Advice sought about Ipad Mini 2 with "retina display"

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm not sure how many people are going for the Mini, now that the Air is so light.

I suddenly pictured this discussion taking place in the 1960s, what with that and teamsaint "being on tablets" etc etc. Yeah the air is like really ... light, man!!



Spooky how language moves on...

[teamsaint]

I suddenly pictured this discussion taking place in the 1960s, what with that and teamsaint "being on tablets" etc etc. Yeah the air is like really ... light, man!!



Spooky how language moves on...

what goes around comes around, man.


(all strictly legit, not to mention imaginary...........)

[Sydney Grew]

you can get an wireless router to plug into your modem and then you can enjoy the WiFi on your i-pad in house and garden (range depends on walls/windows of house) . . . airport extreme gives a good range . . .

Ah ha! That too is most helpful and encouraging. Many thanks member hedgehog. I looked up "AirPort Extreme" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_airport_extreme - and found that it is "a residential gateway product . . . combining the functionality of a router, network switch, wireless access point and NAS as well as varied other functions."

So if that works, there is a chance that even my current Billion PiPAC 7800NXL will work: http://www.billion.com/product/3g/Bi...nd-Router.html

[I will test the Kindle with the Billion as well.]

By the way I do recommend the Billion; it is the only modem I know which permits one to adjust the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the ADSL line - a most useful feature for eliminating drop-outs - and it is the only modem I know which does not generate excessive heat.

[MrGongGong]

Why do people call routers Modems ?
AFIK they aren't Modulator/Demodulators
I used to have a Modem
but not anymore

[Dave2002]

Why do people call routers Modems ?
AFIK they aren't Modulator/Demodulators
I used to have a Modem
but not anymore

It's just about what many people can cope with. Some so-called routers are also modems (e.g ADSL devices), while others cunningly omit the ADSL part which is a pain re the adverts for anyone who really wants to have ADSL plus router capability. Most of the devices which come with ISP's services running on ADSL or similar have router+modem+wireless access point capability. Some in the stores may omit one or more of those features, so read the fine print! It may also help, if one is interested, to look at the instruction manuals. If connections to "modems" are included then clearly these devices do not include all the required features.

It's just marketing and terminology. One has to be a bit clued up, and watch the specs and try to understand them for each device on sale.

[MrGongGong]

It's just about what many people can cope with. Some so-called routers are also modems (e.g ADSL devices), while others cunningly omit the ADSL part which is a pain re the adverts for anyone who really wants to have ADSL plus router capability. Most of the devices which come with ISP's services running on ADSL or similar have router+modem+wireless access point capability. Some in the stores may omit one or more of those features, so read the fine print! It may also help, if one is interested, to look at the instruction manuals. If connections to "modems" are included then clearly these devices do not include all the required features.

It's just marketing and terminology. One has to be a bit clued up, and watch the specs and try to understand them for each device on sale.

aaah So it's like Homeopathy then
I can buy a bottle which has none of the thing on the label in it.
I really should start my "whisky" business
fill the bottles from the tap
what could go wrong ?