MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: golfman on November 05, 2010, 04:46:06 pm
-
Was looking for some info on this as i was thinking about getting one for the wifes christmas but just dont really know weather they are worth it or not?
would probably get the wifi/3g 64gb version!!!
any help would be great,good or bad comments welcome
cheers
scott :happy2:
-
I could never recommend one for the money :confused:, but would i be without mine NO :evilgrin: :signLOL:
-
To be honest she is not going to be using it as a telephone so she really wouldnt need the 3g version,probably the wifi one.
scott :happy2:
-
To be honest she is not going to be using it as a telephone so she really wouldnt need the 3g version,probably the wifi one.
scott :happy2:
I Dont think you can use it as a phone ? (unless its a skype type thing, im not even sure its got a microphone), the 3g is for internet etc, plus you get GPS with the 3g version, i love mine, always on it :happy2:
-
one word - brilliant :happy2:
3g is a must too, if you don't get it you will most likey regret it at some point as its useful when out and about
-
one word - brilliant :happy2:
3g is a must too, if you don't get it you will most likey regret it at some point as its useful when out and about
Cheers james you have now changed my mind :wink:
scott
-
Blimey, the 64GB one with 3G is 700 odd quid innit? Can I be your wife?!
-
What need does she have for one? that a £250 sammy netbook can't do?
-
i have two ipads, 1 wifi and 1 3G, dont hardly use it as it pretty much does exactly what my ipod touch 4g does which is also easier to walk around with due to size between the two
-
I have the 64gb Wifi only one and imho it is awesome.
I never go anywhere with out it. You can get unlocked mifi's on Ebay for around £50 and then you can use any sim to have a PAYG internet connection which is what i do :happy2:
-
one word - brilliant :happy2:
3g is a must too, if you don't get it you will most likey regret it at some point as its useful when out and about
My iPad is lighter and uses my iPhones 3G which is free. The 3G ones for chumps!
-
I have a wifi only ipad and use my iphone as a wireless hotspot, works perfectly an no need for any extra 3g contracts for the ipad.
-
Do you have to jailbreak your phone and ipad to do that?
My O2 data plan is only £10 a month so hardly breaks the bank, and then im only paying £20 a month for my o2 simplicity iphone 4 plan
Alot cheaper than most peoples monthly phone bills, and no risk of o2 shutting your 3g off for illegal tethering..
no chump here :happy2:
-
My wife bought a 32GB Wifi only from Apple in New York during a recent stay ended up paying about £100 less than the UK. Worth the money. Possibly. Would she be with out it. Not a chance!
-
I'd never be without mine. It's awesome. And ed. What can it do that a net book can't? Ermmm sh*t loads. Like not having to wait for the thing to boot up and go straight on line. It looks very colon the UI is brilliant. It integrates to everything perfectly. It's apple build quality not samsung. Anything else?
-
I'd never be without mine. It's awesome. And ed. What can it do that a net book can't? Ermmm sh*t loads. Like not having to wait for the thing to boot up and go straight on line. It looks very colon the UI is brilliant. It integrates to everything perfectly. It's apple build quality not samsung. Anything else?
As an argument that could be potentially started from that could go on for a life time, im not going to argue.
btw my netbook boots and gets on the net just as quick as your ipad :grin: SSD + linux FTW
-
And how much was your ssd? Lol
-
I've got a 64gb 3G one, but it never leaves the house, I got 3G for Internet access when away from home however the reality is when I go on holiday it's mostly abroad and the data rates are scandalous so my advice, get one but wifi only.
Looking forward to iOS 4.x for folders etc also the next iPad may well have a mic and a camera so if they are important to you wait. ......
Just realised. I cancelled my sim subscription after a few months of having it.
-
Could do with someone buying me one of these :signLOL:
-
You can buy mine when iPad 2 comes out.
Obviously at mates rates :wink: :laugh:
-
Nice offer, but I need one now!!!!!
When is iPad 2 out the?
-
When is iPad 2 out then?
Prob around May time.
I did tell you to get one ages ago. But you wouldn't listen :P :booty:
-
I did tell you to get one ages ago. But you wouldn't listen :P :booty:
I didn't need one then, and I'm poor now :wink:
-
Really???
What's changed that you need one now :P
-
He doesn't really need one now just that other things have taken financial priority :wink:
-
No Ian you don't understand, I do need one. My life is not complete. :evilgrin:
Might have missed a trick actually, my mum is in the US this weekend, I have sent her a txt but she's not sure she'd have time to check prices etc.
-
No Ian you don't understand, I do need one. My life is not complete. :evilgrin:
In fairness Tiger your life is probably as complete as it needs to be right now. :happy2:
-
No Ian you don't understand, I do need one. My life is not complete. :evilgrin:
In fairness Tiger your life is probably as complete as it needs to be right now. :happy2:
Aye, very true. :notworthy:
Still 'need' an iPad though :innocent:
-
I bought my wife the 32g wifi version earlier this year and she could not be without it now. We use it primarily in and around the house and have used it at the airport and on the wifi in the villa abroad. In reality, 99% of the time will be home use. We have 2 young kids so she can wander round the house with them whilst she does the Tesco online order :rolleye:
She now uses it for internet, calendar, diary, notes, music (though the speaker is pretty tinny as you would expect), family photos and there are a load of games that the kids can play with without worrying about a 5 year old deleting the hard drive (like a laptop)
We would not be without one now and still amazed at the whole package and what it does. The only downside is that the wifi reception is not as good around the house on it as the PS3 and friends ipod's which is strange.
-
thats really strange, the ipad has a wireless N receiver. Have you got a wireless N router? that would be the best option to take advantage of the ipads pretty sound wifi receiver.
We have a wireless N router on the second floor in our house and i can get a strong signal on the ground floor in the lounge
-
JPC
We have a standard wifi router that we got with our SKY broadband. I have phoned to ask if they do an upgraded one but they don't. The wifi reception on the ipad is great everywhere except around our house so it must be the router. It is strange though that I can online game using the PS3 in the lounge wirelessly but the iPad reception in the same room is intermittent.
I do perhaps need to locate the router in a more central position but the phone points are all on the extremes of the property so will have to route a load of cables to remedy. Not a problem as we use the ipad in the kitchen mainly and the reception is ok there
-
No Ian you don't understand, I do need one. My life is not complete. :evilgrin:
In fairness Tiger your life is probably as complete as it needs to be right now. :happy2:
....Especially complete as you now have someone dedicated to looking after your new little one, Stu:
[Damn! I can't find that pic of Hedge]
-
Your router needs to be in the main socket using a cable no longer than a meter, using a extention cable or a socket that's not the main one can cause a slower connection and drops in connection. You can log onto your router (192.168.0.1 in the address bar username:admin password:sky) and change the wireless channel to 8.
-
ah ok, that makes sense.
I have the router plugged into one of our two other phone points in a room out of the way. Our main phone point is right next to the front door and I have never used it as there is nowhere to put a phone let alone a router where the kids will not destroy it.
May give that a go before changing the channel
thanks for the help
-
The standard Sky router is also $hite!
What you described will have no bearing on his wifi connectivity, but will apply to how fast the internet is
-
The standard Sky router is also $hite!
What you described will have no bearing on his wifi connectivity, but will apply to how fast the internet is
same with the virgin 50mb wifi router which is utter tosh, get yourself apple airport extreme, very easy to set up and broadcasts in 5ghz and normal :happy2:
-
Your router needs to be in the main socket using a cable no longer than a meter, using a extention cable or a socket that's not the main one can cause a slower connection and drops in connection. You can log onto your router (192.168.0.1 in the address bar username:admin password:sky) and change the wireless channel to 8.
mine is on the end of a 10M phone ext lead, and works just fine.
Only power cuts that seem to frequent Cider-space in Somerset cause problems!
-
iPad is great in fact I'm typing this message right now on it. For me it's great spend most of the day surfing online with it and battery will easily last all day and more depending on usage. I use it more now than my laptop and wouldn't be without one.