iPad-which one?

[korsakova]

I am planning to buy an iPad and in case I'm out and about, maybe I should get a 3G+Wifi? or maybe, as I have an iPhone4, I could use it as modem and connect it wirelessly to my ipad?

 

[colmaclean]

I am planning to buy an iPad and in case I'm out and about, maybe I should get a 3G+Wifi?

Makes sense.

or maybe, as I have an iPhone4, I could use it as modem and connect it wirelessly to my ipad?

Not possible without jailbreaking your iPhone.

 

[Night Spring]

Not possible without jailbreaking your iPhone.

I thought this depends on which country you are in? Doesn't carriers in some countries other than US offer tethering options? Also, didn't AT&T start offering tethering plans for the iPhone recently? I think people go the jailbreak route to avoid paying tethering fees.

 

[Built]

Personally, I would recommend getting the 3G. Why buy a device that is "crippled" from the start? Or that needs an external tether which, in reality, undermines the iPad's big selling point...it's accessibility and portability.

 

[dhjapple89]

Get the wifi iPad and save your $$$ from AT&T. Go out and buy the Clear iSpot for $100 and then you have unlimited data for $25/month on 4G speeds (avg. 6mbps down, 1.5mbps up) there is a 1GB upload cap, but what are you going to upload from your iPad?

The only drawback is you have to be in a Clear 4G area but they are adding new locations monthly and most big cities and some small already have it. I'm currently in Waco, TX (halfway between Dallas & Austin) and I have Clear 4G everywhere in Waco. I love it.