iPad 2 Demand Outstrips Original iPad by 40%, Verizon Preferred Over AT&T for 3G

[BC2009]

Right now in NYC you can walk in the Apple store anytime and get the Verizon iPad. ATT models are extremely hard to find.

So how is it that Verizon is preferred???... (I know why but I'll let you guess...)

I wonder why everywhere I go ATT is sold out...

I was lucky enough to buy 16GB ATT this morning.

The survey is flawed if it's estimating US sales by polling only US buyers.

The survey is not a good indicator of initial US sales. Since the AT&T models are being snatched up and shipped overseas. The survey is asking US purchases which version they prefer. However, US citizens are not the only ones buying iPad 2 from Apple in the US. If the survey is accurate then over time (i.e.: as international iPad 2 availability increases) then the Verizon model should catch up to AT&T in the US and possibly pass it in sales.

I still prefer the nation's fastest network (AT&T) over the most reliable (VZW) any day. Not to mention my GSM 32GB iPad 1 can be used internationally as well. Besides, in my neck of the woods, AT&T service has been very reliable for data consumption. No complaints here.

I owned the AT&T iPad 1 and I am somebody who only buys the data plan when I am traveling for vacation or for work. In my home town, AT&T is awesome -- they have great coverage. However, last year when traveling I found that AT&T coverage was not so good. In Idaho and Utah I had terrible coverage, in New York City I had "four bars" but it was still dog slow (this is before their NYC upgrades), and in Southern California it was hit or miss. So I bought the Verizon iPad 2 64GB with the intention of sticking with AT&T for my next iPhone. That way if I get somewhere and my phone shows great AT&T coverage then I can go with the WiFi hotspot option. However, if the AT&T coverage is lacking at my destination then I can activate the Verizon plan on the iPad 2. Should give me the best of both worlds. Here's hoping AT&T gets their LTE network up and running sooner rather than later though.

 

[ivan2002]

Why do you say 2000 people is not a large enough sample? Do you know statistical sampling methods?

I'm not saying this survey isn't flawed... just sample size doesn't have to be that large.

It seems that most people are not aware of the fact that 30 is large enough sample for almost any population, and that the main challenge is not in increasing the sample size, it's in making it truly random.

 

[vincenz]

LOL

And the xoom? Not so much.

What's the Xoom?

 

[lifeinhd]

Why do you say 2000 people is not a large enough sample? Do you know statistical sampling methods?

This. You want a simple random sample, a sample size greater than 30, and a population size greater than ten times your sample size.

 

[JPyre]

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I guess one could argue that scalpers are inflating at&t's numbers.
I chose AT&T for my second gen ipad because I've had every iPhone and iPad on day one and AT&T has treated me good with no issues.
That being said my vzw work droid is defiantly slower but has better coverage.

 

[miamialley]

Anecdotally, it sure seems there are more Verizon models available than the ATT. Hmm. I got a VZ b/c the ATT were sold out the day after launch. I'm fine with it so far.

 

[sniffies]

Personally, I chose Verizon over AT&T simply because my new iPad 2 drops no calls. Love the reliability.

 

[mefck]

Has anyone thought they have manufactured more Verizon iPads than AT&T iPads and that accounts for your anecdotal iPad stories?

 

[alhedges]

My guess is maybe people in the mid-west would PREFER vzw, but they'll never buy one anyway...

Umm, Chicago is filled with iPads, and AT&T tends to have better service.

Try again.

 

[crisss1205]

Will all the resellers buying all the AT&T versions I call BS on those stats.

Go to a store and I guarantee you can't buy an at&t model, but vzw are in stock everywhere.

There is NO way Vzw is outselling AT&T version, NO way, it's impossible.

My guess is maybe people in the mid-west would PREFER vzw, but they'll never buy one anyway...

I agree, I waited on line on launch day. The first iPads to be sold out were the AT&T models, then WiFi, then Verizon.

 

[scorpio1973]

I chose Verizon for my iPad 2, but I have AT&T for my iPhone 4. I figured that would give me the best of both worlds. I haven't had any issues with my iPhone 4 service, but I think Verizon is more reliable on the whole. And, for what I do on my iPad 2, Verizon speeds are good for me.

 

[Small White Car]

The 3G graph just shows how ignorant people are when choosing between ATT and Verizon.

ATT has the fastest 3G network
ATT has GSM, the standard chipset around the globe

Dropped calls and data plan are not the same thing

All this equals that people are ignorant

I bought a Verizon iPad because I have an AT&T iPhone. I figured that if one doesn't work, the other will. I saw no need to get two devices on the same network.

But go ahead, explain to me why that's stupid, since I clearly don't get it and I'm ignorant.

 

[louis Fashion]

Not fade away

Pfft, this whole "iPad fad" is going to fade away now any day now. Right guys?

Exactly. Right after I get my IPad 3. !!!!

 

[theOtherGeoff]

I'll take Verizon's slower speeds and larger 3g coverage area any day. AT&T has such a small 3G footprint and Edge speeds are unbearable and unusable in many rural areas. The superior 3G technology is meaningless if you can't get coverage. CDMA coverage is far more prevalent and reliable in the US and that's important to many people, especially those who travel.

If it mattered (I bought a wifi for the wife).... I'd get a verizon ipad to go with my att iPhone4. Why... If I got verizon service only, I'd use that... If I got ATT service, I'd tether off of that and get higher speeds (in theory).

YMMV.

 

[cameronjpu]

I bought a Verizon iPad because I have an AT&T iPhone. I figured that if one doesn't work, the other will. I saw no need to get two devices on the same network.

But go ahead, explain to me why that's stupid, since I clearly don't get it and I'm ignorant.

Could be they made many more Verizon models. Could also be that ATT models are being bought for resale overseas. Nothing wrong with that, which is what the OP was implying, I think. Could also be a combination of the two, of course.

Thankfully, there's no moral, ethical, or legal responsibility saying what you should do with your legally obtained, publicly available tech item. You can use it, blend it, sell it to your neighbor, use it as a frisbee, or even carry it on a plane and once you land, you can do all those same things EVEN if your plane landed near a bunch of Asians instead of near a bunch of white people. Crazy, huh?

 

[rjflyn]

And how many Ipad-1 owners have yet to upgrade, those stats aren't given. If you are happy with what you have are you going to switch when you do upgrade, for the Average Joe probably not. I personally know just as many people who refer to Verizon as Whorizon as other who refer to ATT as the Death Star.

 

[Small White Car]

Could be they made many more Verizon models. Could also be that ATT models are being bought for resale overseas. Nothing wrong with that, which is what the OP was implying, I think..

Nah. You put too much thought into his post. He's just saying that the people who bought Verizon iPads are stupid.

 

[bushido]

I bought a Verizon iPad because I have an AT&T iPhone. I figured that if one doesn't work, the other will. I saw no need to get two devices on the same network.

But go ahead, explain to me why that's stupid, since I clearly don't get it and I'm ignorant.

its stupid bc u pay twice for a mobile plan lol why not just tether ... oh wait u can't in the us without additional costs xD nvm

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sry but i still don't rly understand how it works in the US. there is an "AT&T" iPad, i thought they come unlocked, can't u just go to any store and buy a iPad "3G" and use whatever simcard u want? thats at least how it is here

 

[Cheffy Dave]

I have the first gen, Mysore has the second gen, we LOVE them

 

[kuwisdelu]

It seems that most people are not aware of the fact that 30 is large enough sample for almost any population, and that the main challenge is not in increasing the sample size, it's in making it truly random.

This. You want a simple random sample, a sample size greater than 30, and a population size greater than ten times your sample size.

As a statistician, it always simultaneously amuses and disappoints me when people say "xxx isn't a large enough sample size!"

Usually the sample size is completely adequate, and it's only that the sampling technique was flawed. It's extremely difficult to get an unbiased sample when doing a survey.

By the way, why is everyone saying people in the Midwest don't buy iPads? I live in the Midwest and will be getting an iPad 2 soon. Yes...probably Verizon.

 

[jav6454]

This survey is seriously flawed. I've been unable to secure an AT&T iPad within the 3 stores near me.

Verizon iPad? They have them, at all combinations. Wi-Fi? Hit and Miss, but AT&T iPads are gone.

 

[Popeye206]

40% more demand than iPad 1.0 roughly means that Apple should only sell 21 million iPad 2.0's this year.

How pathetic compared to all the other tablet sales.

 

[Popeye206]

This survey is seriously flawed. I've been unable to secure an AT&T iPad within the 3 stores near me.

Verizon iPad? They have them, at all combinations. Wi-Fi? Hit and Miss, but AT&T iPads are gone.

Maybe they made way more Verizon iPads? Seems like they would not??? Also, could be that so many iPhone customers in the US are AT&T, they are just naturally migrating to what they know.

I know... many here don't like AT&T, but does the average non-techie care?

 

[Geckotek]

My guess, tons of GSM models going to scalpers. Scalpers probably weren't surveyed.

As usual tons if ignorant remarks about CDMA in this thread.

 

[addicted44]

Right now in NYC you can walk in the Apple store anytime and get the Verizon iPad. ATT models are extremely hard to find.

So how is it that Verizon is preferred???... (I know why but I'll let you guess...)

This is not surprising. All the Chinese resellers who were buying iPads in NYC are unlikely to buy the Verizon CDMA, because it cannot be used abroad. The GSM version (i.e. the ATT version) is one that can be used in most places abroad, as long as the iPad is unlocked.