So does this mean this only works with a iphone 4, I can see no way to connect my ipad via Bluetooth to my iphone 3gs? Am I missing something?
Best Regards Hugh Griffiths mobile +61 407 477 311 office +61 (0) 8 6424 4801 Any commercial terms stated or implied are subject to final approval and negotiations. Not an offer or acceptance. All correspondence directly pertaining to the act of doing business will continue to be transmitted for your information as allowed under the SPAM Act 2003. This includes but is not limited to quotes, order confirmation, and shipment advices. From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Martin Hill Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:01 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: IPad2 and iPhone hot spot (and GPS!) Well it looks like a wifi iPad can actually get a GPS fix form an iPhone 4 when connected to the phone's personal hotspot. http://blog.urbanape.com/post/3798485232/show-me-the-way This does significantly reduce the disadvantages of going for the wifi-only iPad. In my case though, apart from other reasons discussed below, I would still go for the 3G iPad so I didn't have to have an iPhone 4 around and also so I didn't run down the battery on the phone doing personal hotspot and GPS reception, both of which suck the life out of an iPhone quite fast. -Mart On 10/03/2011, at 7:00 AM, Brian Risbey wrote: Thank you Robin that made it easy, the 3G, it is, and thanks Pedro, too. Brian Sent from my iPhone On 10/03/2011, at 5:42, Robin Belford <rbelf...@highway1.com.au<mailto:rbelf...@highway1.com.au>> wrote: Note. You only need the 3G to be turned on in the iPad. You don't need to actually have a SIM card in it. The reason is that the GPS functionality is built into the 3G chip. r On 09/03/2011, at 10:50 PM, Pedro wrote: Here are three goods reasons for a 3G model http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/06/iphone-4-personal-hotspot-wi-fi-only-ipad-possible-but-wit/ cheers Pedro On 09/03/2011, at 10:14 PM, cm wrote: Yes. Good point about the GPS, Mart. C On 2011-03-09, at 22:02, Martin Hill wrote: Don't forget that only the 3G version of the iPad has a GPS receiver. For me this is the deal-breaker for the wifi-only model. The possibility of having GPS-enriched turn-by-turn, off-road and topographical maps the size of the old UBD instead of postcard size is very compelling. Also, the combination of a GPS chip and a mobile internet connection (Assisted GPS) mean there is no more of the waiting several minutes for your old GPS to get its first fix. Now I just need to work out how best to mount an iPad on the dashboard of the 4WD. :-) -Mart On 09/03/2011, at 9:38 PM, cm wrote: Hi Brian, You have correctly identified the two independent questions when choosing an iPad model. a) 3G or WiFi only? b) How much memory? By the way, a number of articles have touted how children with Autism benefited from an iPad. That will probably require that you choose software relevant to your son's needs but that is a whole other question and possibly one that dedicated groups are already addressing. a) So 3G or Wifi only? If you intend to used the internet from you iPad mainly from home, work or a WiFi enabled public place, such as many cafes and libraries you can get by with the Wifi only model. You will need 3G only if you make significant use of the iPad while outside (say the map application) or in areas where you do not have access to WiFi -- perhaps customer sites if you are in the service industry. To use 3G you would need a data plan either prepay or postpay. It is true that iOS 4.3 will have a personal hotspot feature, the current version of iOS already has a tethering feature. You can only use this if your carrier allows it. Internode, for one, currently allows tethering but they could choose to charge extra for this feature at any time. AT&T in the US, for instance, charges $20 a month for 1GB of data using tethering. b) How much memory? If you want the iPad mainly to run apps for yourself and your family, then the 16GB is probably sufficient. Once you start to store media on the iPad such as films or photo's they you may find that you need more memory (32GB or 64GB). I, personally, went for the 3G / 32GB model. I have not to this point used the 3G feature apart from some tests of tethering and once at a cafe with friends to show them some features of the iPad. :-}. The 32GB has been way more than enough memory for me because I keep my main iTunes collection on my MacBook Pro and only transfer a small number of films and photos to the iPad on an as needed basis. My main video consumption on the iPad is the iView feature of the ABC. iView programs can be viewed with either a dedicated iView app on the iPad, which uses no storage, or by streaming the programs from my MacBook Pro with a app called Video Server -- this also uses no storage. I went for a slightly cheaper iPad because I was planning even at the time to get and iPad 2 as well. This time I will likely get WiFi only / 16 GB as that will meet my needs. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-03-09, at 20:58, Brian Risbey wrote: Hi everyone, about to lash out on an iPad2 but which model? I believe that the next iPad/ iPhone software update will include a data hotspot enabling both our iPhone4s to allow data and Internet access- if so I would only need a wifi version, correct? Apparently iPads are great for children with Autism, my son has one available to him at school hence the interest. 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