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Post by t-bob on Feb 7, 2010 21:41:42 GMT -5
Is Apple still joined at the hip to ATT as solo so so cell provider?
Can one connect the iPhone to the iPad for 3G access?
Inquiring minds and all...
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Post by TDR on Feb 7, 2010 23:14:56 GMT -5
I think I heard that feature will be available next gen with the maxiPad.
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Post by Dub on Feb 8, 2010 0:02:19 GMT -5
The 3G functionality will be through AT&T. At least initially. That makes the 3G functionality nearly useless in most of Iowa. And the 3G requires a paid account. It isn't like a Kindle where you get books but don't pay for the wireless transfer. I think the Wi-Fi only version is coming out first and the 3G version a month or so later. As I recall, it has BlueTooth too but I may be wrong about that. Still, there's a lot of cool stuff on the iPad. And some apps aimed at musicians. I may need a Wi-Fi version. Fiddlerina just ordered a Nook. - Dub |
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Post by Marshall on Feb 8, 2010 8:01:41 GMT -5
I'm holding until the Nook comes with the Cranny.
(Or maybe I'll get the smaller version; the Nookie.)
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Post by mccoyblues on Feb 8, 2010 8:49:57 GMT -5
AT&T remains the exclusive carrier for the Apple iPhone and iPad. However you do not need 3G to get to the Internet. You can do that with WiFi hotspots (most of which are free) that are located throughout all metropolitan areas and in most households with a home network.
The iPad with 3G ability is a $130 upgrade. $499 with 16GB Flash memory and WiFi or $629 with WiFi and 3G.
I believe what you are asking about is called tethering. Connecting the iPad to your iPhone so you can use the iPhone's data connection in order to access the Internet. As of now AT&T does not support tethering with the iPhone.
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Post by Ann T on Feb 8, 2010 11:22:41 GMT -5
Back in 2002, I bought a fancy Compaq iPaq for about $650. I had to buy a wifi CF card to get it on the internet. I had all these delusions of using it for everything--I used to subscribe to a magazine, Pocket PC, that covered all kinds of uses for it--but never did use it nearly as much as I thought I would. I still carry it in my work tote and pull it out when I need to kill time playing solitaire.
I'm tempted by the iPad but it could just be another bigger iPaq.
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Post by Village Idiot on Feb 8, 2010 12:43:38 GMT -5
On NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me the iPad was described as an iTouch for old people. I found that pretty humorous.
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Post by TDR on Feb 8, 2010 12:46:15 GMT -5
$650 is kinda spendy for a gizmo that you just use to play solitaire. Innit?
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Post by Fingerplucked on Feb 8, 2010 12:51:20 GMT -5
$650 is kinda spendy for a gizmo that you just use to play solitaire. Innit? It's all relative. I spent close to $2k on a guitar that only plays three chords. |
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Feb 8, 2010 13:11:59 GMT -5
Lots of people have spent 3k on guitars that only play two chords, so don't sweat it.
(and I'm ordering on of those wifi iPads as soon as they are shipping...)
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Post by t-bob on Feb 8, 2010 14:27:56 GMT -5
I had an iPaq back in 2003, still have it...
Don't know why Apple doesn't offer tethering. What idiot would pay for cellular service on two devices made by the same company?
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Post by mccoyblues on Feb 8, 2010 14:43:06 GMT -5
Don't know why Apple doesn't offer tethering. What idiot would pay for cellular service on two devices made by the same company? It's not Apple, it's the carrier's decision and for these devices that happens to be AT&T. From their perspective tethering is a big money loser. |
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Post by t-bob on Feb 8, 2010 15:23:14 GMT -5
Don't know why Apple doesn't offer tethering. What idiot would pay for cellular service on two devices made by the same company? It's not Apple, it's the carrier's decision and for these devices that happens to be AT&T. From their perspective tethering is a big money loser. I know that, of course. But it's very shortsighted. Geez, both devices are bluetooth enabled. Some one may figure out how to do it as an add-on app. |
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Post by Ann T on Feb 8, 2010 17:23:37 GMT -5
$650 is kinda spendy for a gizmo that you just use to play solitaire. Innit? That's the point. After all the hype, all the magazine articles about how useful the iPaq was...it just didn't really integrate. I used to use the iPaq's calendar all the time and the address book all the time, until I migrated over to Apple's iCal and Address Book applications and got tired of doing dual entries to keep both databases up to date. I bought a 3rd party sync software that was supposed to sync the iPaq to the Mac, and wound up with hundreds of double and triple duplicates of every entry, which was a giant mess so I gave up on that. I dunno. I'd hate to spend another $650 for another item that sits in the case most of time. |
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Post by TDR on Feb 8, 2010 17:39:26 GMT -5
I feel for you, Ann. I'm back to a paper calendar and a rolodex for much of what I do. I do have computerized scheduling for complex jobs, but we also have wall charts that are more useful sometimes.
The gizmo thing has got in the way as much as it has helped. I'm still waiting for the integrated device that's going to replace existing laptop and phone. No hurry.
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Post by t-bob on Feb 8, 2010 19:34:49 GMT -5
I feel for you, Ann. I'm back to a paper calendar and a rolodex for much of what I do. I do have computerized scheduling for complex jobs, but we also have wall charts that are more useful sometimes. The gizmo thing has got in the way as much as it has helped. I'm still waiting for the integrated device that's going to replace existing laptop and phone. No hurry.That's what I was hoping the iPad would do. If you could tether them, you'd still have carry the iPhone, but that's no big deal. But no, ATT needs two data plans from each customer. Not dissing ATT. Every other wireless carrier would do the same thing as long as they could get away with it. As someone else said, it will be possible on the iMaxiPad. Wait for it.  |
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