Solo Video Monitor questions???

[Scotty68]

I am fairly new to Solo, I have had mine for about 7 months. I have been approached by the landlord of our local RC Clubs flying field and asked if I could find him a Solo (which I have done) and help him set it up. Problem is, as it turns out, he doesn't own a smart phone and doesn't want to pay for service on a smart phone (or tablet) in order to fly the Solo. So my question is, Is having service to the phone a necessity and if it is does anyone know a work around? There has got to be a way...
Thanks,
Scotty68

 

[Robpower]

I am fairly new to Solo, I have had mine for about 7 months. I have been approached by the landlord of our local RC Clubs flying field and asked if I could find him a Solo (which I have done) and help him set it up. Problem is, as it turns out, he doesn't own a smart phone and doesn't want to pay for service on a smart phone (or tablet) in order to fly the Solo. So my question is, Is having service to the phone a necessity and if it is does anyone know a work around? There has got to be a way...
Thanks,
Scotty68

I only use a Samsung 7 inch tablet, no service or internet access .I did have to connect it to wifi to download the apps etc.

If you are using smart shots, I believe you can cache the maps where you are flying over wifi before you go out and fly solo, do a search on andriod os map cache , I did read about it here somewhere. My birds are mainly used with my Nikon camera so I only need the tablet to view what I am photographing.

Hope this helps

 

[IronRanger]

No you can use any Android or iPad you want. You need to be able to connect them to his WiFi so he can download and cash maps.