Samsung Galaxy Tabs For Dummies

Chapter 18

Taking the Galaxy with You

In This Chapter

Bringing the Galaxy tablet on a trip

Taking the tablet on an airplane

Using the Galaxy tablet overseas

Avoiding those data-roaming charges

Last time I checked, the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Tab didn't have a rolling tread, like a tank. That would be nifty, and I'm sure that more Real Men would buy a Samsung Galaxy tablet with a tank tread, but it's not my point: Your tablet is a mobile device. It's wireless. It runs on battery power. You can take the Galaxy tablet with you everywhere you go and not get those peculiar looks you get when you take the washing machine with you.

How far can you go with your tablet? As far as you want. As long as you can carry the tablet with you, it goes where you go. How it functions may change depending on your environment. You can do a few things to prepare before you go, which are all covered in this chapter.

Before You Go

Unless the house is on fire, you should prepare several things before leaving on a trip with your Galactic tablet. First and most important, of course, is to charge the thing. ...