Hi Adrian,

If you are thinking of buying an iPad in the very near future, it may be 
prudent to wait a couple of weeks. It is only a rumour, albeit a persistent 
one, but Apple may announce the next version of the iPad (iPad 3 or even 
perhaps iPad 2s) on March 7.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/13/ipad-3-announcement-on-march-7th-with-quad-core-and-4g-lte/

Cheers,
Carlo

On 16/02/2012, at 11:49 , Adrian Skehan wrote:

> Thanks Ronni
> 
> I have also used the iPhone personal hotspot from time to time without a 
> problem but most of the time I log into friends & relies WiFi systems.  I 
> have a Telstra pre paid and with the bonuses that comes with it I have never 
> been able to use it up in-spite of the fact that we never use the house phone 
> for any out going calls.
> 
> Seeing that the iPad 2 has been out for a fair while now I am wondering just 
> when the next model is likely to appear.  Its usually my luck to by something 
> and have it superseded in a couple of weeks.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Adrian
> 
> [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 16/02/2012, at 11:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Adrian,
>> 
>> I have used my iPhone to Personal Hotspot to my MacBook Pro and iPad on 
>> occasions when no Wi-Fi is available.
>> I have to watch my Data Download though as I only have a 1.5GB Data plan on 
>> my iPhone.
>> 
>> The Personal Hotspot can accept up to three simultaneous connections, 
>> letting you connect a Mac or two as well, when no Wi-Fi is available.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 16/02/2012, at 11:07 AM, Callum Prior wrote:
>> 
>>> It can indeed.  It's how I'm responding now.  You can use your iPhone to 
>>> set up a personal wifi hotspot.
>>> 
>>> Cheers!
>>> --
>>> Callum Prior
>>> 
>>> On 16/02/2012, at 11:03 AM, Adrian Skehan <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Good morning all
>>>> 
>>>> I have concluded that of my MacBook Pro is a serious over-kill for what I 
>>>> use it for and i am thinking of disposing of it and getting a iPad for 
>>>> when I go away on holidays but I cant seem to find a definitive answer to 
>>>> the following questions:
>>>> 
>>>> Is it necessary to have a separate data plan for a 3G iPad 2 to access the 
>>>> internet or can the iPhone 4 be connected to it for internet access?
>>>> 
>>>> and
>>>> 
>>>> Can the iPad 2 WiFi access the internet via the iPhone?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks in anticipation.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Adrian
>>>> 
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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