Kamis, 16 Desember 2010

How The iPad Keeps You Connected, Wherever You are

By Bryan Smith


Thanks to the main marketing increase that the iPad received from parent company Apple, we now have the impression that it's the best device to experience the Internet, watch online streaming video, and connect with friends via social networking services.

The opinion is backed with excellent reason and real outcomes since the iPad is filled to the brim with Internet-savvy features and services. Despite the initial skepticism expressed by most industry pundits when the computing device was unveiled at a press conference in San Francisco, positive reviews by tech specialists who had the privilege of testing the very first few commercially available iPads-from Walt Mossberg to the guys at Engadget-had to admit that, indeed, Steve Jobs has unleashed a worthy competitor to netbooks.

It's equipped with built-in, high-speed 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, which makes downloading files and streaming videos fast and easy. You are able to forget about buffering, which takes up so much time that it lengthens a four-minute video into eight minutes of waiting. Even though some connections might tend to slow down-particularly when there's heavy gateway traffic or when too numerous subscribers are using the network-it just isn't going to affect your iPad browsing experience, thanks to its mixture of a beefed-up Safari app (which is Apple's answer to Mozilla Firefox and Net Explorer), along with the newest Wi-Fi standard.

Browsing most of the on-line content that you'll be accessing on an iPad is mainly handled by a specially created mobile version of Apple's proprietary internet browser called Safari, an app that, according to Apple engineers, is the fastest browser among its league. Thinking about its reputation as the fastest app to render mobile webpages and also the degree of advanced Wi-Fi technologies that are built into the iPad, it can be predicted that browsing the Web for information on the device will take your breath away at lightning speed.

These days, Wi-Fi hotspots are effortless to come by; one doesn't want to remain in extremely metropolitan areas to stay online simply because even rural towns and suburban communities have Web access. Nevertheless, that is not to say that we are entirely wirelessly connected. Some World wide web connections might be accessed via 3G technology. Fortunately, the iPad does not only operate on Wi-Fi but on 3G also. That means you are not solely tied up to Wi-Fi and feel completely powerless when a hotspot just isn't accessible since 3G, via your mobile telecommunications provider, will keep you connected.

Depending on your location, most main network providers have 3G service contracted by Apple. For instance, AT&T has monthly World wide web plans that allow you to swiftly switch from a Wi-Fi network to a 3G connection seamlessly. All the processes might be completed on the web on your very own iPad, so there's absolutely no need to go to an AT&T store or contact their customer support to purchase the plan.

When you have used up all your surfing minutes, an interactive push notification will pop up to tell you about your impending state and will provide you with two options: switch to the newest Wi-Fi standard with a frequency emanating within your vicinity or upgrade to the next data plan. Data usage and plan details could be monitored and managed on the iPad itself simply because that, too, has its own app.




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