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Re: Voicemail Ghost Phone Pixel 6

  By: TheSuit on Nov. 15, 2023, 11:34 a.m.

First, please note that voicemail is NOT controlled by the device itself but a service that is managed and provided by your carrier that can be accessed through the device.

Second, what app are you hitting that is taking you to TikTok? This should …

Re: Hotspot/Tethering Issue w/ PureTalk?

  By: TheSuit on Nov. 15, 2023, 11:03 a.m.

So I understand the issue correctly, PureTalk is saying that specifically because you're paying for the hotspot service across multiple lines it is not "guaranteed to work" on any Android devices? This honestly makes little/no sense from a technical…

Hotspot/Tethering Issue w/ PureTalk?

  By: TheSuit on Nov. 15, 2023, 10:58 a.m.

Been on the phone with Pure Talk all morning. They INSIST hotspot /tethering, while bundled into all accounts, is NOT guaranteed to work with Android devices. This is my situation. I have no hotspot anymore on either 5a and thus am dead in the water…

Re: Electronic Everything

  By: TheSuit on Nov. 15, 2023, 10:45 a.m.

Kim, everything you were doing from your old phone you can do on the Ghost Phone one way or another. The real question however is if you NEED or SHOULD be doing the activities you were doing on the old phone on your Ghost Phone!

As your question is…

Re: Microphone

  By: TheSuit on Nov. 15, 2023, 10:26 a.m.

The device itself has no standard voice to text application. There should be an application called "Sayboard" however on the phone. This is what you need to setup and use.

If it is not on the phone for some reason, you can find it and download it i…

Re: Ghost Phone vs Flip Phone?

  By: TheSuit on Nov. 6, 2023, 4:59 p.m.

Key piece to answering this question is to understand that whomever owns the operating system of your phone in all reality owns the phone as they can see everything going on within the device no matter what you do. With this in mind, unfortunately, …

Ghost Phone vs Flip Phone?

  By: TheSuit on Nov. 6, 2023, 4:57 p.m.

I was trying to learn if there is any advantage to your phones over a ruggedized flip phone, concerning privacy. I've unlearned the smart phone habit.

Thoughts?

Simple Navigation Tips and Tricks

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 31, 2023, 2:08 p.m.

So you've got your hands on a Ghost Phone... now what?

Learning how to navigate around the phone should be the very first thing you do, so take some time to watch and listen as our co-founder Sean Patrick Tario walks you through some simple navigat…

Ghost Phone App Stores Tutorial

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 31, 2023, 1:32 p.m.

All Ghost Phones come pre-loaded with a number of apps so that you can get off to the races once the phone arrives. 3 of those apps are "App Stores" that allow you to quickly download, update and use various applications that may already be loaded o…

How to Adjust Text and Image Sizes

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 31, 2023, 12:31 p.m.

For those who prefer larger font and image sizes on their phone screen, there is an easy way to make this happen!

Step 1: Tap the settings gear icon that looks like the one below

Step 2: Tap on "Display"

Step 3: Tap on "Display size and text"

How to Adjust Brightness on Screen and Move Quick Action Tiles

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 31, 2023, 12:21 p.m.

To adjust the brightness on the screen all one needs to do is swipe with their finger downward from the top of the screen once to view some of your quick action tiles and all active notifications and then once again to view the screen brightness adj…

How to Bookmark Website on Phone's Home Screen for Quick Access

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 31, 2023, 8:59 a.m.

Did you know that most "apps" aren't needed to be downloaded on your phone? Many times you can login and use a service by simply logging into the website no differently than you would from your laptop/desktop. Many companies WANT you to download the…

Re: Do I Need to Give my Provider the IMEI # of the Phone?

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 30, 2023, 8:24 a.m.

There is no way around this. The IMEI is what specifically identifies the device so that the phone/txt/data plan assigned to your SIM card knows where to direct these communications.

The traceability of these phones is primarily rooted in the fact …

Do I Need to Give my Provider the IMEI # of the Phone?

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 30, 2023, 8:24 a.m.

I recently recieved a ghost phone pixel 5. Upon putting my SIM card in the device, no texts or calls can be made except to my carrier, Spectrum. They instructed me that I must provide the IMEI number on the new device to them in order for it to work…

Re: My phone stopped letting me record audio in videos

  By: TheSuit on Oct. 24, 2023, 1:46 p.m.

Start here:

Settings -> Privacy -> Permission Manager -> Camera

Settings -> Privacy -> Permission Manager -> Microphone

Settings -> Privacy -> Permission Manager -> Music & Audio

Worth going through each of these and only those apps you want…