Hi Denise, that's great! Thanks for letting me know. Cheers, Susan

Sent from my iPad

> On 18 Aug 2014, at 12:44 am, Denise Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Susan
> Thanks very much for your suggestions/comments.  I went to the Perth Apple 
> store & asked the guy heaps of questions & decided, at this stage,  I only 
> really needed a basic model so have bought a 16gb iPad mini for $349.   One 
> of the reasons why I decided I didn't need to get a 32gb iPad was that with 
> Daniel Kerr now selling La Cie hard drives that have wifi, I won't need to 
> store much on the iPad. I will be sure to have movies stored on the wifi hard 
> drive that I am buying from Daniel. 
> BTW, the guys at the Apple store knew nothing about there being a wifi 
> portable hard drive available. He was MOST INTERESTED & did a search on the 
> the internet for the item. He said he'll have to tell everyone else in the 
> Apple store!   So THANKS to Daniel for giving us this info'.
> Thanks again
> Denise williams
> 
>> On 07/08/2014, at 7:29 AM, Susan Hastings wrote:
>> 
>> Regarding whether this is a good price, you can still buy this model new at 
>> a cost of $479 for a wifi and cellular model with 16gb HD. So, really it's 
>> up to you if you feel that getting the 32gig version for a slightly cheaper 
>> price is good value used.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 7 Aug 2014, at 7:24 am, Susan Hastings <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Denise, with your other question, you purchase a SIM card specifically 
>>> for the ipad which is data only. I am with Telstra as it has the best 
>>> coverage for travelling about WA, but it's the most expensive. I buy a 
>>> years worth of access as it works out to be the best value.
>>> 
>>> You can also just use it as a wifi device until you are going away 
>>> somewhere and buy enough access to cover your trip.
>>> 
>>> Whilst overseas I buy local ipad SIMS so as not to pay roaming costs, same 
>>> as with mobile phones.
>>> 
>>> Cheers, Susan
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On 7 Aug 2014, at 12:31 am, Denise Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi All
>>>> After Maureen's demo on Tues night showing what she does with her iPub 
>>>> books on her iPad, I realize I need to get myself an iPad. Nothing too 
>>>> fancy. I've seen this ad on Gumtree & wonder if it's a good deal?   I have 
>>>> been holding off getting one as I'm annoyed they don't have a USB port & 
>>>> was hoping this may come. Alas it doesn't seem it will get this.      I'm 
>>>> assuming it will be good to have the cellular facility (how exactly does 
>>>> this work?)
>>>> 
>>>> The ad in Gumtree:
>>>> iPad 4 White 32GB (wifi + Cellular)  $430
>>>> Condition: Used    Excellent Condition.                
>>>> 4th Gen with retina display.                             
>>>>  Dual-core A6X with quad-core graphics.             
>>>>  9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology 
>>>> iSight & FaceTime cameras
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks to everyone who gave their time on Tues night at the meeting. The 
>>>> learning is never ending. . . . . .
>>>> 
>>>> Denise Williams
>>>> Trigg
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