Superbike81
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I hope one of the cell phone companies here offers a 3G unlimited data plan for around 3000yen (~$30). If they do, I'll consider replacing my standard iPad with a 3G.
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My plan is to get the unlimited for a couple of months and use the Ipad normally. At that point I will see if I can get away with the $15 plan.
Personally I think it would be expensive if you used it say over a month or more. 2 days may be ok we have 3g in aus and as the ipad is unlocked you could by a pre paid plan which should work out cheaper. This also applys to other countries as well. Best thing to do is check what the charges are and what your options areOrcapal said:What about International Roaming?
Some just save the $15, as they have a wifi connection available most of the time. The 3G can be used as a backup(the $15 plan), so no need to shell out a extra $15 (for unlimited) if you do not need to. I would just use the 250MB for checking email, surfing, chatting, etc... Any data that comes in large chunks (streaming, downloading apps), I would save for wifi.I dont understand why people just wont pay the 30 bucks a month....250mb is barely a evening of streaming videos.
My plan is to get the 250mb plan and see how long it lasts me. You have to use more than 500mb of data a month to make the unlimited worth while since that is the break even point. Another way of looking at it is that as long as the 250mb lasts more than 15 days it is the better choice.
I have access to WiFi at home and at work which are the two places I will be using my iPad the most. I suspect my 3G usage will be pretty reasonable and mostly for browsing the web, reading RSS feeds, reading this forum, and keeping up with email and such. I believe that I can wait until I get home or to a hot spot to stream video and download apps and data intensive tasks. I am pretty sure that 250mb a month will work for me.
With the ease of turning on and off my subscription I am thinking that I may cancel my subscription each time I purchase so it does not automatically renew. I assume the data that I have paid for will still function until the time period runs out. This way if there is a gap between the day it runs out and the next time I need it I will not be paying for it. I'm not sure if this will end up making sense or not. It may be too annoying to bother with...
It will be very interesting to see what our usage patterns are and how we take advantage of the contract free billing.
-Greg
Very interesting strategy that makes a lot of sense. i wonder if it will work for others too.
One reason for turning on 3G right away is to make sure that part of the iPad works correctly.
I also love the freedom of not being tied to hotspots so 3G is a big plus in my book.
Very interesting strategy that makes a lot of sense. i wonder if it will work for others too.
One reason for turning on 3G right away is to make sure that part of the iPad works correctly.
I also love the freedom of not being tied to hotspots so 3G is a big plus in my book.
Don't get me wrong. I will turn on the 250mb plan the moment I get my hands on my 3G and try it out and will use it "normally" when outside of WiFi range. I didn't wait this long for 3G not to use it. I just think that my usage will not be extreme.
Does anyone know how it will work when you have 3G and WiFi on at the same time? Will the iPad use WiFi automatically when it can but then switch to 3G or do I have to turn 3G on when I want to use it?
-Greg