Re: Lightweight Linux laptops/tablets
From: "Brian May"
Unfortunately, The choices I am currently looking at don't have built in 3G/4G.
Personally I think I am better off using an external modem with WiFi or Ethernet. It is one device more, agreed, but it increases the range of products, while making it easier to adapt to new technologies, helps when going oversees etc. It is also increasing the list of available operating systems because 4G and open source are not exactly good friends. As a fallback I always can use my phone. Regards Peter
On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 at 16:23 Peter Ross <Petros.Listig@fdrive.com.au> wrote:
Personally I think I am better off using an external modem with WiFi or Ethernet.
Yes, I was thinking this too. Or USB. I would refrain from WiFi, because the WiFi spectrum can get rather congested around conferences...
On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:25:11 AM Brian May wrote:
On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 at 16:23 Peter Ross <Petros.Listig@fdrive.com.au> wrote:
Personally I think I am better off using an external modem with WiFi or Ethernet.
Yes, I was thinking this too. Or USB.
I would refrain from WiFi, because the WiFi spectrum can get rather congested around conferences...
The only times I've had problems with Wifi at conferences has been LCA which has also had problems with 3G access. Recent LCAs haven't had problems with Wifi AFAIK so it might be that Wifi bandwidth is less of a problem than 3G bandwidth. For most people Wifi tethering to an Android phone is by far the cheapest option because they already own a phone capable of that and because having a single device is cheaper than splitting bandwidth quota between 2 devices for all the possible ways of doing it. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/
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