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Old September 12th, 2007, 08:19 PM
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iPod Touch: An iPod & Computer In Your Pocket?

From what I understand the new iPod Touch has the touch screen and horizontal/vertical rotation features like the iPhone ... AND it comes equipped with wi-fi and Safari, ready to surf the Web. According to what I've been reading, it picks up wi-fi signals from any location and you can surf the Web from ANYwhere.

Is it really true??? Are there any drawbacks, catches, gimmicks, etc.? Do you have to buy an account of some sort to access the Internet or can you just buy an iPod Touch and start surfin'?

I feel like I'm dreaming...
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Old September 12th, 2007, 08:34 PM
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It needs to connect to a B/G network, and it doesn't have all the apps that the iPhone has (yet?) (legally).
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Old September 12th, 2007, 08:35 PM
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So why can't they make the iPod Touch or the iPhone Wireless N
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But no one has answered my questions. LOL

The iPod Touch IS wireless. That's what I've been reading about: It says it's wireless and it comes with Safari and built-in wi-fi to surf the 'Net.

Does anyone have one yet? How do you like it? Do you need to buy/sign up for some sort of an account to surf the Web or did you just buy the iPod Touch and start surfin'?

I don't care about all the apps that come with iPhone. I have no use for an iPhone. But an iPod Touch (iPod for music + computer to surf the Web) would be awesome!
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My assumption is that yes, you can just surf the Internet with it using Safari. Of course, I haven't used one personally so I can't speak from experience, but theoretically you could use it as a small Internet device. As I've said before, this would seem to compete with the Nokia N800 (although the N800 still does have a lot of features that the iPod touch doesn't have, with the exception of Apple's multitouch ).
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Do you need to buy/sign up for some sort of an account to surf the Web or did you just buy the iPod Touch and start surfin'?
You don't have to subscribe, simply connect to your B/G network.
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Amie,

I hope I understood your question correctly:

You can access the Internet anywhere Wi-Fi is available, at a coffee shop, at the airport, in cities that have city-wide wifi, McDonalds, etc., and at home if you have a wireless base station hooked up to the Internet.

I am TOTALLY geeked about this thing. I have an 8 Gig Touch on order. Can't wait. This is going to be the coolest, most powerful PDA out there (except for the iPhone, of course). True, it doesn't come with everything you'd want (such as Bluetooth). But this is OS X! Hackers will add functionality.

Look at all the third party apps available for the iPhone already: http://www.rev2.org/2007/07/02/top-2...or-the-iphone/

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According to what I've been reading, it picks up wi-fi signals from any location and you can surf the Web from ANYwhere.
Not ANYwhere, just anywhere that has an accessible WiFi (802.11b/g) network, the same kind you'd connect to with a laptop. So yeah, as others have said, you could use it in many airports and coffee houses, but you'd probably not be able to use it on the street or in a car or in most places.

The advantage to the iPhone is that it can access the Internet either through a WiFi network (like the iPod Touch), or through AT&T's cell phone network, which gives it much greater range.
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