On Apr 10, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > A friend of mine will be buying his first Apple product and it will be an > iPad 3rd gen. He's a professor here in the states but does a fair amount of > teaching in Italy (sometimes 3-4 months out of the year). > > Is he better off getting the Verizon version given the better LTE coverage > here in the US and the option to make a Verizon iPad a hotspot? > What about setting up some temporary cellular coverage while in Italy - can > the Verizon iPad use the GSM radio or is it locked for CDMA only? If > CDMA-only, would this preclude him from being able to use it over cellular > while in Italy? > > Thanks, > Kevin
My understanding is that the Verizon one also works on GSM/HSPA networks if you have a SIM card in it. There are reports of people using it on ATT with an ATT SIM card (maybe with some manual setup involved) (but not on LTE, just HSPA/GSM). So you should be able to use it in other countries with local SIM cards. Whether that would allow the hotspot functionality to work is another question. I know that when it comes time to get my iPad I will probably get the Verizon one since they support LTE in my area but ATT does not and I still have the option for ATT with it. YMMV Google to verify whatever you learn from this thread Good luck! Chad _______________________________________________ iPhone-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
