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Israel Bans iPads
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JEDIYoda
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It's probably due to security concerns because we don't check the devices at security.
Perhaps they have some hijacking paranoia involving a rigged iPad?
Perhaps they have some hijacking paranoia involving a rigged iPad?
Probably.
I don't think Israel would ban iPads just for the hell of it.
security is taken rather seriously there and terrorists are known to exploit even the most innocent toys..
for an anti-israel thread this one is pretty weak.
palestinians banned men from working in women's hair salons.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6243UG20100305
Now that's stupid.
Joemonkey
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Israel being crazy while Muslims pass what appear to be homophobic laws (men who dress hair are gay). This is not news.
sandorski
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i've just explained why a temporary ban on iPads makes perfect sense and is more than consistent with israel's concern for security.
There is a reason why india, britain, usa, and sri lanka pay lots of money to learn the "stupid" counter-terror tactics developed by "stupid" israel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiZG66BBDmA&feature=player_embedded
sandorski
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I don't get it either.
Normal laptop = ok
Useless laptop = not ok
If you're concerned about the security of wireless devices, make cellular phones illegal. You've probably seen movies where a guy calls a phone in order to trigger a bomb. That really would work, and you could trigger from basically anywhere in the world as long as the phone has reception. It's actually scary if you think about it.
the ban is purely bureaucratic. its because of the Wi-Fi standards in Europe vs US, the differences in signal broadcast strength and stuff like that. nothing to do with anything any of you Israel-Haters just said.
Have you ever been to Israel? Border police will shoot your laptop if they think its a security threat. Or just to fuck with you:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1135243.html
According to this article, the iPhone got the same treatment:
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=6067
It could be political.
Hayabusa Rider
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My best guess is that someone in the bureaucracy heard something about IPads and thought they were going to cause some WIFI problem. Well the nice thing about being a bureaucracy is that you don't have to be right. You have all the power, and that's that. So to counter criticism it just repeats the same old line, never mind that it makes no sense.
Might not be true in this case, but the general principle is as old as government itself.
Might not be true in this case, but the general principle is as old as government itself.
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hahaha. get off your high horse you piece of shit. how is this anti-israeli? if france had banned the iPad and a thread was started, would it be anti-french? fuck you. israel is the only country that banned the iPad. every news source pretty much reported on it. are they all anti-israeli? instead of commenting on the article, you bring in the old pali pov which has nothing to do with anything at the moment. loser.
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iPad banned from US colleges
Stuffs up networks
Apple's glorious iPad which is supposed to be the salvation of eduction is being banned from US campus's because its wireless networking is so grim.
The overpriced netbook without a keypad, is having difficulty being accepted at George Washington University and Princeton University because of network stability issues. Cornell University also says it is seeing connectivity problems with the device and is concerned about bandwidth overload.
Apple has been telling the world+dog that its super cool, brilliant technology will make life easy at school. It seems that the apple geniuses did not really think through the wireless connectivity problem. Already it produces a signal which is so weak you have to be standing over a wi-fi point to get it to work. In Israel it has been banned because it uses a unique wi-fi standard which is not recognised in Europe.
George Washington said Apple gear was unsupported on its networks. Princeton proactively blocked about 20% of the devices from its network after noticing malfunctions that can affect the entire school's computer system. Princeton said it is working with Apple to resolve the issue.
Cornell's information-technology director Steve Schuster said via email last week that the school is seeing networking and connectivity issues and is "working to ensure the iPad does not have devastating consequences to our network." Mr. Schuster added that when the iPhone arrived on campus it overwhelmed the network's bandwidth capabilities.
The colleges all say they are trying to find fixes to the problems but George Washington has said it could take until next spring before the iPad operating system is fully supported on its network.
Apple said it had no idea its technology was causing any problems to anyone. Probably because the things don't work.
Stuffs up networks
Apple's glorious iPad which is supposed to be the salvation of eduction is being banned from US campus's because its wireless networking is so grim.
The overpriced netbook without a keypad, is having difficulty being accepted at George Washington University and Princeton University because of network stability issues. Cornell University also says it is seeing connectivity problems with the device and is concerned about bandwidth overload.
Apple has been telling the world+dog that its super cool, brilliant technology will make life easy at school. It seems that the apple geniuses did not really think through the wireless connectivity problem. Already it produces a signal which is so weak you have to be standing over a wi-fi point to get it to work. In Israel it has been banned because it uses a unique wi-fi standard which is not recognised in Europe.
George Washington said Apple gear was unsupported on its networks. Princeton proactively blocked about 20% of the devices from its network after noticing malfunctions that can affect the entire school's computer system. Princeton said it is working with Apple to resolve the issue.
Cornell's information-technology director Steve Schuster said via email last week that the school is seeing networking and connectivity issues and is "working to ensure the iPad does not have devastating consequences to our network." Mr. Schuster added that when the iPhone arrived on campus it overwhelmed the network's bandwidth capabilities.
The colleges all say they are trying to find fixes to the problems but George Washington has said it could take until next spring before the iPad operating system is fully supported on its network.
Apple said it had no idea its technology was causing any problems to anyone. Probably because the things don't work.
This just regulation nonsense. Apparently the iPad does not comply with Whatever-Fi specs in Europe so it is not allowed to be used here. When it does - it will be "unbanned".
I do wonder if it is true because our ministries usually don't know what they're talking about.
I do wonder if it is true because our ministries usually don't know what they're talking about.
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