Nope, it's strictly for data on the go. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Barry Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iPad Hater
I wouldn't worry so much about the next one. Who knows when it'll be. The 4 is faster. The screen is better which I can appreciate just a little. Mostly though, the iPad2 held its value so well I figured it made sense to sell it and buy into the latest one. Sticking with my iPhone 4s for now at least. At 11:09 AM 12/12/2012, you wrote: >What do you like better about the iPad 4 over the iPad 2? I'm trying to >decide whether to try an iPad 4 or wait intil whatever the next iPad >name will be. Some on this list have thought it could be as soon as 5 >to 6 months. > >Thanks. > >-----Original Message----- >From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >Behalf Of Kevin Barry >Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 8:09 PM >To: viphone@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: iPad Hater > >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>. > > > >-- > >Raul A. Gallegos > >"I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my > >own." - Les Dawson Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > >Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > >Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 > > > >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 > >>> > >>>-- > >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > >>>Google Group. > >>>To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > >>><http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/>http://www > .mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > >>> > >>>To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>For more options, visit this group at > >>><http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en>http://groups.googl > e.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > >>> > >>> > >> > > > >-- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > >Google Group. > >To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > >http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > >To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >Google Group. >To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >Google Group. >To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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