From: Wes Groleau on
nospam wrote:
> other than initial activation (which can be done in a store), there is
> no need for a computer in order to use an ipod or iphone.

For that matter, I did not need any kind of "activation"
to start using my iPod.

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From: Wes Groleau on
Jim Gibson wrote:
> How do you get content onto an iPod without using a computer (except
> perhaps for the iPod touch with WiFi)?

iPhone and iPad have WiFi, too. So I would expect them to be
able to get songs and apps without a computer just as my iPod did.


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From: Wes Groleau on
nospam wrote:
> Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:
>> It might be possible to install updates on the iPad directly over the WiFi
>> connection.
> that's *very* unlikely. the potential to brick it is very high if an
> update is done wirelessly, especially with updates weighing in at

Makes sense, but if a Mac or PC install screws up, the computer is not
permanently hosed. You just start over.

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From: nospam on
In article <hkqjau$p0m$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Wes Groleau
<Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote:

> > other than initial activation (which can be done in a store), there is
> > no need for a computer in order to use an ipod or iphone.
>
> For that matter, I did not need any kind of "activation"
> to start using my iPod.

regular ipods don't. ipod touch & iphone (and presumably the ipad) do.
From: Doc O'Leary on
In article <michelle-04B082.16585508022010(a)nothing.attdns.com>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> Jobs said, in his presentation, that you can activate the iPad directly
> over the air, without having to connect it to a computer. That's the
> reason I believe that there's a very good chance that a computer won't be
> needed at all.

I still have the podcast of the presentation. Do you have a the time he
makes that statement so that I can more easily review it?

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