Hi Carol.
I have a WiFi only Mini and haven't missed anything because I also have
an iPhone 4s. If I didn't have my 4s, I would miss the cellular aspect
for sure. Personally, I use the Mini more as a consumption device
around the house, meaning books, pod casts, some email and some browsing
and I love it in that context. I would never give up my iPhone however
for maximum portability no matter where I go with it. Just my thoughts.
Best,
Rick alfaro
On 12/12/2012 4:23 AM, Carol Pearson wrote:
Following on this thread, I'm about to receive my iPad mini for Christmas! I
have a final choice as to which Model want. I am still torn between having one
with cellular data data connection or without. I wonder if those of you who
have iPads have any comments about this whether you have missed it because you
haven't had it will because you are glad you have bought a cheaper model
without it. In addition, it would help me to understand whether or not, should
I decide to buy the more expensive model to include cellular data, whether I
have to have a card installed from my carrier before I can actually use the
iPad I ask this because I couldn't finish the iPhone setup without first having
a card installed. I don't want to run into the same problem.
Any help you can give will be most appreciated. Thanks!
Carol P
Sent from my iPhone
On 12 Dec 2012, at 03:09 AM, "Tina Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote:
Joe, I don't have an IPad that has the cell connections, but maybe you
could think of returning the IPad you received to upgrade it for one
that can connect to your carrier.
Tina
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: iPad Hater
Kevin,
Give me a little credit bro. I knew the obvious differences between
the iPad and iPhone, but having heard so much about iPad specific
apps, better processor, etc. I guess I was a little optimistic. I
think I would be better served by going for the iPhone 5, but I would
only feel good about that if the upgrade is significantly better than
my iPhone 4S. Then I start thinking I could just wait until next year
to get the 5S or whatever they're calling it. Decisions, decisions,
but that's what you get when you're trying to stay productive on the
road. At the very least I was hoping Dropbox would be accessible
off-line since that's doable on notebooks.--Joe
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 11, 2012, at 9:09 PM, Kevin Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
I love my iPad 4 which I bought to replace an iPad 2 which has moved
on to a new owner.
My point was that an iPad and iPhone are both great but are
different and will not perform all the same functions equally and I
would have thought that more obvious.
Kevin
At 08:51 PM 12/11/2012, you wrote:
All sarcasm aside, I do believe that both iPad and iPhone have
their place and will be useful to some and not as much to others. I
think it highly depends on the needs of the user. It's already been
discussed much on the list the differences between iPad and iPhone
and why one chooses one over the other. Personally I'm fine without
the iPad and perfectly happy with the iPhone, but someone like my
wife and daughter would really enjoy the iPad for the kinds of
things you can do on it VS the iPhone. For example, my daughter is
sighted and an avid reader. Reading books on her iPhone is not as
fun as it is on the iPad because of the text size and because of
more scrolling which is done from the iPhone, but the iPad is
perfect for her socialization, email, and book reading needs.
So, I imagine that eventually the girls in my life will convince me
to get one or both of them an iPad. Until then, scroll scroll
scroll from the iPhone. I keep telling them to just use Nook and
Voice Over and let it do all the work. Or better yet, Audible
books. But no one listens to me. <smile>.
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On 12/11/2012 8:44 PM, Kevin Barry wrote:
Why on earth would you think a device without cellular
connectivity and
that has a ten inch screen would be useful as a commuter device?
There is this new thing out; called an iPhone I beleive.
Try that.
At 08:21 PM 12/11/2012, you wrote:
Hello,
So I'm not really an iPad hater. Still, made you think, didn't
it?
Anyway, I got an iPad 4th gen as a surprise. Honestly, I don't
get it.
It's the oversized iPhone I feared. The single best feature I can
point to is the four-finger swipe to switch between apps.
Otherwise,
without 3G access, I can't access Dropbox outside of wireless
range.
Only one of my text editors will give me some access to the
Dropbox
file structure, but overall this doesn't work as the commuter
tool I
was hoping for.
Where am I going wrong? Are there apps that let you read Dropbox
files
outside of wireless range, or is 3G really needed to make this a
viable commuter device? I'm thinking I'd be better off upgrading
to
the iPhone 5 for the faster processor and 4G connections, but
before
selling off this unit, I want to make sure I'm giving it a fair
shake.
Right now it just feels like one big ass screen that feels more
awkward than useful. Even the greater web page range is not
enough to
make me admire the extra screen real estate.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
Joe
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