Ok, so here’s the deal. My mom who lives in another state is retiring in the next year or so and is getting stressed that her employer is making her do all of the ”paperwork” for this online. This is because my mother has no computer, no home internet and has only had an iPhone about a year. I’m thinking of sending her an iPad, with some sort of keyboard case. So looking for advice on the following:
1) Is this a realistic idea? I do not want to have to get a new cellular line, nor do I want to pay extra for the device itself. So, she would need to tether to her iPhone. I recently upgraded our ATT plan to include i think 30GB of HotSpot, which should be enough. How user friendly is this experience? Will I be able to easily provide instructions to her on this? She is not tech savvy at all, but has learned a little with her iPhone recently.
2) What combo should I get her? Was thinking of just getting a base model 7th gen iPad and not sure what keyboard to get, i tend to lean towards apple products, so prob a smart keyboard? How much should I consider waiting for the next gen, especially given they just upgraded the iPad? Price is a factor here, I have a 2020 iPP 11 inch, MK and Apple Pencil, but she has no use for anything close to my setup. I’d like to get something as close to a full sized keyboard as possible, and something reliable, that works with the smart connector. Don’t want something Bluetooth, since the connection isn’t always reliable and I won’t be nearby to troubleshoot.
3) Is it possible or easy to screen share with an iPad?
1) Is this a realistic idea? I do not want to have to get a new cellular line, nor do I want to pay extra for the device itself. So, she would need to tether to her iPhone. I recently upgraded our ATT plan to include i think 30GB of HotSpot, which should be enough. How user friendly is this experience? Will I be able to easily provide instructions to her on this? She is not tech savvy at all, but has learned a little with her iPhone recently.
2) What combo should I get her? Was thinking of just getting a base model 7th gen iPad and not sure what keyboard to get, i tend to lean towards apple products, so prob a smart keyboard? How much should I consider waiting for the next gen, especially given they just upgraded the iPad? Price is a factor here, I have a 2020 iPP 11 inch, MK and Apple Pencil, but she has no use for anything close to my setup. I’d like to get something as close to a full sized keyboard as possible, and something reliable, that works with the smart connector. Don’t want something Bluetooth, since the connection isn’t always reliable and I won’t be nearby to troubleshoot.
3) Is it possible or easy to screen share with an iPad?
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