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Do you own an iPad and an iPhone? Why?

I got the iPad because as a sprint user I couldn't get an iPhone. But now that I have an iPhone finally I dont use the iPad as much.

I really do love my iPad (even more than my air) but if I had the chance to get the iPhone first I'd probably skip the iPad in favor of something smaller like the Fire. But for now I'm loving this combo.
 
I would never be without an iPad... I sometimes dont turn my work laptop on for days.

I take my iPad everywhere... to work, in the car, in restaurants, to the poker table...

Why do I have an iphone? because my iPad cant make phone calls, and if it could I would look silly holding it up to my head.
 
I bought an iPad shortly after they came out, and just finally got my first iPhone. Had to wait until my re-up came available, which just so happened right before the 4S was released. I'm glad to be rid of the droid. As far as the iPad goes, I find I am not using it very much now. I mainly used it just for casual web browsing, netflix, and reading books. Cancelled netflix, and I can do the web browsing and ebook reading just as well on the iPhone.
 
I had an ipad way before i had iphone. Just joined the iphone world with the 4s for Sprint. iPad is great for gaming/movies/email and such when im stationary, either at home/work/in my car (if wifi is available). iPhone is great everywhere else and on the go. I have apple tv (have had it for a while) and use mirroring (just learned about it tonight) so I can monitor cctv from my phone on the big screen (ipad one cant mirror it seems, just ipad 2). I also play games and read emails on the tv. and cant forget facetime on the big screen is incredible and will revolutionize conference calling I feel.
 
I found the opposite to many posters. I actually used my iphone 3GS less once I got the ipad 1.

Now I have the ipad 2 and iphone 4S and can say that my usage situation hasn't changed. It will only cost me an extra 200 dollars all up over the next 2 years to have the 4S over keeping my 3GS (due to the way Telco contracts work here in Japan). That's 8 dollars a month extra for a great camera, 1080p video, fast processor and best of all -- Siri (which I use every day)! All things I couldn't really take advantage of on a 3GS.

So now both my devices are extremely useful for very different reasons.
 
I have an iphone 4s, ipad 2 and macbook pro. The Ipad is completely unnecessary and I barely use it. Only when I Just wanna read some news in the bathroom, or sometimes I just leave it on my kitchen table so when I'm there eating i can watch some stuff on youtube, or read the news. My 3 year old daughter plays with it much more than I do, and honestly, it was worth it even if just for her. It's a 16gb wifi only and she has a bunch of different games and I bought the movie Rio. If I could just figure out a way to get a few of the disney movies I have (not from itunes) on there then I would be very happy.
 
slr001 said:
I would never be without an iPad... I sometimes dont turn my work laptop on for days.

I take my iPad everywhere... to work, in the car, in restaurants, to the poker table...

Why do I have an iphone? because my iPad cant make phone calls, and if it could I would look silly holding it up to my head.
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Use earplugs with a build in Microphone? :p
 
I have an iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro.

The MacBook Pro is for computationally intensive research tasks. Programming, etc. And because I don't really have furniture, I use it for general browsing when I'm home, too, since it's usually at least as close as my iPad, and it's still better for multitasking than an iOS device.

The iPad is for reading journal articles and books, taking notes (it's hard to write mathematical equations quickly on a MBP or iPhone), and I generally leave my MBP in the office or at home and carry my iPad and iPhone when on-the-go, when I don't need the computational power of the MBP, so the iPad is my portable computer when I don't want to carry the weight of a 15" MBP and need something I can whip out quickly. It's also great for showing images and slides to illustrate results during small meetings.

And the iPhone is (naturally) for phone calls and messaging, for setting up meetings and reminders (with Siri now!) when I'm not at the desk, and for checking things quickly that don't require the iPad's larger screen size.

Since I need to be portable right now, they all make sense. If I had a desktop instead of a MBP, then it would be a much harder decision to choose between an iPad and an MBA.
 
I have a 27" iMac that I use in my home office for programming, editing photos and video, mixing music and general tasks that lend themselves to the larger screen.

I have a MBA for development that I bring to and from work.

I have an iPhone for use as a phone and iPod, with light Internet use and game playing when killing time.

I have an iPad for my portable needs - watching movies on the go, surfing the web, playing games, and email. My daughter is on a traveling club soccer team and I have a lot of dead time and the iPad is perfect for killing time. The screen size on the iPhone is just too limiting.
 
Be honest, you want two cool products, you've been sucked into Apple and i'm here too.. it's awesome!

iPad is just a bigger device, much better for internet and movies. Consider using an iPad in the bus, Much much better than an iPhone.. and doesn't take up place like a laptop does.

Plus the battery life is insane, so you don't have to carry charger everywhere.
 
I do sometimes question why I have all 3 portable form factors, but each gets a fair amount of use:

  • My iPhone is obviously my always-everywhere device and trusty camera.
  • My iPad is my journey killer/sofa computer/when-I-don't-need-my-Mac computer.
  • My Mac is my portable workstation (usually stays on my desk, but I take it with me when I need to do serious work), as well as my serious gaming machine (via Windows 7 with Boot Camp).
 
Because when at home i just watch to go on the internet for news, forums which is easier than on the iphone all the time.

it helps saves usage on my iphone and get to watch youtube videos far better on the ipad.

however i see no reason why you need 3G on ipad...wifi is enough.
 
I was wondering the same question. I kept wondering how useful an ipad 2 would be since I have an iPhone 4S. So yesterday after pulling an all nighter with my senior design group , I went to the campus bookstore to look at the iPads . I decided that I would purchase the 16GB version since my iPhone has 64GB and decided that I would just have apps on my iPad with the occasional movie and keep everything else on my iPhone .

After using my iPad for an hour I knew that I made the right decision. I'll be using the MacBook for work purposes, iPad 2 when at home and iPhone every where else .

Also , you will notice a huge difference with the screen. It isn't as clear as the retina display on the iPhone 4/S .
 
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