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| 588467 | 2007-09-06 04:44:00 | Now lemme start by saying I know VERY LITTLE about wi-fi. What I'm wanting to know is if it will be worth getting the new iPod Touch at the end of the month. It says it has all the wi-fi capabilites, such as browsing the web for free (i think), but where's the wi-fi in NZ? Do we have it? Like I said I dunno much about it, but I just wanna know if I should be able to use the wi-fi stuff without too much hassle? From the iPod Touch: Revolutionary multi-touch interface 8.89cm widescreen color display Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Safari, YouTube and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store 0.8cm thin |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 588468 | 2007-09-06 04:52:00 | I gather Starbucks cafes have it, airport lounges have it - Wellington, Auckland, also I think Courtenay Place in Wellington??, parts of Parnell in Auckland, The Chancery in Auckland CBD, The Autobahn on the Southern Motorway at Papakura and possibly a few other places although we don't have it to the same standard as many cities in the US. San Francisco has a big Wi Fi network as do many of the other major cities. Also if you have a wireless setup in your house. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 588469 | 2007-09-06 05:05:00 | So basically unless im in one of those places (I dont have wireless here) it's useless? Guess I'll save some money and go with the fatpod then. | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 588470 | 2007-09-06 05:12:00 | Sounds like a wise idea. Wifi is very wide spread in a lot of cities in the US hence the emphasis on WiFi as a selling point. Something that is taking a while to catch on down here. I just watched the video and although I liked the older nano more than the new one although I like the new GUI a lot. I use Cover Flow on my iTunes :) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 588471 | 2007-09-06 05:15:00 | So basically unless im in one of those places (I dont have wireless here) it's useless? Yep Also if your a Xtra broadband users you have free wifi access to any of there hotspots till the end of the year. |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 588472 | 2007-09-06 05:18:00 | Sounds like a wise idea. Wifi is very wide spread in a lot of cities in the US hence the emphasis on WiFi as a selling point. Something that is taking a while to catch on down here. I just watched the video and although I liked the older nano more than the new one although I like the new GUI a lot. I use Cover Flow on my iTunes :) Ok, thanks. I don't even have any albums listed in my iTunes. I've heard the GUI in the new fatpod is a little slugish, but I'm gonna have to wait for some reviews before buying anything though. And I love how the prices in the US stayed the same from the old 2gb to the new 4gb, but here they put the price up like $10 or $20.... |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 588473 | 2007-09-06 05:24:00 | Ok, thanks. I don't even have any albums listed in my iTunes. I've heard the GUI in the new fatpod is a little slugish, but I'm gonna have to wait for some reviews before buying anything though. The reviews should be coming out from tomorrow morning onwards - if they aren't already out. If you want to get album artwork on your existing tracks from ripped CDs, sign onto the iTunes store and create an account for yourself (You will need a credit card) then go through and right click on all your album art when in Cover Flow mode in iTunes and see what artwork you can download. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 588474 | 2007-09-06 05:29:00 | As winmacguy said, wireless networks aren't as widespread here as they are in other countries. However, there are a reasonable amount around the main cities. Check out Telecom's hotspots that stu161204 mentioned if you are an Xtra customer as I have found them to be quite handy in the past. If you don't regularly spend time in a home or office with wifi, airports, schools, universities etc, then you probably won't have much use for it, but I guess you never know when it might come in handy. :) |
maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 588475 | 2007-09-06 05:35:00 | Now lemme start by saying I know VERY LITTLE about wi-fi. What I'm wanting to know is if it will be worth getting the new iPod Touch at the end of the month. It says it has all the wi-fi capabilites, such as browsing the web for free (i think), but where's the wi-fi in NZ? Do we have it? Like I said I dunno much about it, but I just wanna know if I should be able to use the wi-fi stuff without too much hassle? From the iPod Touch: Revolutionary multi-touch interface 8.89cm widescreen color display Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Safari, YouTube and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store 0.8cm thin If you buy a broadband modem with a built in wifi transmitter, you can then connect to the internet on the ipod anywhere around your house. You can also connect to others in the neighbourhood if they don't have any password enabled. There are also wifi hotspots all through wellington. Some business have free connections, while others you have to pay for. It is far faster and cheaper than connecting through Vodafones 2 and 3 g networks. I like how steve jobs put in a dig at that in his key note speech. I wonder how many times he said 'amazing' etc in his speech this time. SOme things I wonder is if you can disable wifi on the ipod, and whether you can sync the ipod with itunes on a pc using wifi. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 588476 | 2007-09-06 05:40:00 | I wonder how many times he said 'amazing' etc in his speech this time. SOme things I wonder is if you can disable wifi on the ipod, and whether you can sync the ipod with itunes on a pc using wifi. Quite a lot, he also use the expression "Dynamite" to describe how photos look on the new nano. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
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