Another note to add to this. If you have an iPad with Cellular access, T-Mobile will give you 200 MB of free data every month for life no strings attached. All you have to do is ask. And yes I know, 200 MB isn't all that much, but It's something and it's free.
DJ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Victor Gouveia Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 10:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: just one question Hi Peter, I also think it would be worth noting that unless you get the iPad with 3G support, the iPad doesn't make you pay a certain amount per month, as it only works on Wi-Fi, and not a data connection through a carrier. So, if you take this into account when doing the calculations... an iPad and iPhone are roughly the same price, keep in mind that I'm referring to the Wi-Fi version of the iPad, not the 3G version. The costs are roughly the same, give or take a hundred bucks or so, but when getting the iPhone, your carrier will charge you anywhere from 30 to 50 dollars per month, so your paying 30 to 50 dollars per month in addition to the iPhone's already inflated price. Even if you get it on a contract, most carriers will insist you get the iPhone on a 2 year contract, so you can expect to pay anywhere from 199 to 350 for the phone, plus another 30 to 50 dollars per month for twenty-four months, and you're looking at paying an extra 700 to 1200 dollars on top of what you paid for the phone. In addition to this, some carriers will charge you to unlock your phone at the end of your contract, and this could cost you another 30 to 75 dollars, at which point, you can now do what your iPad has done all along. In any case, if you're budget conscious, then the iPad would be the way to go, at which point, if you want to use the iPad as a navigation device, you'll have to spend a little more for the external GPS receiver, but even then, it still comes out cheaper than the iPhone. Keep in mind that the above are based on what I know about the major carriers in Canada and the US, but I doubt the pricing is much different in other areas. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-s6669 Home: [email protected] Work: [email protected] Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -----Original Message----- From: Alex Hall Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: just one question This question comes up from time to time, so the archives will have a lot of information. Basically, though, the pros of an iPad over an iPhone are: * better battery life * better sound, sometimes, and that is rather subjective * larger screen, for low-vision users using magnification * larger screen, showing more content for apps and webpages, which can sometimes be useful to the blind That's all I can think of. Of course, the pros of the iPhone or iPod Touch outweigh the pros of the larger iPad, at least for me, but each person's situation is different. On Jun 6, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Peter Logue <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > Okay here's the question. 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