iPad Opening Weekend Pre-Orders Pegged at Roughly 150,000 Units

[Peter Harrison]

We all know that the 3G has the advantage of GPS stuff. Think "Current Location" etc. But I have some other questions. Doesn't push work the way it does because it's through a cellular network? Or does Push work on the iPod Touch too? I have an iPhone.

Will a wifi-only iPad have emails pushed to it when it is online? Any iPod Touch users able to answer this for me, as I assume they are in a similar situation.

 

[BaldiMac]

We all know that the 3G has the advantage of GPS stuff. Think "Current Location" etc. But I have some other questions. Doesn't push work the way it does because it's through a cellular network? Or does Push work on the iPod Touch too? I have an iPhone.

Will a wifi-only iPad have emails pushed to it when it is online? Any iPod Touch users able to answer this for me, as I assume they are in a similar situation.

The iPod touch only receives push notifications and emails when it is online. I think it goes online every 15 minutes if it is not in use. You will receive the latest missed notification when you connect.

 

[Peter Harrison]

I didn't understand the bit about the device going online every 15 minutes... But what you are saying is that the device does get emails etc pushed to it with Mobile Me for example, rather than just automatically checking every few minutes? I was under the impression the emails etc only got pushed through automatically because it was done through a cellular network. I've asked why we can't get email automatically pushed on the Mac mail client and I was told because it is impossible unless using a device with a phone signal or 3G.

I'm confused.

 

[BaldiMac]

I didn't understand the bit about the device going online every 15 minutes... But what you are saying is that the device does get emails etc pushed to it with Mobile Me for example, rather than just automatically checking every few minutes? I was under the impression the emails etc only got pushed through automatically because it was done through a cellular network. I've asked why we can't get email automatically pushed on the Mac mail client and I was told because it is impossible unless using a device with a phone signal or 3G.

I'm confused.

Push emails and notifications are received when you are connected to a wifi network. An iPod touch only remains connected to the network while you are actively using the device. When it is sleeping (the screen is off), it only connects to the network every 15 minutes (I think, by default) to check for new emails and notifications.

 

[Peter Harrison]

Push emails and notifications are received when you are connected to a wifi network. An iPod touch only remains connected to the network while you are actively using the device. When it is sleeping (the screen is off), it only connects to the network every 15 minutes (I think, by default) to check for new emails and notifications.

So surely Push should be possible with Mac based mail clients?

 

[kdarling]

The iPod touch only receives push notifications and emails when it is online. I think it goes online every 15 minutes if it is not in use. You will receive the latest missed notification when you connect.

You have a good memory. See this Apple page for Push Notification information. See this one for push email.

I was under the impression the emails etc only got pushed through automatically because it was done through a cellular network.

For Blackberries, perhaps. Otherwise, there's nothing special being used on other devices. It's just a TCP connection.

I've asked why we can't get email automatically pushed on the Mac mail client and I was told because it is impossible unless using a device with a phone signal or 3G.

I'm not familiar with the Mac email client. Someone else jump in please?

 

[Peter Harrison]

I'm not familiar with the Mac email client. Someone else jump in please?

Well, any mail client on a computer. I really hoped I could get email pushed to my Mac because I was using MobileMe but was told by lots of people (including Apple employees) that the Push technology is impossible unless you are using a mobile phone or something else with a similar connection.

Can anyone list any mail client for any operating system on a non-3G computer that allows mail to be pushed instantly rather than having the client automatically fetch? If you two are right, then the iPad wifi-only will allow mail to be pushed. If the 30 or so people on the Apple discussion boards are right, then only the 3G model will be able to.

 

[satcomer]

Can anyone list any mail client for any operating system on a non-3G computer that allows mail to be pushed instantly rather than having the client automatically fetch? If you two are right, then the iPad wifi-only will allow mail to be pushed. If the 30 or so people on the Apple discussion boards are right, then only the 3G model will be able to.

Maybe you could try Mail Widget along with Growl and it would notify you when the server gets a new message. Plus there is also the shareware application DockStar that you might like.

 

[Rocketman]

Can anyone list any mail client for any operating system on a non-3G computer that allows mail to be pushed instantly rather than having the client automatically fetch? If you two are right, then the iPad wifi-only will allow mail to be pushed. If the 30 or so people on the Apple discussion boards are right, then only the 3G model will be able to.

Eudora for MacOS 8,9,10 and PC? Unless I misunderstood the question.

Rocketman

 

[gwynne]

"Deagol" updated with some graphs and new numbers.

Well, there you have it. That's my update for the week: 180 thousand units pre-ordered online as of noon yesterday [Wednesday]. It obviously doesn't include store pickup reservations, nor will it include store sales after April 3 (if I'm still getting order submissions and bothering to track these). That's it. Based on this, and using my intuition and experience, and voodoo or however you want to call it, I'm sticking to my prediction of 1 million sold by mid-April.

http://aaplmodel.blogspot.com/2010/03/history-vs-current-events.html