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From: nospam on 28 Jan 2010 03:01 In article <1jd0sdh.162g6bb50zchlN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, Per R�nne <per(a)RQNNE.invalid> wrote: > Furthermore, we can hope that the iPad will support tethering with an > iPhone - which would reduce the need for the 3G models. > > I do know that is not an issue in the US but other countries don't have > the 3G problems the AT&T has ... except that at&t has yet to offer iphone tethering, something they promised by the end of 2009.
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= on 28 Jan 2010 03:30 nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <1jd0sdh.162g6bb50zchlN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, Per R�nne > <per(a)RQNNE.invalid> wrote: > > > Furthermore, we can hope that the iPad will support tethering with an > > iPhone - which would reduce the need for the 3G models. > > > > I do know that is not an issue in the US but other countries don't have > > the 3G problems the AT&T has ... > > except that at&t has yet to offer iphone tethering, something they > promised by the end of 2009. I know that AT&T's 3G problems has led to this delay. The problem is a US only problem. All four networks in Denmark do support tethering with the iPhone [though one of them don't sell it - but as soon as your six months binding period is over people are free to change carrier]. I guess it is the same in most other countries in the developed world. I have to repeat: In the cellphone world, the US /is/ a developing country. Probably because of its lack of government control over the development ... -- Per Erik R�nne http://www.RQNNE.dk Errare humanum est, sed in errore perseverare turpe
From: Paul Sture on 28 Jan 2010 03:42 In article <tph-B6203F.16570527012010(a)localhost>, Tom Harrington <tph(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > But it uses a "micro-SIM". Is that commonly available? I don't know a > lot about SIMs but replaceability only matters if replacements are > actually available. I don't know how commonly available they are, but came across the following link comparing sizes. <http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2010/01/28/what-is-a-microsim-or-3ff-sim-c ard.html> -- Paul Sture
From: Paul Sture on 28 Jan 2010 05:14 In article <michelle-B10BE4.16031227012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <1jd02hb.rdnu2z13lfmroN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, > per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > > > > > I doubt the software keyboard will suffice for serious work. > > > > > > Well, you can get the docking keyboard or a bluetooth keyboard. > > > > I know - but wouldn't it then just be easier to put one's MacBook in the > > knapsack instead? > > if one had a MacBook, and one had a knapsack, probably. But when on the > road, would one be typing so much that one would need a hardware keyboard? Going back to 1992 I had a Psion Series 3. Although that had a tiny hardware keyboard it was amazing how quickly one adapted to it. The other big thing about the Psion was its battery life. When faced with a long wait at an airport I could be bashing away long after the laptop folks had put their machines back in their carry bags. -- Paul Sture
From: Tom Stiller on 28 Jan 2010 06:52
In article <000ce271$0$2251$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > Invid Fan wrote: > > > > there's a link at the bottom of this page: > > http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ > > Many thanks for the pointer. Steve Jobs is looking a bit better than > last year. But presentation style not as "wow" as older presentations. > Runs just over 1:30. > > > This presentation makes me wonder what the future is for OS-X and the > intel based macs. He focused so much on "mobile" market. It was, after all, just an announcement event for the iPad. -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF |