Away from the comfort of my Wi-Fi

MajorTCS · Apr 17, 2010, 10:06 AM

I am on the road,without Wi-Fi or Cell coverage(Vermont). I have noticed how annoying it is not to be able to download a story or web item and read it later without being online. Is there a way to save information for off line viewing? Goodreader? Another App?

andyblila · Apr 17, 2010, 10:07 AM

USA Today does.

klrobinson999 · Apr 17, 2010, 10:13 AM

Instapaper?

Doju · Apr 17, 2010, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klrobinson999

Instapaper?

Yeah, this. Install a bookmarklet and you can save directly from Safari.

ZZ Bottom · Apr 17, 2010, 10:31 AM

If you find no solution before your trip, you could always use Opera Mini Browser. If you open a bunch of pages and leave them as tabs, they are viewable even without net connection. This obviously limits you to single pages of a possibly multi-page article, but works none-the-less.

Yixian · Apr 17, 2010, 10:38 AM

Don't all the newspaper apps do this?

MikeCase · Apr 17, 2010, 11:00 AM

Another vote for Instapaper. I love how it syncs all the saved pages really quickly and strips the page of everything except the article. I'd be willing to punch babies if Instapaper was taken away from me.

NJRonbo · Apr 17, 2010, 07:14 PM

I am reading the reviews on Instapaper and
someone says that the button for SAFARI
does not work on the iPad so you cannot save
those pages for later viewing.

Can someone confirm this?

lonman06 · Apr 17, 2010, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJRonbo

I am reading the reviews on Instapaper and
someone says that the button for SAFARI
does not work on the iPad so you cannot save
those pages for later viewing.

Can someone confirm this?

It works. I have saved several pages from my iPad.

marksman · Apr 17, 2010, 07:17 PM

I wonder if this will become something that gets better with 4.0. I think with fast-task switching being able to save apps will make it much easier to have data to view even when not around wifi.

In fact I think it will make a massive difference in a lot of cases.

virx · Apr 17, 2010, 07:20 PM

"Offline pages" which is free.

Apr 17, 2010, 10:06 AM	#1
MajorTCS macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Farmington CT	Away from the comfort of my Wi-Fi I am on the road,without Wi-Fi or Cell coverage(Vermont). I have noticed how annoying it is not to be able to download a story or web item and read it later without being online. Is there a way to save information for off line viewing? Goodreader? Another App? __________________ iPad, 32GB, Wi-Fi (original) iPad mini, 32GB, Wi-Fi
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Apr 17, 2010, 10:07 AM	#2
andyblila macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: On My iPhone, or my iPad?	USA Today does. __________________ iMac; MacBook Pro; 8GB iPhone 16GB White iPhone 3G S⃣ 32GB iPhone 4; 32GB iPhone 4S⃣, 32GB iPhone 5 16GB iPad; 32 GB iPad 2; 32GB "The New" iPad
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Apr 17, 2010, 11:00 AM	#7
MikeCase macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, FL	Another vote for Instapaper. I love how it syncs all the saved pages really quickly and strips the page of everything except the article. I'd be willing to punch babies if Instapaper was taken away from me. __________________ 27" iMac 3.2Ghz (Mid 2010) 15" rMBP base 16GB iPad Mini 32GB iPhone 4s
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Apr 17, 2010, 10:13 AM	#3
klrobinson999 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008	Instapaper?
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Apr 17, 2010, 10:31 AM	#5
ZZ Bottom macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2010	If you find no solution before your trip, you could always use Opera Mini Browser. If you open a bunch of pages and leave them as tabs, they are viewable even without net connection. This obviously limits you to single pages of a possibly multi-page article, but works none-the-less.
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Apr 17, 2010, 10:38 AM	#6
Yixian macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Europe	Don't all the newspaper apps do this?
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Apr 17, 2010, 07:14 PM	#8
NJRonbo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2007	I am reading the reviews on Instapaper and someone says that the button for SAFARI does not work on the iPad so you cannot save those pages for later viewing. Can someone confirm this?
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Apr 17, 2010, 07:17 PM	#10
marksman In Time-Out Join Date: Jun 2007	I wonder if this will become something that gets better with 4.0. I think with fast-task switching being able to save apps will make it much easier to have data to view even when not around wifi. In fact I think it will make a massive difference in a lot of cases.
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Apr 17, 2010, 07:20 PM	#11
virx macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2009	"Offline pages" which is free.
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