the program was already in progress. VCR or network problem......don't know. Know I missed part of the program.

Later same day, looked at cell phone and the display was an hour behind the current time. I've had the phone reset and reprogrammed by the network (Virgin), and by Audiovox. It hasn't worked. Nothing in the manual. The phone is Audiovox 8615.

Any ideas? Thanks!
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2008, 12:15:42 pm »
My guess is that the "Big One" happened overnight while you were sleeping and VI has moved west into another time zone.  Man, thats going to make my ferry ride on Thursday waaaaay too long   ;D

Wow, what a weird one.  Do you know anyone else with the same carrier/phone that you can compare too?  Have you had someone call your phone to see if that will re-set it?  Sometimes I find I have to do that with our cordless phones/call display units, they only get a time stamp from the system when a call comes in.

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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2008, 12:30:15 pm »
With the cell phone, it's likely a problem with the DST or the time zone.  Just see if you can turn DST on or if that doesn't work then choose a different time zone that would actually display the right time.
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2008, 12:40:44 pm »
Rift in the space-time continuum?
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2008, 01:49:17 pm »
Quote from: Cord on April 22, 2008, 12:40:44 pm
Rift in the space-time continuum?
Ask Q, he would know   ;)

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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2008, 02:41:57 pm »
Quote from: dorin on April 22, 2008, 12:30:15 pm
With the cell phone, it's likely a problem with the DST or the time zone.  Just see if you can turn DST on or if that doesn't work then choose a different time zone that would actually display the right time.

Wouldn't this past weekend have been the previous Daytime Savings weekend before the change? Sounds like it needs a software update.

VCR? Donno...
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2008, 02:52:54 pm »
Thanks guys -- all the suggestions, phone on/off/ringing, etc. had been tried........but......today after my post ::) I turned it on and wallah! the correct time......dunno......but it seems to be fixed.

Trainman -- your thought of a move to another time zone is lovely, hey, maybe it was on Hawaiian time..........warmer than here. Enjoy your ferry trip, the best money (lots of it) can buy! ;D
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2008, 05:27:21 pm »
Turns out it's not fixed. Was OK yesterday, today incorrect time...then flips to correct time. The thing is bewitched. Arrgh.
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2008, 09:44:05 am »
I olden days, a swift kick would fix a machine, at times.
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2008, 04:17:42 pm »
These days it is cheaper and easier to buy another phone or VCR. 
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2008, 11:22:13 am »
What is a VCR?
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2008, 12:18:19 pm »
Quote from: initial_D on April 25, 2008, 11:22:13 am
What is a VCR?

VCR - Video Cassette Recorder - an old fashioned device! ;D
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2008, 04:30:15 pm »
I went to a video rental store today and couldn't find anything to rent on VHS tapes.   I guess it has been a while since I last walked into one of those places...

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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2008, 09:54:02 pm »
We're behind the times here in Victoria, home of newly wed and nearly dead.......'cept not so many newly wed anymore.

My original problem. Left home today w/cell displaying the correct. At the beach checked the time -- one hour back (again). Frustrating.

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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2008, 07:01:43 am »
Life's a BEACH...1 more hour to tan then............ ::) :P..
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2008, 08:21:59 am »
Does it go back to correct time when you are at home? 
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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2008, 08:44:29 am »
Are you staying on the same network at home and on the beach or do you end up roaming at the beach.

Example:  Canadian cell phone roaming on France Telecom while on the north France channel coast. Climb up to top of Eretat cliff and suddenly we are roaming onto UK Orange which of course prompts a new time display on the phone. coming back down and phone automatically goes back to France Telecom when UK signal weakens.

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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2008, 12:56:58 pm »
Quote from: tpl on April 26, 2008, 08:44:29 am
Are you staying on the same network at home and on the beach or do you end up roaming at the beach.

Example:  Canadian cell phone roaming on France Telecom while on the north France channel coast. Climb up to top of Eretat cliff and suddenly we are roaming onto UK Orange which of course prompts a new time display on the phone. coming back down and phone automatically goes back to France Telecom when UK signal weakens.

Good question. Might be roaming at the beach, but then would go to Washington time, which is the same.

Quote from: dr_spock on April 26, 2008, 08:21:59 am
Does it go back to correct time when you are at home? 

No, it stays an hour back. To get the correct time, I have to turn it off, and leave it off. When turned back on, usually next day, the correct time is displayed. I wondered if it was some electro-magnetic thing, my neighbour has gone all "wireless", but she did that long before my phone went stupid. My network CSR people forwarded the problem to the guru's higher up. Not heard back from them yet.

How do you tell if the battery needs to be replaced?

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Re: Tech Geeks? Cell phone/VCR
« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2008, 01:06:39 pm »
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