Hello Forum

My 3rd thread here

I was wondering, that if I buy a ipad 2 Wifi only version, Will i be able to connect it to the internet if I buy a USB Dongle from YES, Celcom or any other carrier.. ?

The new ipad 2 has a usb 2.0, So connecting the dongle is not a problem. But will Apple iOS detect and support such USB Dongles ? Even if it detects and supports, Will i still be able to connect to the internet ? Since Ipad Wifi verison only has no cellular signal receiver, I was wondering if this is possible

Looking forward to some creative and justified responses

Thanks ;d

I dunno if this article is related to what you are implying..

http://www.sapiensbryan.com/index.php/appl...t-travel-mates/

Where you got the info said Ipad 2 has a USB connector ??
To access the Internet via cellular, u need to get the Mifi device.
Hope this help

Well, Depends on how that Maxis wifi modem works.. That modem receives internet, and transmits wifi signals so ipad can catch it and access the internet..but the question is, how does the wifi modem receive internet.. ? Does it have a sim card inside ?

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Added on March 22, 2011, 9:37 pmWell, You can google it..

you seen the dock connector at the bottom of the ipad 2, over there we can attach a dock to usb converter The converter comes in the box..

Hmm, Mifi device..Let me google what that means

This post has been edited by khaledrm: Mar 22 2011, 09:37 PM

You need a YES HUDDLE instead of a dongle.. which I am using now..

i'm using a mifi with my iPad.

@khaledrm

YES USB Dongle doesn't support Apple iPad because Yes doesn't provide any driver support to iOS devices. The only solution to get iPad and Yes broadband is either using Yes Huddle or Yes Zoom which transmit Wifi Signal to iPad.

Hope this helps...

Can we use maxis or digi bb usb dongle in notebook and then let notebook share the internet out to ipad wifi?

Yes. By using Connectify software

Sorry if I'm going outta topic but there are a few brands and models of mifi/huddles/from diff providers.are all them the same or there are specific models that work better with our iPads?

Great..Thanks for the Answers People =D

So No Donggle, Just Mifi

Btw, Does those Wifi devices have good batery life.. ?

@khaledrm

Yes Huddle is around 4-5 hours...

Best if you get a mobile charger, so can charge together both ipad and the Yes Huddle.

Any idea which huddle is cheapest.. ? Yes giving huddle for 400 rm!

So far with a plan,the cheapest I've check is celcom,rm250 with a bb plan.

Same here, I'm also using miwi from maxis unlimited plan as a hotspot and then surf with IPad.

To use iPad with Yes, you need the Huddle or Zoom, so I assume it's the same with iPad 2.

Why should i get a mifi device when i can teetring my phone and share internet wifi?

Normally you can share the around 5 devices using the mifi router, if you intend to connect with your laptops or desktop as well so it's recommended to get mifi router. Also if you're tethering through your phone, will consume your phone battery power.

Is the speed using mifi is faster or stable than using joikuspot tethring?

I can't answer you coz I also planning to get one soon. Technically it should be same on 3G but I heard the 4G (huddle from Yes) are faster.

Yes this is a gr888 combination!!

Ended up using P1 wimax.. So far so good

Basically it's up to the user requirements. Most phones can only create ad-hoc network when providing WiFi tethering. For most people it's okay, but for people who also use DS or PSP where the device will only support infra network, it's mifi or phone that can create an infra network, or no way.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 27 2011, 11:33 PM

Can you explain a bit about Joikuspot.. ? What is that thing exactly ??

It's actually the Nokia's phone term for "wifi hotspot".

It's a third party Mifi program for WinPhone and Symbian handsets. Nokia bundles a demo copy on some of their Wifi-enabled phones (which is bengang because they could've bundled the lite version which is fully free instead). Either way, Joikuspot will only create Ad-Hoc hotspots- not suitable for PSP and DS.

Oh..lol..

Thanks by the way...

"yes" with ipad 2, rm30 is going to habis really fast.

But if the usage only for surfing n not video streaming, then the yes rm30 can last,

very hard i think. cos there are apps to download.... each time upgrade need to download.... too tempting for the users not to download i think...

Use a spare phone to tether

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Added on April 1, 2011, 10:54 pmSpeed doesn't depend on the device really. Most mifi are running on 3G network and phones with 3G should achieve similar speed.
It really depends on your plan. Eg, Digi promises a likely download speed of 700kbps...so let's hope you get that

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Added on April 1, 2011, 10:57 pmDigi's RM68 smartplan or the iDigi plan or 3G internet plan are all offering unlimited internet.
Quota is 3GB. After exceed, no extra charges, only speed will be reduced.
But I have never experienced any sort of slowdown after exceeding

This post has been edited by hengguowei: Apr 1 2011, 10:57 PM