Hi Lloyd, I don’t think Tim will mind me answering in place of him.
"Take a screenshot of iPhone’s display: Quickly press and release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. A flash of the screen lets you know the screenshot was taken. The screenshot is added to the Camera Roll. “ Cheers, Ronni On 27/10/2011, at 11:31 AM, White Lloyd wrote: > Hi Tim, > > Can give a little more detail about taking a photo of a safari website by > holding down the button and power switch. Does that only work with iPad2? I > can,t get it to work on my iPad1. > > Thanks > > Lloyd > On 26/10/2011, at 10:08 PM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: > >> I've most often seen questions about travelling with iPad and iPhones, so >> thought I'd send the group my recent experience which may help someone from >> asking the question over again. >> >> I have just spent a month travelling France, Switzerland, Austria and >> Germany. Most of the time we were in France and Germany. >> In Australia I have a data plan with Telstra that gives me 1Gb per month. >> >> A French friend bought a SIM card for me in France for the Orange network, >> with the aim of limiting the roaming charges on my Telstra SIM. When we >> arrived in France, I paid 35€ onto this pre paid SIM card, about A$50, and >> left 3G and data turned on, thinking this was a sensible option. I was >> looking forward to using the mapping, internet for searches for >> accommodation, local things to do etc. All the features I was used to in >> Australia. >> >> The next morning I got a text from Orange to say I'd got 3€ left. Eeek. I'd >> not used the iPhone at all, it was chewing through this data all by itself. >> And what's more, part of the place we stayed had good WiFI connection. Part >> of it didn't. When my French friend navigated my account usage on the Orange >> website, he found a long list of data downloads, each with a flagfall of 50c >> (I think), and whilst the data downloaded was minimal, the time was what was >> being charged for. This is unlike Australia where we get charged for the >> amount of data, not the time. At least that's how my Telstra plan works for >> 3G and data. >> >> Lesson learnt, I turned off both 3G and Data, loaded another 20€ onto the >> SIM, and resolved to never turn them on again. >> >> What I found was that calls and texts from France into Germany or anywhere >> else incurred international rates. >> When we travelled into Switzerland, Austria or Germany, all calls and texts >> were charged at roaming rates. >> >> Phone signal strength was pretty good all the way around Europe, and the >> Orange SIM connected with various different providers as we moved through >> their region. >> >> Frankly, the only advantage I can see of getting a local SIM card is if you >> want to make calls or send texts within the country you are in. Data was out >> of the question, and no one could help me find a pre paid that was any >> better deal for data. Folks, we have it good here in Australia! >> >> My son kept his Optus prepaid SIM on a standard phone without any data >> features. He paid $3.50 for each text he sent anywhere, and similarly high >> calls costs. BUT - he is on the Optus Turbo Cap so for $30 he gets $300 >> worth of calls, including international roaming. He figured the advantages >> of keeping his own number outweighed the high call costs, in particular that >> the plan allowed him to use his bonus value on international calls. Sure, he >> couldn't use data, but it seems like a pretty good option for phone and >> text. >> >> It's very difficult for foreigners to buy a SIM in Europe, so it's not easy >> to just go buy a new SIM for each country to avoid roaming charges. It also >> means your dial in number would change, not very useful for being contacted >> from home. So often when travelling, you need to phone ahead to make >> arrangements for where you are going in a few days. This is often in another >> country - which > > > > >> >> If you are going to need to use mapping to find your next accommodation, >> prepare the night before when you have WiFi; find the hotel on Maps and take >> a screen print of it - hold down the Home button and the Power key. The >> resulting image is stored in Photos. >> >> >> >> A couple of good apps I found were translator apps made by Lonely Planet. We >> stayed with a couple in country Normandy, who spoke more English than our >> French but fundamentally we could not communicate with each other. Using the >> app made conversations happen, and the experience enjoyable. Maps of the >> Metro systems in Paris and other towns were helpful too, to plan travel >> routes. DBahn have a good app for planning train travel. Booking.com has a >> good app for booking accommodation, >> >> One observation is that Australians are relatively popular in Europe. People >> are interested in our country. Before you go, prepare a set of photos to >> show them to Europeans you comes across - at the airport lounge, at the bar, >> coffee shops, on the long distance trains, on the tourist coach, where-ever >> you might find yourself with some one from somewhere else. Things about our >> city, our land, how we live, all the things we take for-granted. This makes >> a great conversation piece and breaks down many barriers. >> >> I hope this long summary helps others in some way. The main take away is - >> do not expect the same data services as you get here in Australia. Do not >> plan for a high level of data downloads, it's not there. >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.2 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
