[iPad] iPad 4 with Cellular?

Fed · 12:00 PM

I bought the 64GB iPad 4 with Wifi a few days ago. I absolutely love it and using it constantly. I'm thinking of returning it for the 32GB iPad 4 with Cellular instead as I'm currently running it nicely with a good selection of content at 25GB.

Quick question before I go to John Lewis right now... how does the battery life compare? Will I have to constantly disable cellular/wifi to get better battery (cellular, specifically)? Is it noticeably heavier? Is it FULL 4G now?

BarryL · Jan 5, 2013, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Fed

I bought the 64GB iPad 4 with Wifi a few days ago. I absolutely love it and using it constantly. I'm thinking of returning it for the 32GB iPad 4 with Cellular instead as I'm currently running it nicely with a good selection of content at 25GB.

Quick question before I go to John Lewis right now... how does the battery life compare? Will I have to constantly disable cellular/wifi to get better battery (cellular, specifically)? Is it noticeably heavier? Is it FULL 4G now?

Weight is the same. Battery life is about the same.

Full 4G? Not sure what you mean by that...

In the US we have 3 carriers with 4G LTE to choose from. Which sucks because in the US our devices are more or less locked to a carrier.

In the UK I believe they're still building out their LTE towers, last I heard EE had the best coverage.. But I could be wrong. LTE is the real deal if iu have coverage.

Fed · Jan 6, 2013, 06:41 AM

Thanks for that

just swapped it

When a message is sent in Messages app. On my iPhone, if there wasn't enough signal, I could default to a normal text rather than iMessage. Can this be done with the iPad and more specifically can it receive text messages?

nightlong · Jan 6, 2013, 08:23 AM

Considerations regarding 32 or 64: as more apps are upgraded to or are built for retina they'll get bigger, and you might find many more uses for your iPad as you discover great apps.

cardfan · Jan 6, 2013, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Fed

Thanks for that

just swapped it

When a message is sent in Messages app. On my iPhone, if there wasn't enough signal, I could default to a normal text rather than iMessage. Can this be done with the iPad and more specifically can it receive text messages?

Nope. You only have data on your tablet. Not voice (phone) and sms (text messaging). You have to use apps to get around those.

Fed · Jan 6, 2013, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by cardfan

Nope. You only have data on your tablet. Not voice (phone) and sms (text messaging). You have to use apps to get around those.

Which apps could I use to direct SMS sent to the SIM card number in my iPad to the iPad?

djransom · Jan 6, 2013, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Fed

Which apps could I use to direct SMS sent to the SIM card number in my iPad to the iPad?

Google Voice may be an option.

Fed · Jan 7, 2013, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by djransom

Google Voice may be an option.

Isn't available in the UK unfortunately!

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Fed macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Liverpool.	iPad 4 with Cellular? I bought the 64GB iPad 4 with Wifi a few days ago. I absolutely love it and using it constantly. I'm thinking of returning it for the 32GB iPad 4 with Cellular instead as I'm currently running it nicely with a good selection of content at 25GB. Quick question before I go to John Lewis right now... how does the battery life compare? Will I have to constantly disable cellular/wifi to get better battery (cellular, specifically)? Is it noticeably heavier? Is it FULL 4G now? Last edited by Fed; Jan 5, 2013 at 12:00 PM.
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nightlong macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Australia	Considerations regarding 32 or 64: as more apps are upgraded to or are built for retina they'll get bigger, and you might find many more uses for your iPad as you discover great apps. __________________ 2012 AIR 13/8/256, 2007 iMac 4GB, iPad2 white 64/3G, iPod classic. iPhone5 white 32.iPad4 white 64/LTE.
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Jan 6, 2013, 06:41 AM	#3
Fed Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Liverpool.	Thanks for that just swapped it When a message is sent in Messages app. On my iPhone, if there wasn't enough signal, I could default to a normal text rather than iMessage. Can this be done with the iPad and more specifically can it receive text messages?
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