iPAD PRO CELLULAR QUESTION - Page 2

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

Data calculator

https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/dataShareCalculator.jsp

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@Moonchilde wrote:
Update:

Have not made final decision yet, but Verizon is having a sale that ends Saturday and I can get a NEW iPad Pro for $629 where the Apple refurb was $699. Can't beat that. Not sure which plan I will get, or whether I will get a MiFi or not.

The manager at the Verizon store spent a lot of time with me and gave me a new SIM card for my phone as well. So I'm thinkin' it's a Go once I verify prices with him.

I've owned 2 iPad since they came out. The first one was Wifi only and the second is Wifi plus cellular. I haven't used the cellular option even once since I've owned it. If I ever get another iPad, it will be Wifi only. There are too many places with free internet access to pay for cellular. If I do need cellular access, I can use my phone.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@Moonchilde

I tried the Verizon MiFi a while ago; a friend recommended it. She had satellite internet and I had a local service, neither of us happy with either. We both got the MiFi so that we could hook up our printers. Hers went without a hitch, and she's still using it. Mine, not so much. My printer wouldn't work with it. So I returned it and am sticking with what I have.

Do know that when using the MiFi your speed isn't quite as fast as the direct cellular. Mine slowed to the point that it wasn't any faster than my (slow) service, and I'm in direct line of a cell tower about a half-mile away.

My ipad has cellular and I do use it when my regular wifi service is out, which is often. I got it specifically for this purpose. And the direct cellular reception, for me, is pretty fast. Of course, this depends on your location to the tower. For my use, if I had decent internet I wouldn't have gotten the cellular option. But since I don't, it's been great to have that option.

Good luck with your choice. I know that dealing with Verizon can be a pain!

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

Sorry I cannot help with Verizon. We only get service with AT&T here. I have an iPad with cellular & use AT&T. The only time I use the cellular is when we are traveling. It gives me something to do in the car. I just buy the prepaid data connect pass from AT&T when I need it so I don't have to pay an additional monthly charge for it. I can use our Wi-Fi when we are at home.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@glb613 wrote:
@Moonchilde wrote:
Update:

Have not made final decision yet, but Verizon is having a sale that ends Saturday and I can get a NEW iPad Pro for $629 where the Apple refurb was $699. Can't beat that. Not sure which plan I will get, or whether I will get a MiFi or not.

The manager at the Verizon store spent a lot of time with me and gave me a new SIM card for my phone as well. So I'm thinkin' it's a Go once I verify prices with him.
I've owned 2 iPad since they came out. The first one was Wifi only and the second is Wifi plus cellular. I haven't used the cellular option even once since I've owned it. If I ever get another iPad, it will be Wifi only. There are too many places with free internet access to pay for cellular. If I do need cellular access, I can use my phone.

My first two iPads were both wifi & cellular but since I lived in a huge metropolitan area with excellent wifi I rarely used the cellular. I had planned to save the money and just buy wifi only when I upgraded.

But, I now live in a rural area and my house is almost a dead zone for both wifi and cellular. My cellular speed is actually better than my wifi speed. I don't run around taking my iPad with me or hang out at McD's or Starbucks, I use it at home - which is where I need the best possible signal. Since at my home the cellular speed is better than the wifi speed, yes, a cellular model is pretty necessary for me, even though I could wish that wasn't the case.