iPad ban in local pub, legal?

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

pstones578 wrote: »

Samuel Smiths.

If my local served Samual Smiths, the iPad would be ditched.

Sent from my iPad

paddedjohn

What job do you need an i pad for?

vikingaero

paddedjohn wrote: »

What job do you need an i pad for?

This is something I've thought about. The OP says:

I need my iPad for when I'm on call so take it to the local pub when I'm on call in case I need to connect to the office for work.

If there is a business need for connection then I can't see why any business wouldn't buy an iPad with 3G connection rather than rely on free wifi which is also potentially more unsecure than 3G when connecting to a VPN.

I have a friend who is a roving IT Technician and he pays £15 per month for a dongle so he can access next jobs when on customer sites. Most customers don't allow him as a third party to utilise their networks. So as he has a need he reclaims the cost on expenses.

muffins76

vikingaero wrote: »

This is something I've thought about. The OP says:



If there is a business need for connection then I can't see why any business wouldn't buy an iPad with 3G connection rather than rely on free wifi which is also potentially more unsecure than 3G when connecting to a VPN.

I have a friend who is a roving IT Technician and he pays £15 per month for a dongle so he can access next jobs when on customer sites. Most customers don't allow him as a third party to utilise their networks. So as he has a need he reclaims the cost on expenses.

OP also made clear that the pub in question doesn't have wifi, so the iPad would be 3G.

mttylad

goater78 wrote: »

Not sure that the press would run out to cover a story about a man not being able to use his iPad in a pub. It doesn't strike me as being interesting.

Have you seen the press over the past years?

They will publish any old rubbish.

They love a story where someone is being denied something for pointless reasons like this.

System

mttylad wrote: »

Have you seen the press over the past years?

They will publish any old rubbish.

They love a story where someone is being denied something for pointless reasons like this.

Not something like this. For one thing most people in a pub probably don't want the guy next to them on an iPad or phone. Therefore a story like this would be positive in the pubs favour saying they are taking a brave step to stop irritating people using their technology products.

No newspaper is going to campaign to allow people to bring distracting products into a pub or restaurant.