We want to buy a broadband-only package for a pal.
He is old, and a techno-phobe, so we’re thinking of just setting up wi-fi in his home, then getting him to use an ipad (internet, email).
He’s on BT phone and doesn’t want to change; he watches Freeview tele; he uses an antique word-processor which he’s not interested in attaching to the www.
Hello chanel5. Our only advantage is that we are old/etc but NOT technophobes, having worked with the darned stuff for the latter part of our working lives. Whether we can persuade our mate Tommy to sign up to the digital age is another matter - and he would LOVE Googling! Nowt wrong with his brain...
For an "old technophobe" I was thinking that a laptop, with its physical keyboard, would be better than a touch-sensitive device like an iPad. I've had a look and it is possible to get a "WiFi & Cellular" iPad, but they're quite expensive. For a "WiFi only" device (iPad/tablet/laptop) I would suggest something like the Huawei E5330 mobile internet hotspot:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-E5330-Unlocked-Networks-Configuration-White-Device-Only/dp/B00INXBW3U
This would require a SIM card, which could be pay-as-you-go for a trial period, converting to some other arrangement later on
Thanks etch. I do have a spare wifi ipad which he can have, and I think 1-fingered typing is probably fast enough for him! But I will look into your suggestions.