On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org wrote:
1) What tablet?
(with camera, obviously, 3G, and possibly not much else special)
No-one ever got disinherited for buying an iPad. Combine it with a £70
Apple TV, and you can give them Netflix and LOVEFiLM as well as easy
On 02/03/2014 22:40, Ben Evans wrote:
It would mean putting in fixed infrastructure, but modern smart TVs are
capable of doing Skype.
But is anyone capable of using a IR remote's cursor buttons for typing
Skype username and password? Let alone navigating the Smart TV's menu
systems.. My
I suspect you're probably right about the 3G/4G, assuming that there is
good coverage where they spend their time (really needs to be checked). If
they don't have decent 3G at one location maybe they could consider getting
cheap DSL installed there. If they don't have good 3G at either place
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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 21:20:39 +
From: Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org
Subject: tablets for parents
To: london.pm@london.pm.org
Message-ID: 20140302212039.gh22...@plum.flirble.org
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Dear knowledgeable hive mind,
It seems that my
You could ditch the 3G on the tablet and use a mobile phone as a WiFi
hotspot... I would assume they already have a mobile and it may work out
cheaper to upgrade their package than get a new one (they should be able to
get unlimited talktime as a bonus and be able to position the phone to get
the
Dear knowledgeable hive mind,
It seems that my parents are finally cracking and amenable to the idea of
buying a device for the purpose of videoconferencing. My sister and I
suspect that the right thing is a tablet connected via 3G
(my parents alternate between two locations in southern England,
Hi
From: Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org
To: london pm london.pm@london.pm.org
Sent: Sunday, 2 March, 2014 9:20:39 PM
Subject: tablets for parents
buying a device for the purpose of videoconferencing. My sister and I
suspect that the right thing is a tablet connected via 3G
I don't think I
I reckon a 4G (LTE) connection would be more appropriate.
On 2 March 2014 22:37, Martin A. Brooks mar...@antibodymx.net wrote:
Hi
From: Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org
To: london pm london.pm@london.pm.org
Sent: Sunday, 2 March, 2014 9:20:39 PM
Subject: tablets for parents
buying
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Martin A. Brooks mar...@antibodymx.net wrote:
I don't think I would recommend trying to videoconference over a 3G
connection. Not as anything other than a one-off emergency thing, anyway.
Works fine in my experience in the US, which on balance has a shittier
On Sun, Mar 02, 2014 at 09:37:01PM +, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
Hi
From: Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org
To: london pm london.pm@london.pm.org
Sent: Sunday, 2 March, 2014 9:20:39 PM
Subject: tablets for parents
buying a device for the purpose of videoconferencing. My sister and I
It would mean putting in fixed infrastructure, but modern smart TVs are
capable of doing Skype.
My parents have a Panasonic Smart Viera connected to a standard BT
broadband line. It does Skype perfectly fine - in fact provides a much
better video conferencing experience than basically anything
On Sunday, March 2, 2014, Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org wrote:
It seems that my parents are finally cracking and amenable to the idea of
buying a device for the purpose of videoconferencing.
Here's a couple of points regarding iPads:
1. If you have an iOS device you could use FaceTime
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