::clarity dawns::
There are cockroaches in Mexico big enough to own property.
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§ ita § - Jan 05, 2015 5:01:14 pm PST #24248 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Toddson - Jan 06, 2015 6:26:51 am PST #24249 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I have the wifi version of the iPad mini ... it's pretty good about connecting with various wifi networks, but you have to have a network. I can usually connect at Starbucks and it's fine in my office, but without the network, it's cut off. I use it mostly for reading e-books and playing games, I've taken photos and emailed them, but I'm pretty low-tech in my life.
omnis_audis - Jan 06, 2015 7:45:45 am PST #24250 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I don't think you're required to have a computer to have an iPad, anymore...If you want to tranfer media that you didn't purchase through iTunes store (i.e. a CD, or a thumb drive from friends, or ahem videos), you need to connect to the computer and iTunes computer app to do the transfer. Aside from that, they are pretty self suffecient.
beekaytee - Jan 06, 2015 8:26:06 am PST #24251 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant
Yeah,that is true too.
So far, irl, I have one vote for each, so I'm still on the metaphoric fence.
Which is frustrating because the whole idea behind making this purchase, was to free myself from analysis paralysis.
-t - Jan 06, 2015 8:53:33 am PST #24252 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
FWIW, I find it very easy to tote my iPad mini around. It fits in coat pockets and purses way easier than the full-sized iPad.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2015 9:24:18 am PST #24253 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I honestly can't imagine using a tablet without wifi. Almost everything I do with that device requires an internet connection.
tommyrot - Jan 06, 2015 9:35:35 am PST #24254 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I just purchased a new iPad Air. So much faster than my 2 1/2 year old iPad, plus it had a cellular modem so I can internet everywhere as God intended. No more using a personal hotspot on my iPhone, which means I can have a reduced data plan and save a lot of money.
-t - Jan 06, 2015 9:41:06 am PST #24255 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Did you have to add a service plan for the modem?
tommyrot - Jan 06, 2015 9:51:37 am PST #24256 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Did you have to add a service plan for the modem?
I added it to the now 3GB plan for my iPhone. AT&T charges $10 per month to combine them into one plan.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2015 10:04:32 am PST #24257 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yeah, I have LTE on both of my tablets that I activate when I'm going out of town.