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iPad Are all Cellular iPad Airs the same and interchangeable between networks?
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I was able to go into a Verizon (authorized center) and purchase a new SIM card for $19.99 - no questions asked. I also hear that Verizon will give you one for free if you are a customer ..
That's authorized reseller and not an actual Verizon corporate store, right? From experience, it's the corporate stores that are pretty strict.
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Battery drain due to tethering on my iPhone 4. The GPS was a nice bonus and having Find My iPhone working without wi-fi has been very useful.
Hassle of turning tethering on/off on the phone and battery drain on the phone.
GPS is handy for various apps, plus the cellular connection is a benefit for Find My iPhone
Most importantly: my ipad data plan costs less than switching to mobile share or to a data plan that allows tethering.
"What made all of you got with the cellular version?"
Not having cellular on previous versions of my iPad.
I travel a lot. For me, it's a nice emergency backup in case misfortune befalls my iPhone - no power, I leave it somewhere, it breaks.
Ordinarily I use the hotspot option that comes with my Verizon service plan. I opted to purchase the T-Mobile iPad, because I liked the idea of those 200 free megabytes.
By the way, I traveled from L.A. to Phoenix with my new 'Pad Air, and from Phoenix to Moab, Utah - 900 miles. The iPad, when I put it to the test, connected to the Web almost everywhere T-Mobile said it would, which was most of the route, and that included the middle of Monument Valley, on the Navajo reservation.
Not having cellular on previous versions of my iPad.
I travel a lot. For me, it's a nice emergency backup in case misfortune befalls my iPhone - no power, I leave it somewhere, it breaks.
Ordinarily I use the hotspot option that comes with my Verizon service plan. I opted to purchase the T-Mobile iPad, because I liked the idea of those 200 free megabytes.
By the way, I traveled from L.A. to Phoenix with my new 'Pad Air, and from Phoenix to Moab, Utah - 900 miles. The iPad, when I put it to the test, connected to the Web almost everywhere T-Mobile said it would, which was most of the route, and that included the middle of Monument Valley, on the Navajo reservation.
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Wanting connectivity for it where there is not accessible Wifi, of course. Is there any other answer?
