IPad Tips and Tricks

[judydawn]

I thought so Rob, thanks.

[dhitri]

Newbie excitement: just ownloaded Tapatalk HD onto the iPad (have the regular version on the phone)--love the interface and features, particularly the Gallery (attached)! It looks awesome and it's sooo easy to navigate.

[gertbysea]

I saw that fridge thingy in the Mac shop.

If you are really interested and you have the time there are people on you tube who spend their life showing how to do stuff on the iPad. I don't have the patience for it but if you have a how to question you can be sure that 1.2 million people will be able to show you exactly HOW to do It. I am more of a tap and hope sort of person.

Judy that  is the same wi fi thingy I have by the look of it.

I have no idea how any of it works and like you say Judy the  jargon is like a secret society.  I decided years ago to just accept that it works and I do not care to know how it works. I am more interested In How I can get the most  out of it for the least amount of money.

Telstra is like a whole 'Nother world. Dealing with them is learning how to workout dealing with people from a different planet. No one person the the whole of Telstra knows what another person working for Telstra is doing. No departments interact and never let it be said the Bangaladish person is no less informed than the person in the Phillipines . Then the Indian guy will decry,what the Pakistani guy  says and the barely English speaking  manager in Melbourne will lie about what the almost English speaking guy in Sydney says.

You have to love it. Multiculturalism at it's best with Telstra. And then there  are the store staff. Some are are in the loop and others aren't allowed into the loop but neither wants you to know which they are and they pretend not to know each other as well. You can have hours of fun for free in a Telstra shop. They employ a lot of uni students and believe me you can have the most fun with them if you are my age because they try to bamboozle you first  With how much they know avout nothing. When they realise you are not stupid they try to bamboozle you with bull dust  and when that doesn't work the give up poor things and send you to the manager. The manager has no time and they send you on line and so it starts all,over again.  The secret then is to gather  all the names you have spoken to, put it in print to the local manager who is unknown to anyone but a few of us in the top secret loop. Getting the local manager's name and number is a game in itself.  

I recently had a three hour conversation with a Telstra guy  on my mobile. He gave me a credit of $20 on my bill for the call and reduced my Internet bill by $20 a month for ever.  

I cannot even begin to imagine the crapola we will hear about the NBN rollout.

Gert

[Wonder]

Judy, I know it's hard for you to get out and I'm not sure if there is an apple store near you but they run some great free sessions that go for an hour. When the iPad 1 first came out I did a class at our store and it was great. The details of the classes are on their website.

[gertbysea]

I wish we had a proper Apple shop in Cairns. The one I saw  in Perth was awesome. I would do any Mac classes.

Judy I know the iPad one does not  have a camera but can you save photos on it and then use Tapatalk or I Instagram  if needs be? Mot that you need it because you are great with your computer and camera.

Really just wondering if on the iPad1 if  one could email a photo and save it to photos or maybe it does not  have  a photo app. Also it may not be 3G capable.

I may as well google it. 

Gert

[cookie1]

Oh Gert your description of Telstra was oh so true. I remember not so long ago going round the world with them. Each person I spoke to I noted their name and where they were and the local time. When (after about an hour or so) I came back to Australia I was able to say 'well I have spoken to these people and got no where.'
It annoyed me at first but then I decided I would just play 'round the world 'with them. I even spoke to someone in America on that trip. The problem was n't sorted out either. I love how they have the review at the end of the trip conversation.
'Were we able to help you? Please answer yes, no,  not sure yet!'

[gertbysea]

Hours of free entertainment if you play the game. Nothing is ever resolved .

Gert

[judydawn]

I don't know that we have an apple store here,  I like the one in Sydney though.  Guess I would have to go into a Telstra store and I don't like my chances there.  No time anyway so everything is on hold at the moment and I cannot spend hours on a phone either.

[Katiej]

No Apple store in Adelaide. Are you having problems with your iPad Judy? Richard could look at it if you are.

[meganjane]

Judy, you can use the internet on your iPhone with your iPad. You use something called Personal Hotspot.

Go into the settings on your iPhone and choose it. You will be given a password. Go into the settings on your iPad and choose Wi-Fi. Your iPhone will come up in the list. Put in the password and away you go!

As long as you have a NextG network available, you'll be able to get the internet on your iPad using your iPhone as a personal hotspot.

HTH

[Greyhoundmum]

For anyone who is thinking of getting an iPad. It is not necessary to get one with wifi built it because if you have an iPhone with data you can " tether" your iPad to it or you can get a wireless thingy to use anywhere, sorry don't know all the technical terms but I know I saved about $150 by getting iPad without the built in wifi.  there are so many places now that have free wifi also which is great.  If you can't get to an apple store You Tube is the place to go for demo videos.

[CreamPuff63]

Me too GHM, but just be wary when you tether that you really drain your phone battery doing it (but it is very handy specially if you have wifi in most scenarios)

[gertbysea]

Greyhoundmum I did not know you could buy an iPad without wi fi. I thought they all had wifi but not all had  3G and that is why the one with 3G is more expensive.

For me I definitely need both wifi and 3G. Without wi fi I would not be able to use mine in bed to read the forum in the morning!

Did you get your no wi fi  3G only iPad in the States.

Gert
 

[tarasis]

I think GH was confusing Wifi and Wireless (ie 3G/LTE/4G). All models have Wifi.

[gertbysea]

Thanks Tarasis I was confused by that as what would be the point of an iPad without wi fi.

Are you buying the new one with retina display  or the mini?

Gert