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PoiBoy

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3. Yes... you can't get loose without the juice...

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:42 PM

Jul 2017

If the desktop or router are plugged into an outlet, they won't be working if there is no electricity...

In that event, it's time to switch to your cellphone's 3 or 4G service if their servers haven't been affected.. but then you're surfing on your data plan...

You can use a tablet.. for the bigger screen and the keyboard accessibility... the Lenovo mentioned above is a good unit, and tether the tablet to your phone to get online, but remember that you would be using your cellphone data plan at this point, so make sure you have a big enough data plan.

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Help choosing tablet? [View all] ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 OP

I brought my husband a Lenovo Tab 2 A-10 tablet which was under $200 kimbutgar Jul 2017 #1

If your electric goes out and your WiFi is through your desktop justhanginon Jul 2017 #2

Yes... you can't get loose without the juice... PoiBoy Jul 2017 #3

Not too bright, am I? ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 #4

If you have a wired landline, to router /w wifi- I'm pretty sure some router/motems have batteries b Sunlei Jul 2017 #8

Don't feel bad and please don't ask me how I knew that. :-))))))) justhanginon Jul 2017 #5

Anything in the 10 inch range Egnever Jul 2017 #6

Thanks much for the info nt ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 #7

Here's what I found discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #9

Thanks ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 #10

You can get a newish Surface 3 with 4 Gb memory and a 128 Gb SSD for $199.99 on ebay ucrdem Jul 2017 #11