anyone know how to use MiFi / similar for iPad?

[Anonymous]

*apologies* technophobe posting...

this is on behalf of my newly tetraplegic Mum, who can now only use one hand

she lacks fine motor skills so unable to use anything like a phone and would probably not manage typing either

but I think she will be able to skype as she can accurately touch icons on an iPad screen

she's trapped in hospital for probably next few months and there's no WiFi

someone has offered me an old iPad for £50

just want to get her online, but without a contract, since she already has broadband installed at her house

many thanks !!

[Anonymous]

I have bookmarked your post @Anonymous for reference ..  .. & kudo'd you ..... mobile WiFi hotspot sounds OK ... I'd been thinking of Micro Fidelity 

Do stick around on the forum 

Have a good week 

[MI5]

I would completely agree that WiFi is the way to to go it's available as a mifi device would consume too much data and cost you a fortune. That, coupled with the need to turn on and off and connect etc just sounds like too much to deal with in this application.
Best of luck going forward.

[Cleoriff]

Hi @Anonymous I mentioned about the hospital probably having Wifi as most do nowadays. (I used to work in nursing) The five hospitals in my area that I have links with, all have it ...though as I say it's password protected and available to inpatients on request. Some of the hospitals may charge a small fee for use of Wifi...

The very best of luck with your Mum and I hope the rehab unit helps with her recovery. They generally are excellent...:smileywink: