Battery TV or how to use existing tablet?

[Cougar]

Simplest route is to learn how to turn on a mobile hotspot via your phone. If you post the model of phone we can point you in the right direction. If you use a small solar panel and power bank to keep both your tablet and phone charged should be straight forward, You are of course still relying on your local mobile mast having power.

[katilea]

Simplest route is to learn how to turn on a mobile hotspot via your phone. If you post the model of phone we can point you in the right direction. If you use a small solar panel and power bank to keep both your tablet and phone charged should be straight forward, You are of course still relying on your local mobile mast having power.

my phone is a Samsung galaxy 4 and tab is Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro, I can get data package for phone but I don't know how to access it from the tablet. I think that's what your suggesting?

I've been looking at those USB TV sticks for it (the tablet) as its a good size 12.2 for portable TV but can't seem to get answers on whether it would show subtitles (for the deaf, not just for films that aren't in english) Would be good to if could get my tablet doing what I wanted it to and find a solar charger for it as back up!

What else would be the solution that didn't include relying on my local mobile mast to still have power?

[katilea]

ooh got another option I forgot about.. ages ago I'd got a TV tuner stick for the old iMac was gonna use it as a bedroom TV when I upgraded iMac. Forgot i bought the TV tuner and its still in the box!

I have Macbook too which I could maybe get solar charger for in case of electric cuts? leave it charging though day so can use laptop at night to watch telly if still no electric? Would I need the router to be working to get Freeview via USB stick? ..or does the aerial need to be plugged in?

[digi]

Simplest route is to learn how to turn on a mobile hotspot via your phone. If you post the model of phone we can point you in the right direction. If you use a small solar panel and power bank to keep both your tablet and phone charged should be straight forward, You are of course still relying on your local mobile mast having power.

Where i live, when the power goes off, so does the local TV / Radio / mobile phone transmitter. The panic on everyones faces as first they check their meters to see if the credit has run out, even though every other house in the street, and the lamp posts are also out is unreal, but, when you then see the terror in their faces via the glow of their smartphones as they realise they cannot update facebook to tell the person 3 doors down, in the same position, that theres a powercut, thats when you know its a real bad situation lol

BT phone exchanges have backup power, including emergency generators. If you can keep your modem / router powered, youll still have a connection to the outside world. A small UPS that could keep you connected for up to 24 hours is less than £90, this means youre not relying on any mobile providor, and you could be the only person with a wifi connection to emergency services. Some smartphones are able to make phonecalls over wifi, even in the complete absence of a mobile network

[katilea]

Simplest route is to learn how to turn on a mobile hotspot via your phone. If you post the model of phone we can point you in the right direction. If you use a small solar panel and power bank to keep both your tablet and phone charged should be straight forward, You are of course still relying on your local mobile mast having power.

Where i live, when the power goes off, so does the local TV / Radio / mobile phone transmitter. The panic on everyones faces as first they check their meters to see if the credit has run out, even though every other house in the street, and the lamp posts are also out is unreal, but, when you then see the terror in their faces via the glow of their smartphones as they realise they cannot update facebook to tell the person 3 doors down, in the same position, that theres a powercut, thats when you know its a real bad situation lol

BT phone exchanges have backup power, including emergency generators. If you can keep your modem / router powered, youll still have a connection to the outside world. A small UPS that could keep you connected for up to 24 hours is less than £90, this means youre not relying on any mobile providor, and you could be the only person with a wifi connection to emergency services. Some smartphones are able to make phonecalls over wifi, even in the complete absence of a mobile network

What is a UPS? (thought they were couriers!) My router is a BT one. My phone is Samsung Galaxy 4. I don't know if it can make calls over wifi but I don't need voice calls only to be able to text or get online. I can get an internet package for tablets (tablet is Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro) but I don't know how to make my phone a 'hotspot' to share the connection and as someone has said their local mast might also not have power??

There is an app that allows me to use my phone as a textphone (ie minicom not SMS texting) for the deaf and use the Typetalk service to call an hearing person ie family, electric board etc but again its having the means to charge it up enough and enough data/credit on it to make the call and getting through (if masts are down).

It would be useful to know which phones can make calls over wifi in absence of a mobile network and whether my SG4 is one of them? ..if not I'm willing to change!!!

[Cougar]

This guide should help with turning on phones hotspot.

http://support.bell.ca/Mobility/Smartph ... a_portable

Remember to turn off the hotspot when not needed as it is a drain on the battery.

Next step is to add the wifi details for your phone to your tablet.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/h ... twork.html

Hope that helps.

[digi]

Simplest route is to learn how to turn on a mobile hotspot via your phone. If you post the model of phone we can point you in the right direction. If you use a small solar panel and power bank to keep both your tablet and phone charged should be straight forward, You are of course still relying on your local mobile mast having power.

Where i live, when the power goes off, so does the local TV / Radio / mobile phone transmitter. The panic on everyones faces as first they check their meters to see if the credit has run out, even though every other house in the street, and the lamp posts are also out is unreal, but, when you then see the terror in their faces via the glow of their smartphones as they realise they cannot update facebook to tell the person 3 doors down, in the same position, that theres a powercut, thats when you know its a real bad situation lol

BT phone exchanges have backup power, including emergency generators. If you can keep your modem / router powered, youll still have a connection to the outside world. A small UPS that could keep you connected for up to 24 hours is less than £90, this means youre not relying on any mobile providor, and you could be the only person with a wifi connection to emergency services. Some smartphones are able to make phonecalls over wifi, even in the complete absence of a mobile network

What is a UPS? (thought they were couriers!) My router is a BT one. My phone is Samsung Galaxy 4. I don't know if it can make calls over wifi but I don't need voice calls only to be able to text or get online. I can get an internet package for tablets (tablet is Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro) but I don't know how to make my phone a 'hotspot' to share the connection and as someone has said their local mast might also not have power??

There is an app that allows me to use my phone as a textphone (ie minicom not SMS texting) for the deaf and use the Typetalk service to call an hearing person ie family, electric board etc but again its having the means to charge it up enough and enough data/credit on it to make the call and getting through (if masts are down).

It would be useful to know which phones can make calls over wifi in absence of a mobile network and whether my SG4 is one of them? ..if not I'm willing to change!!!

A UPS is an uninterruptible power supply https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterru ... wer_supply

its basicly a battery backup for mains powered equipment, designed to allow enough time to save data and safely close down a PC, or keep security and medical equipment running

I also have an S4, and whilst as standard it cannot make calls over WiFi, the whatsapp app can, as well as things like facebook messenger (if you have it installed, i dont). whatsapp will also list your contacts who also use it, and its surprising how many people actually do

[katilea]

What is a UPS? (thought they were couriers!) My router is a BT one. My phone is Samsung Galaxy 4. I don't know if it can make calls over wifi but I don't need voice calls only to be able to text or get online. I can get an internet package for tablets (tablet is Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro) but I don't know how to make my phone a 'hotspot' to share the connection and as someone has said their local mast might also not have power??

There is an app that allows me to use my phone as a textphone (ie minicom not SMS texting) for the deaf and use the Typetalk service to call an hearing person ie family, electric board etc but again its having the means to charge it up enough and enough data/credit on it to make the call and getting through (if masts are down).

It would be useful to know which phones can make calls over wifi in absence of a mobile network and whether my SG4 is one of them? ..if not I'm willing to change!!![/quote]

A UPS is an uninterruptible power supply https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterru ... wer_supply

its basicly a battery backup for mains powered equipment, designed to allow enough time to save data and safely close down a PC, or keep security and medical equipment running

I also have an S4, and whilst as standard it cannot make calls over WiFi, the whatsapp app can, as well as things like facebook messenger (if you have it installed, i dont). whatsapp will also list your contacts who also use it, and its surprising how many people actually do[/quote]


Thanks I'll check out those apps.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Do you have any old wheel chair batteries ? If so are they marked 12 or 24 volt? Or use your current chair?

If so a simple battery to car style CIG lighter adaptor then a phone charger should do the trick...
http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/croc_clips_l ... AjP58P8HAQ

http://m.screwfix.com/p/ring-usb-chargi ... AkrQ8P8HAQ

Then a USB lead