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Re: I want my PC to make a sound when I receive a text...
Click Start/Control Panel/Hardware and Sound/Sound/Sounds and scroll down and select new mail notification. Highlight New mail notification and click Test, then click OK.
Also check you email client (the program you use the get your emails (aol, yahoo, gmail, etc.) and see if they have settings in them for notifications, most do.
Check the software you use to get text messages for settings on notifications to get sounds or alerts when a text message comes.
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first off a PC is not a server (sure email server down errors)
all email servers fail time to time , in your mind imagine , 1million spammers a second, there KILLLING it .(overloading it)_
and be happy it is not you doing service there. (i never use those I use private email , using my own domain, and never goes down.)
email has 2 path ways on a PC
1 web mail (vast browsers)
2 or app client software ,like thunderbird or outlook ,etc.
OK gmail not down, thenb what./?
my guess is web mail fails using EDGE?
no browser told so I guess wild EDGE< (or chrome. or firefox)
I use fire fox for decades now zero failures, ever
my wild guess is wifi fails as it loves to do
so connect the PC to the router, via ETHERNET cable.
and see it work for decades and never ever fail.
or
or upgrade you wifi a real AP , system, like schools uses
I use Unifi AP. and is powerful and frankly just works.
or get private email that the free junk
pay for it. best is paid, not free,. free causes stolen personal info, and exploitation .
and win,
google that
3billion hits. https://search.brave.com/search?q=private+email&source=web
end the cycle of pain get your own domain,
no web site needed just the account. the in Cpanal create lots of email there. even 100 if you want
and all auto transfer to one email account. if you want
and works web mail and on with my great free THUNDERBIRD.
sporadically means what?, 1 time per day or week or year?
or ask them? we are not gmail and if down , on 2 PCs Gmail is down. (wifi good)
as easy as that.
Send or unsend Gmail messages
You can send or unsend messages from a browser or the Gmail app.
Computer AndroidiPhone & iPad
Write an email
On your computer, go to Gmail.
In the top left, click Compose Compose.
In the "To" field, add recipients. If you want, you can also add recipients in the "Cc" and "Bcc" fields.
Add a subject.
Write your message.
At the bottom of the page, click Send.
Send messages with confidential mode
Note: If you're using Gmail with a work or school account, contact your admin to make sure you can use confidential mode.
On your computer, go to Gmail.
Click Compose.
In the bottom right of the window, click Turn on confidential mode Turn on confidential mode.
Tip: If you've already turned on confidential mode for an email, go to the bottom of the email, then click Edit.
Set an expiration date and passcode. These settings impact both the message text and any attachments.
If you choose "No SMS passcode," recipients using the Gmail app will be able to open it directly. Recipients who don't use Gmail will get emailed a passcode.
If you choose "SMS passcode," recipients will get a passcode by text message. Make sure you enter the recipient's phone number, not your own.
Click Save.
Recall an email with Undo Send
If you decide you don't want to send an email, you have a short time after to cancel it. Right after you send a message, you can retract it:
In the bottom left, you'll see "Message sent" and the option to "Undo" or "View message".
Click Undo.
Choose an amount of time to recall a message
On your computer, go to Gmail.
In the top right, click Settings Settingsand then Settings.
Next to "Undo Send," select a Send cancellation period of 5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds.
reference: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2819488?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
If this doesn't help and you cannot use another email address that you own ( hint you could create another gmail address) Contact google email team using the new address. Tell them you are locked out of your old account. They will be able to help you from there.
ATT tech support & several web forums confirm that sending a SMS from your computer via an IM, (like Yahoo Messenger,etc.) to a PDA cellular is web based and requires a data plan. However, you can send a text message via email to cellular phones and receive replies. It is easy and just as fast. You have to know the recipients carrier to obtain the proper email address. For instance, to an ATT phone the address is: [email protected] Remember that most carriers have a character limit (ATT is 160).
See this link for a complete list of other carriers & email addresses- http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/10/28/send-free-text-message-with-hundreds-of-email-to-sms-gateway-or-internet-web-sms-from-operator/
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