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Internet on the run - how?
Hi - I need your advice....
I need to get onto the internet when away from my house now I have a more mobile life. I need to check e-mail and reply and I need to be able to tap out word documents also and view websites. I am stuck as to whether an G3 iphone is what I need or a netbook - any advice?
IPhone: great for fast internet coverage, easy to do emails etc but I guess hopeless at word docs.
netbook: great for word docs, email but what about internet browsing? slow and internet pages don't show so well - have to scroll across as well as up and down.
I was thinking as the need to do odd word docs is important maybe I get a cheap netbook and then connect to the internet with a G3 mobile phone - is it possible to link the two together? Am I missing something and over complicating things?
Re: Internet on the run - how?
Yes, I believe you can tether an iPhone's internet connection for a netbook via bluetoooth. So your best bet might be both??
It really depends when and how you need to access the internet. Will you need access from your car on-the-go/on the bus/while walking, or will you be stationary but just not at home, maybe at a coffee shop/restaurant/office? If you're literally moving, it might be hard to get and keep a WiFi connection without the use of a network of a mobile phone company. If you'll be sitting still, you would be fine with a netbook as long as WiFi is available.
ETA: After some googling, iPhone tethering isn't currently available in the US, d'oh.
Our big girl, Cora, and our sneaky kitty, Roxy
Are you stuck on getting an iPhone? While you can't tether through bluetooth with an iPhone, you can with most blackberries.
P.S. It's 3G, not G3
Thanks for your input -
3G/G3 - ooops! - well proves I guess I am not up with all the technical stuff!
I am biased to the iphone - dur to the look, interface, linking to itunes etc.
I forgot about the fact so many shopping parks and cafes have free wi-fi! - inspirational!! I think that has sealed it - its a netbook with possiblility of getting an iphone later on..... although I will feel a little guilt due to the possible excessiveness. The need to do basic docs is more important right now - I will just have to get hyper on all the caffeine