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Why 6 models?
- Thread starter rdrr
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Because I don't have an iPhone, and I'm tired of going to the library to jack signal. Being broke does that to you. I look forward to the 3G model
Besides, what if you don't have an iPhone or anything to tether to?
Woof, Woof - Dawg
I think the majority of the future iPad owners will be iPhone owners too.
master-ceo
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exactly what i'm gonna do. i'm out of contract with at&t, and will give them the finger this month.
I'll probably try that vonage app out on the ipad also.
calderone
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Assumptions are assumptions.
Even so, I don't want the hassle of tethering. Sometimes, I don't want to have my iPhone with me.
sumzero
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Same reason Microsoft had the "core" 360, and the "pro" version they want to try and appease a wider audience and then eventually they will convert everyone else.
MacDawg
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And you are willing to leave the others out?
Or force them to buy and iPhone?
Nobody forces you to buy the 3G or without the 3G
It is about choices (and money)
Woof, Woof - Dawg
sumzero
macrumors member
I don't own an Iphone and never will until they work legally on the Verizon 3g network.
There are plenty of people who want Iphones but don't have them.
mrgreen4242
macrumors 601
That's the most inane thing said about the iPad yet. Which is impressive considering all the female hygiene product "jokes". Congratulations!
hitekalex
macrumors 68000
Forget tethering. If I am using an iPad outside of WiFi range, I don't want to be dependent on another device. The idea is to have a single device that can do everything.
why not 6 models? It's not some terribly complicated rubric where you have to consider screen type or product material or processor speed.
3 storage sizes, with or without 3G.
It's also not really redundant.
$99 for iPhone 3G plus 2 year contract is a bigger pill to swallow than $499 plus $15-30 per month on a month by month basis.
3 storage sizes, with or without 3G.
It's also not really redundant.
$99 for iPhone 3G plus 2 year contract is a bigger pill to swallow than $499 plus $15-30 per month on a month by month basis.
Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
I don't think of it as 6 models, but rather 3 with a 3G option. It's like you choose vanilla, cherry, or chocolate, and then if you want spinkles you can add those too.
At any rate if it wasn't 6 models then people would be whining that Apple is only letting people with the most expensive models get 3G. Apple's approach is much more egalitarian and lets people buy the options that fit their own needs.
At any rate if it wasn't 6 models then people would be whining that Apple is only letting people with the most expensive models get 3G. Apple's approach is much more egalitarian and lets people buy the options that fit their own needs.
the 6 models allows for a very low entry point and the enticement of upgrades. the memory size and 3g updates subsidize the low costs of the other models. its that simple. apple wants to get these to the hands of as many customers as possible.
colmaclean
macrumors 68000
I wonder what amounts of each model are being produced.
My guess is the $499 option is going to be the most popular by far. The middle option probably the least, as people will either go cheap or all out.
My guess is the $499 option is going to be the most popular by far. The middle option probably the least, as people will either go cheap or all out.
Don't mind 6 models, just wish they started at 32g and ended up at 128gig 😛
Choice is good, more storage is better 🙂
Choice is good, more storage is better 🙂
3G is yesterday. 4G is already being deployed in various US markets. At the right price, a 4G "MiFi" mobile hotspot device is all your 802.11n iPad would need.