Re: Device advice...

From	Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Device advice...
Date	2016-09-01 15:38 +0000
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Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jeßus <j@j.invalid> wrote
[...]
> > - Can attach a small keyboard and mouse
> 
> Mad requirement. Really only the Win and Linux based
> tablets and laptops that do that with the mouse. But they
> don't make normal cellular phone calls.

  Most Android tablets can use a mouse just fine. Whether a tablet is
the way to go, is a different matter (see my other response), but
wanting a mouse is not a showstopper.

[...]

> > - Make phone calls
> 
> Presumably you mean normal cellular calls, not voip calls. That
> excludes almost everything except smartphones and phablets.

  Given the right setup, it doesn't have to make much of a difference
whether the user is using cellular calls or VOIP calls. The user can
call 'normal' - mobile and landline - phones and can have a 'normal'
phone number on which others can call hir. So why would anybody care
that - possibly - part of the connection is using VOIP?

  But indeed for most users, a (extra?) smartphone is the logical
choice.

[...]

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Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-08-31 15:13 +1000
  Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 15:51 +1000
    Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-01 05:29 +1000
      Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-01 09:10 +1000
    Re: Device advice... Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-09-01 15:38 +0000
      Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-02 05:28 +1000
        Re: Device advice... Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-09-01 19:57 +0000
          Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-02 10:33 +1000
            Re: Device advice... Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-09-02 18:50 +0000
              Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-03 11:05 +1000
  Re: Device advice... Pelican <water-birds@sea.somewhere.org.ir> - 2016-08-31 16:07 +1000
    Re: Device advice... SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-08-31 19:41 +1000
      Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-01 05:34 +1000
        Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-08-31 23:30 +0000
          Re: Device advice... Pelican <water-birds@sea.somewhere.org.ir> - 2016-09-01 09:49 +1000
          Re: Device advice... Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-09-01 13:05 +1000
            Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-07 08:53 +1000
          Re: Device advice... news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-09-03 03:06 +0000
            Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-03 15:29 +1000
              Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-09-04 01:23 +0000
                Re: Device advice... news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-09-04 03:05 +0000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-04 20:13 +1000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-04 20:06 +1000
                Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-09-04 22:55 +0000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-05 12:17 +1000
                Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-09-05 02:57 +0000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-05 15:26 +1000
                Re: Device advice... Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2016-09-05 09:35 +0000
                Re: Device advice... "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-09-05 21:19 +1000
                Re: Device advice... Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-09-05 19:09 +0000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-06 06:35 +1000
                Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-09-05 23:07 +0000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-06 10:19 +1000
                Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-09-07 23:14 +0000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-08 11:12 +1000
                Re: Device advice... F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-06 12:56 +1000
                Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-09-06 23:09 +0000
                Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-07 09:11 +1000
                Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-09-07 10:50 +1000
          Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-07 08:52 +1000
        Re: Device advice... SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-09-01 22:38 +1000
          Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-07 08:55 +1000
    Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-01 05:33 +1000
      Re: Device advice... Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-09-01 15:20 +0000
        Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-07 08:57 +1000
  Re: Device advice... Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-09-08 16:10 +1000

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