Apple to Release Verizon-Compatible iPad Models

[iMaggot]

I got a feeling that now the Verizon network is going to suck and At&t is going to have an awesome 3G connection lol.

 

[jealousguy86]

i am hoping for the ipad 2 to come out asap!

 

[Obad]

So Nice to hear
😎

 

[mauriziocorso77]

So would it be possible to tether the iPad with the iPhone using this "Personal Hotspot" if it is indeed coming in iOS 4.3?

If so, I think the heavens would open up. 😀 😀 😀
GIVE ME iPad 2!!!

Also, the CDMA iPad he is referring to must be iPad 2, it would be incredibly stupid of Apple to release a current gen iPad with a CDMA chip in it when they are about to release a completely new one.

 

[Built]

iPad 2 + unlimited plan (internal sim card, not external hotspot or tethering) + reasonable price per month = success

Let's hope it pans out this way...I'd stay with AT&T, though, for iPad 2 if they offered unlimited.

 

[BC2009]

Why would any Verizon customer want this? Won't they just use their iPhone's personal hotspot? 😕

iPad has 10 hours of battery life with constant use, but the iPhone it is linked to would not (especially when running as a hotspot). Also, not all iPad customers have an iPhone.

The coolest thing would be an iPad-2 that allowed a-la-carte service to AT&T _or_ Verizon and allowed me to pick the carrier when signing up so I could choose the one with the best coverage for my location.

Even cooler would be if I could just link the data plan to my existing smartphone data plan and just pay an extra $X per month to get both devices - kinda like hooking 2 computers to the same cable modem at home or like sharing voice minutes in a family plan.

Best would be all of the above with an affordable unlimited data option.

 

[BC2009]

Why would anyone want Verizon's slow iPad 3G vs. AT&T's faster iPad 3G??? 😕

I wonder what the data-rate difference is where I live. AT&T has less nationwide coverage than Verizon, but I keep hearing that where AT&T has good coverage they are MUCH faster. I live where AT&T has good coverage, but I sometimes travel to where their coverage blows (Idaho Falls area).

Anyway, an iPad that would let me pick the carrier when I sign up for service (i.e.: when I am getting ready to go on vacation) would be awesome. Anybody have data speed comparisons of AT&T vs. Verizon in markets where both have "full-bar" coverage?