I have been using iPhone 2 & 4 & iPod Touch & iPad 1 on my
Ion system for over a year, and I am very pleased. I use them when running around, the sound stages, but since I'm only using <$100 netgear
WAP's they do
drop out, or have trouble getting the signal at times. During pre-production the signal seems fine, but once we are on production there is just so much traffic around I really struggle to connect. (I was talking about
iRFR &
RFR with Alan in the shop @
ETC West today about this and he actually said that he recommends disabling WiFi to clients doing live shows due to instability)I have the
ETC RFR as well, and will use
RFR on set during takes. I feel the
ETC RFR is far more stable a remote for on camera shots. I am very happy to have both systems running, as it saves my
RFR batteries for when it really needs to work. I've plugged
RFR into an
outlet when sitting on set, just to make sure I have
juice when it is needed. As it is explained to me the
ETC RFR uses a different and much wider bandwidth than WAPs, thus it boots far better and doesn't
drop out. The rest of the other departments seems very impressed that I can run the
console from my handheld devices but I prefer reliable to impressive!
I agree with you Steve, I feel it WOULD be problematic & un-reliable on a daily basis. There are a few very reliable options I would go with in your co-workers situation. If it has to be wireless I personally would use the
ETC RFR: plugged into AC so as to not run out of battery life.