MyCarelink Mobil App

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by Tracey_E - 2024-08-04 17:02:23

The app not working on the phone won't have any impact on the pacers function or the automatic downloads. 

Check with Samsung (look in your settings) and see if these is an operating system upgrade, but it's not uncommon to reach a point in older electronics (and in phone years, 5 is unfortunately ancient) where the phone is too old to handle the newest operating system upgrades, and not all apps will continue to work with the older operating system. 

Because this is a public forum, I am going to edit out your address for safety reasons. I am one of the admins. 

MyCarelink app

by piglet22 - 2024-08-05 08:12:49

I haven't got the app as my device is too old.

As I'm hoping to get something newer soon, I had a look at the reviews of the Medtronic app and wasn't too impressed.by some of the comments.

I still don't know what it will do, but for most pacemaker users, the burning questions are things like battery life, AF, PVC, PAC episodes and pacing performance.

If I can't see those, then I probably won't bother with it. I was proposing to upgrade the 6-year old phone as well.

Phone apps often aren't maintained well or a new version comes out that wrecks everything.

In the UK, BT, the major telecoms utility had quite a good app, MyBT, where you could look at bills and mobile usage.

BT has lost interest in the app as they are moving over to EE for mobile.

Their last update made it impossible for many users to even login and those that did manage to hack a way in couldn't see their usage. This has gone on for months and BT are losing customers, fast.

TECHNOLOGY

by docklock - 2024-08-05 10:52:56

I see you were born in same year as I was. 

Sometimes it's difficult to keep up with the new technology that at times seems to overwhelm us. I've got an Iphone 11 that so far accepts updates -- but I know sooner or later it won't.

Some of your apps may also not be able to "upgrade" to newer versions.

When my phone becomes so outdated as virtually useless, I'll have to bite the bullet and buy another one. Not looking forward to that point, but seems to have little choice as 'outdated cell phones can't really be updated.'

We've come a VERY long way since I was a child in the "forties". From not having a phone; to have a 4-5 household 'party-line'; to a couple of corded phones in the house to the wonderful world of cell phones. 

A small hand-held device that can instantly connect with anyone in the world; give us information we didin't know we needed; provide entertainment etc.

So, when the time comes, I'll scrape together the money and get a new phone as I depend on it -- I guess that's the bottom line -- I depend on it.  

docklock

by piglet22 - 2024-08-05 12:30:34

Keeping up with technology.

Unfortunately, many companies dress up exciting/digital etc., as a way of shifting work onto you, the customer.

And unfortunately, a lot of institutions like the bank, your GP, the tax people are doing the same as they look for more ways to save money. Sometimes they realise they could lose customers and help you out, others couldn't care less. My bank went online and I have to say I have no complaints. On the other hand HMRC, the UK tax people, made a dogs dinner out of it after closing most of the tax offices.

Things got so bad, they were proposing to close the phone helpline for 6-months.

New models and constantly changing operating system versions for phones, sell phones. People are sucked in by photo editing and folding screens.

Most of this stuff isn't needed.

Your options for not having a mobile phone are running out. Access codes sent to phones are essential. You could elect for landline, but that's on the way out as they move to full fibre digital lines.

I think my advice would be to stick with mobile, don't worry about the pixel count.

There are some helpful people who realise not everyone wants to be a phone addict and my GP has a healthcare assistant who specifically helps you connect to them digitally.

Usually, that means filling in a form, best done on a computer unfortunately, or be number 57 in the phone queue.

I won't buy Apple stuff on principal. I don't like the way they make it difficult to go further than the Apple store for applications and I never got on with their operating systems.

I buy the cheapest phone that will do the job. Usually an unfashionable Chinese brand running Android. It's a pity that Linux isn't more widely available on phones. It's rock solid on laptops and PCs. My current phone is nearly 6-years old and I’ve no intention of changing it unless it becomes an important part of having a pacemaker. I don’t do contracts and stick to SIM only.

You don't need to keep up with technology, just use the bits you need, and know when to spot a scam.

I've decided there are two things I wouldn't part with apart from a tin opener; one is broadband, the other a mobile. I don’t know why they still call it a phone. It’s a microcomputer that dials numbers. The small Nokias that did calls and some text were solid too.