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Israel Blocks iPad Imports, Citing Wi-Fi Transmission Regulations

Posted by timothy on from the we're-looking-for-droids dept.

unixcrab writes with this excerpt from The Mac Observer: "Apple's iPad is proving to be popular everywhere — except Israel. The country's Communication Ministry is refusing to let people bring the multimedia tablet into the country because it hasn't tested and approved the Wi-Fi technology used in the device, according to Haaretz. Ministry officials commented, 'The iPad device sold exclusively today in the United States operates at broadcast power levels [over its Wi-Fi modem] compatible with American standards. As the Israeli regulations in the area of Wi-Fi are similar to European standards, which are different from American standards, which permit broadcasting at lower power, therefore the broadcast levels of the device prevent approving its use in Israel.' The government seems serious about its iPad import ban. Customs officials have already confiscated ten iPads and told their owners to ship them overseas."

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  1. nope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Israel's in with global tyranny. They don't plan for their plebiscite citizens having access to a device that could open their minds and expand their horizons, expecially the developer potential.
    On the plus side, I can't wait to see the fat people being forced onto their bicycles. They deserve it!

  2. Re:Simple solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    > There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.

    Fuck off. Starting now.

  3. Yee-hah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Let the anti-semetism begin!

  4. Nooooooo! No more iPad 'news' items, please. by Bearhouse · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's enough now, Timmy.
    Now go away and do your damn job - find something interesting.
    Try Ars Tech, or something. Anything....
    Hell, maybe even CNN or the BBC

  5. FUCK THE IPAD! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    iPad this, iPad that, iPad there, iPad here. Life is possible without Apple products. If you want one, buy one and SHUT THE FUCK UP about it. Goddamn superficial consumer whores!

  6. Re:This should not be news! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Countries never to visit due to STUPID customs laws:

    Israel

    Argentina

    Brazil

  7. Re:Coincidence? by T+Murphy · · Score: 0, Troll
    No, the problem is they read slashdot and saw in the comments to the earlier Apple/iPad story:

    Except Apple is gradually adding multitasking. OS 4 is getting much closer to a final solution.

    There's no way this is just a coincidence.

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  8. Re:Simple solution by sopssa · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah but like, what:

    Apple's iPad is proving to be popular everywhere — except Israel.

    It's only released in the US. How can it prove to be popular everywhere already?

  9. Re:sounds like someone in iCon Group has friends by Low+Ranked+Craig · · Score: 0, Troll

    Honestly I have no problem with Israel relocating/segregating the Palestinians. The hatred they have for each other is ingrained from birth an cannot be resolved. Separation, forced if need be, seems like a better solution to me than simply wiping out the Palestinians, or they can continue killing each other on a daily basis.

    Confiscation of someone's iDevice is not comparable on any level to the above.

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  10. Re:Simple solution by sopssa · · Score: 0, Troll

    I wouldn't count Apple fans ordering them overseas as "worldwide success"