Israel bans the Apple IPad

IrishTonyO

The Israel government has barred importation of the iPad and is also seizing units from tourists who attempt to enter the country with one of Apple's new tablet-style computers.

Israeli officials told the Associated Press that the ban was imposed because the iPad's Wi-Fi connection uses a frequency that conflicts with Israeli standards for wireless networks.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224400383

mucker55

That is surprising. They have no problems accepting other more dangerous American weapons.

runswithascript

mucker55 wrote: »

That is surprising. They have no problems accepting other more dangerous American weapons.

Touché

PogMoThoin

What is it about the wifi that they're not happy with?

mad muffin

PogMoThoin wrote: »

What is it about the wifi that they're not happy with?

Maybe you should read this:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100419/sc_livescience/universitiesbanipads

Israel or iPad in the title makes tabloid journalists weak at the knees, Israel+iPad in the title is their wet dream.

Apple do not adhere to any kind of international standards if they don't feel like it.

whiterebel

mad muffin wrote: »

Maybe you should read this:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100419/sc_livescience/universitiesbanipads

Israel or iPad in the title makes tabloid journalists weak at the knees, Israel+iPad in the title is their wet dream.

Apple do not adhere to any kind of international standards if they don't feel like it.

Did you read it yourself? "Schuster said it was "the difference in DHCP configurations between us and Princeton," that has kept Cornell from seeing the same problems." It seems Princeton is doing something differently, and its only affecting certain iPad/iPhones

It doesn't even say what in particular the nation of Israel has a problem with.

mad muffin

whiterebel wrote: »

Did you read it yourself? "Schuster said it was "the difference in DHCP configurations between us and Princeton," that has kept Cornell from seeing the same problems." It seems Princeton is doing something differently, and its only affecting certain iPad/iPhones

It doesn't even say what in particular the nation of Israel has a problem with.

Maybe this will help you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-bkyh91qw&playnext_from=TL&videos=MunKBIFZg50&feature=sub

whiterebel

mad muffin wrote: »

Maybe this will help you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-bkyh91qw&playnext_from=TL&videos=MunKBIFZg50&feature=sub

Not really, this video says that Cornell are having problems, yet Cornell say they aren't.
They seem to say that it is the increased bandwidth usage that is causing the problem, rather than the connection to the network?

IrishTonyO

They have changed their minds now and are allowing it in.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g6Td3qu5X3q8r-_qsatHvxswtwngD9FA1AMO1