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| Web TV not dialing in | 4/13/2007 | Emma |
Q: My mom has a webtv classic that we bought her in 2001 and it's been working great up until about 4 ...
A: sometimes the connection is just slow..have her unplug it for about 15 minutes,,then plug it back in ...
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| webtv | 3/22/2007 | Emma |
Q: My Dad was really enjoying his webtv. He could access all the news headlines on the homepage and ...
A: it happens sometimes...what i do is unplug the unit...wait about 30 minutes then start ...
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| auto demo won't stop | 1/5/2007 | Emma |
Q: Emma I live in Colorado, and my mother in Illinois has Web TV. I visited her last week, and I used ...
A: sorry,,ive never heard of an "auto demo" coming up...the only thing i can think of to do is to ...
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| Trying to extend a hand across the hardware chasm | 12/3/2006 | Emma |
Q: A good friend of mine has Webtv. Frequently he can't view things that I send him. Recently I started ...
A: webtv is not really a computer..it has no hard drive...if he has msntv2 kind of webtv...that is ...
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| WebTV e-mail blocked | 11/13/2006 | Emma |
Q: My mother has WebTv. She has a friend with a verizon.net address. The e-mails from her friend ...
A: ive had several people lately not get email..apparently some arent going through..and im sorry..i ...
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| Looooong delays of e-mail | 10/17/2006 | Emma |
Q: Oct. 16th 2006 Hi Emma, I found you through a google search. My friend has WEBTV and everything ...
A: tell her to never,never,never,never open any email..much less click on a link inside an email you ...
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| My Webtv is freezing | 6/20/2006 | Emma |
Q: My webtv is freezing everytime I go on the internet. I have unpluged ( ac power ) my unit many times ...
A: my unit froze up trying to answer this question...lol...sometimes the sites you are trying to see ...
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| connections | 6/11/2006 | Emma |
Q: basic connection for a cable ready tv, dvd-vcr combo, and web-tv instructions
A: im sorry..i dont understand what it is you want to know..if it is how to hook up your unit..you ...
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| Webtv trminal acts weird | 5/31/2006 | Emma |
Q: we had a bad storm a few hours ago. Lots of lightning. Well, our telephones started acting weird, by ...
A: i never unplug the phone line...just unplug the webtv unit...i dont know why the phone lines does ...
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| yahoo logon | 3/18/2006 | Emma |
Q: I have had webtv for more than 5 years . have also had a yahoo account ,recently i began getting a ...
A: oh man...me too...for the past 4 months i've had the same problem..ive written to yahoo..but i knew ...
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| When webtv is hooked up msn only wants to dial long distance numbers. | 1/3/2006 | Emma |
Q: My parents got a friend of theirs a webtv for xmas. When they tried to get online msn told them ...
A: your box uses a phone line to connect to the webtv network service...the first time it connects, it ...
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| Web TV | 12/17/2005 | Emma |
Q: I am currently using the MSN TV 2 RM4100 box. The problem I am having is lines on the tv screen ...
A: wow,,ive never heard of that problem before...since the line go away when the box is unpluged, i ...
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| why wont webtv work on some sites | 12/15/2005 | Emma |
Q: I am a member of catholic singles.com. Now when I try to use that site, I find that it does not ...
A: i went to the site..and it seemed to be working fine...sometimes you might need to "reload" the page ...
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| used Magnavox Web TV receiver | 8/6/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: I have been given a supposedly working Magnavox MAT972A101 Web TV receiver. I would like to know if ...
A: As the webtv service is only a set top box and relies on an internet connection the only way to know ...
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| upgrade | 7/31/2005 | Emma |
Q: Will we ever get the oft promised upgrade. Phone reps skirt around the question every time I ask. ...
A: im sure its coming..they divide the country into grids and upgrade each part in a certain ...
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| Lost my manual | 6/21/2005 | Emma |
Q: I have a sanyo TV and I have lost my webtv remote code list to program the remote for my TV. Can ...
A: here it is straight from the book... 1. find the 3 digit code for your tv..if its more than 1 code ...
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| ebay sign in | 6/20/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: Been registered on ebay several yrs. and have bid and bought, now I'm unable to sign in--Ebay says ...
A: I can explain, but it isn't what you are going to want to hear. The webtv browser is no longer ...
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| highspeed internet access | 6/10/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: I am a rural resident and longtime WebTV owner with no desire for additional features except ...
A: I am not aware of any high speed access for webtv. Are you telling me in your question that ...
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| Problems uploading my we pages | 6/8/2005 | Emma |
Q: I have just created my own website and I am having problems with uploading my 2 web pages. I have ...
A: im sorry,,i have no idea about computer stuff...but since aol is just your server...i would get web ...
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| pornography | 6/6/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: My screen is filled daily with unwanted or invited porno messages. Unless you can cure this, I would ...
A: This is interesting. By "screen" you mean that this porn stuff just pops up? Or are you talking ...
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| Login to Stormpay | 6/4/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: I have a stormpay account and when I go to login and click on it a message pops up and says ("my ...
A: I have recieved a number of questions similar to yours. The short of it is, the one that told you ...
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| Web pages for WebTV | 5/3/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: My name is Aaron Gabel and I work for a retirement/nursing home in the IT dept. Part of my ...
A: I went to the nytimes website. It took forever to load. It is definately NOT webtv friendly. I have ...
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| cursor in sig page | 4/7/2005 | Emma |
Q: i know there has to be a way to make the cursor, as soon as you enter, go directly to the top left ...
A: if you get stuck like that... 1. click on the "find" button...top left on your keyboard.. 2. type in ...
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| No TV or Video Picture | 3/26/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: Lawrence, My problem is this. I hope you can help me! I've had a webtv plus unit for a few years ...
A: Well, let me try to help. I wish I could be there as it's easier with hands on with this kind of ...
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| TV Guide website | 3/21/2005 | Emma |
Q: emma, when I go to http://www.tvguide.com/listings/, I can see all the channels, times & programs. I ...
A: it looks like you have to be a registered member to view those....if your on webtv...we have the ...
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| Web tv | 3/11/2005 | Emma |
Q: ------------------------- I really want to surf the net, do research, etc. Would this work do you ...
A: webtv is perfect for you...you can go to any web site on the internet...look up ...
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| Web tv | 3/6/2005 | Emma |
Q: I am interested in web tv for the ease of the large screen and comfort when on the internet. I ...
A: anything you can do on a pc,,,i can do on my web...except i dont have to worry about viruses...webtv ...
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| Web Page Creation | 2/28/2005 | Emma |
Q: I am totally new to creating web pages. There are so many programs out there to accomplish this ...
A: sorry..i only have a webtv not a computer...i do all my page building with html codes...webtv's dont ...
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| Web Page Creation | 2/28/2005 | K. Lawrence |
Q: Lawrence, I am totally new to creating web pages. There are so many programs out there to accomplish ...
A: .. Well, I hate to tell you this, but, I am a Webtv expert. Webtv is a set top box that is basically ...
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| viewing emal | 2/17/2005 | Emma |
Q: my mom June Penn is in Florida and is having trouble reading my emails to her and another url who ...
A: messages that are on webtv on on a dark blue screen...unless she has changed her background color ...
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| webtv email problems | 2/5/2005 | Emma |
Q: I Have aol but my family has webtv. They all are telling me my emails to them are all dark and cant ...
A: i have problems reading mail from pc users...most of them are on dark blue back with blue type...i ...
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| connection problems | 12/31/2004 | K. Lawrence |
Q: When i get on it said i need to enter my debit or credit card information and i have an outstanding ...
A: Sorry it took so long to reply. Flu season is just horrible this year. I really dont have a ...
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| WEBTV | 12/29/2004 | Emma |
Q: TV works fine without the Webtv connected. Have tried the power down and power up with more than a ...
A: well..ive never had a unit go out on me,,that maybe thats the problem...if the tv works fine, it ...
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| Incoming calls | 11/15/2004 | K. Lawrence |
Q: When surfing if someone tries to call me their phone just rings and I have no way of knowing that ...
A: I never got this followup, so I apoligize for my response being so far behind. It is interesting ...
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| Incoming calls | 11/13/2004 | K. Lawrence |
Q: When surfing if someone tries to call me their phone just rings and I have no way of knowing that ...
A: I dont know anything about the new unit, but it does surprise me that it doesn't have a call ...
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| WebTV service or hardware problem? | 11/9/2004 | Emma |
Q: My Grandma uses WebTV and has been having some problems in the past few months. She uses it with ...
A: no problem...ever so often webtv offers the user an upgrade...you just have to click on "upgrade" ...
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| Printing | 10/2/2004 | K. Lawrence |
Q: When I try to print an e-mail sent to me, the background is black and the mail is in different ...
A: Well, that's a good one. Has this happened on all emails you try to print? Have you tried to print ...
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| WebTV monitor compatibility | 9/4/2004 | K. Lawrence |
Q: My mom's eyesight is getting worse. She has a hard time viewing her WebTV on her small TV screen. I ...
A: as far as I know there is no adapter for hooking the webtv up to a monitor. I looked into it a few ...
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| Web TV | 8/23/2004 | Emma |
Q: My mother-in-law is hearing impaired so we got her Webtv to communicate with us. After 5 years of ...
A: i am assuming that you have a computer...i receive quite a few computer emails and they are ...
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| e-mail problem with webtv | 8/22/2004 | Emma |
Q: i recently bought my mother a webtv computer & signed her up with msn, i am paying for her service ...
A: i just wrote to your mom...the addy is a good one...it didnt come back as undeliverable...does she ...
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