I got a netbook last fall, and carry it with me when I have to take
my wife to the doctor etc. I usually have no connectivity anywhere
as I do not carry a separate data plan for wireless.
There is no such thing as a public wifi here.
I agree with you Betty, it is not a viable option for many folks
unless you live in a dense, high urban area.
The problem is no one usually looks at that problem, they ignore it,
as we are not the income levels, nor the interest levels for them,!!!
Stewart
At 10:13 AM 2/5/2010, you wrote:
Mike, you mentioned the cloud. I rarely consider it since I don't
live, work or travel where it's universally available.
The discussion began with the iPad and connectivity. The iPad has no
USB except through the dock port, which could be good or bad
depending on individual use. Then it merged with another topic about
Apple restricting use of USB for one of its iPhone/Touch apps.
They're related in that restrictions of USB limit user choices,
whether a user chooses the newest tech or horse and buggy. The
choices exist now. Apple doesn't like those choices.
I don't care about floppy disks or Zip or parallel ports. However
it's important to consider that there are large areas even in
densely populated northeastern US that are cellular and WiFi dead
zones. Where I live it's a Verizon and T-Mobile dead zone; ATT users
get one bar, on a good day; don't know any Sprint users nearby. More
of the country is like it is here than not, with one or more
cellular networks unavailable, with almost no available public WiFi.
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