Ipad2 and IOS 6

[Dennykrane]

Well , I've had my iPad 2 for 8 months now and was looking forward to ios6 but......
We won't get Siri
We won't get turn by turn on maps
Can't use shared photo streams as the phones are 3 GS......
Now I know what it's like to be the owner of iPhone 3G and iPad 1.
Not happy now

 

[Dennykrane]

We can't use FaceTime on 3G with iPad 2 either

 

[KevinJS]

We can't use FaceTime on 3G with iPad 2 either

There's a workaround for that, if you have an iPhone.

Tether the iPad to the iPhone using Personal Hotspot, and you can FaceTime from the iPad.

 

[Dennykrane]

Does tethering use Bluetooth, and if so will FaceTime use the Bluetooth connection?

 

[KevinJS]

Personal Hotspot gives you the choice of wifi or BlueTooth. As far as I can see, it doesn't matter how you connect. The iPad thinks it's connected to a router, and allows FaceTime, even though the iPhone is using 3G.

 

[Dennykrane]

Thanks for that answer...I'll give that a try.

 

[Dennykrane]

Hi,

I've got a 4s now, gone on IOS6 and don't care for it much.

 

[joeyteel]

Personal Hotspot gives you the choice of wifi or BlueTooth. As far as I can see, it doesn't matter how you connect. The iPad thinks it's connected to a router, and allows FaceTime, even though the iPhone is using 3G.

Actually, it doesn't (always) work on Bluetooth, at least not with an iPhone 4 on AT&T and an iPad 2 wifi. Found that out the hard way yesterday.

 

[Dennykrane]

Thanks all

FaceTime on ipad2 uses 3G when required.