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Thanks to all you guys, Yes, I try to be careful on the 'Net. No plans to jailbreak, clear the Safari cache all the time, lol, only install stuff from the App Store, and as I said, I use a 256 bit AES OpenSource VPN. Your replies are all appreciated!

Hi All, I'm looking for an app I can use to make phone calls using my iPad Air WiFi. The User Guide for iOS 8.3 says I can call people in my Contacts, Calendar, Facetime, Messages, Spotlight or Safari. I don't want those restrictions. I want to be able to call anyone in any country...

Hi scifan57! Thank you for your reply. Basically, you're telling me I'm good to go, no need for me to do anything & nothing to be concerned about? That's nice to be certain of! One less thing... I don't know why the App Store would offer unnecessary apps. I guess it's a...

Hi All, I have an iPad Air WiFi. A fair bit of time I use it at a 'hotspot' i.e. hotel or restaurant. I move around... Should I install an antivirus app, and would anyone have a recommendation for me, based on my circumstances? I did have something called 'Avira' (for mobile), which...

It seems to break down to the geography. The farther data has to travel, the more it will degrade. I want to watch Crackle videos; as has been said, they're geolocked to The States, so I had to configure a server in that country for Crackle access. No problem there now; it's done. I'm located...

Thank you, everybody. It's nice to know that, as scifan57 says, Apps from the App Store have been checked to ensure they're not scams or contain malicious code. Unfortunately, those are priorities in this day & age...

I certainly will!! :)

Hi All. Everyone knows Apps can be downloaded; airlines, financial instutions, hotel reservations, you name it, they all have Apps. I am curious as to *all* the specific advantages apps have, compared to Safari. It's easy enough to use Safari to access the website you want, after all. Tapping...

Thank you again, scifan57. I am downloading Ookla now from the App Store. My VPN has a native speed test, too, so I can compare... Previously, I chose a server based on the ping time and number of people using it... Time to get a bit more technical, I guess! (y)

Thank you, scifan57, for the clarification re: WiFi signal strength indicator. Yes, speed tests are in order! Also, the server I'm using now is 'UDP' rather than 'TCP,' and I think that also makes a difference... And you are right on again, about the video I bought from iTunes. I'm streaming it...

I switched to an American-based server. Thank you, scifan57, I can watch Crackle now, and it streams no problem. Facebook videos stream much better, too, but still pause sometimes. I don't understand: The wifi bars on my iPad are full, indicating a strong (strongest possible?) connection. Why...

Thanks again, twerppoet. Much appreciated!!

Thanks, dhewson777. I'm using wifi. Before, my VPN was using a server based in America; now it's using a European server. I'm going to look into it, and I will post my findings here.

Hi All, this problem has to do with 3 sources of videos I'm trying to watch: *I'm using iPad Air 1, iOS 8.1.3 *I should say that I use a VPN, and I don't know if the VPN is a factor here... 1. A video I bought from the iTunes store. I start to watch it, it just pauses itself after a minute or...

Sorry for late reply, twerppoet. I *did* try restarting my iPad Air to get the video to download. It didn't work. Then, one day, I checked my videos, and my rented video was all there, ready to watch! Sorry I can't contribute anything more intelligent about the matter than that, except to say...