ClemsonRyan
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They does cause AT&T is better.
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why does people dont interested in Verzion Ipad 2?
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burntice
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You sound like me....I got a feeling AT&T is going to find a way to boot us off our Iphone unlimited somehow....
Also GSM devices have a much higher resell value on the open market!!!
burntice
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Don't need documentation. I have been selling GSM devices for years. Most of those listings on Ebay are locked to USA only folks don't want the hassle with international shipping when they can bring profits from the black market in the US. Believe me when everyone is ready to dump their Ipad2's for ipad3's those who decide to ship international will make buckets.
I am on my 4th gen of Iphone's from At&T and everyone that I have used for a year I have been able to sale for more that I paid 12 months prior...
Its simple... is my device available to the world or limited to the US?
Wolfpuppies3
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GSM delivers data twice as quickly as CDMA
as is born out in countless studies. That alone was more than enough for me to choose AT&T time and again for my iphones and ipads as well. That you can also use it in Canada and most of Europe where Verizon's CDMA does not work at all is the tipping over the edge feature.
as is born out in countless studies. That alone was more than enough for me to choose AT&T time and again for my iphones and ipads as well. That you can also use it in Canada and most of Europe where Verizon's CDMA does not work at all is the tipping over the edge feature.
The non-GSM iPads and iphones have only been available for months. How would anyone have years of experience in the relative value of the devices? The only documentation would be sites like at eBay, everything else is conjecture.
International travel is probably one of the lesser consideration for most people buying an iPad in the US. Of the 12 people I know who own iPads none of them plan to take them abroad. But for those who need international capability the ATT iPad would be best.
burntice
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You are obviously missing the point. I have sold gsm devices to buyers in many countries. Those who reside in the US have nothing to do with my point. There are tons of folks in the US anxiously waiting for an iPad imagine those in other countries if you care to see you will. Have a wonderful weekend!
briankeith513
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The real reasons are that IOS devices were offered to AT&T customers almost 5 years before VZW customers got it, so the loyal AT&T customers stayed with the AT&T IOS Ipad 2, whereas, IOS is new to VZW customers, so they haven't been as quick to grab one. Because of the exclusivity to ATT, there are a lot more ATT IOS customers, and they chose to stick with their carrier, which makes sense. Also, ATT's data is a little faster than VZW's on average. It's funny how people say " 2 times as fast", which isn't true. And again, as has been noted, the ATT version has a sim card and can be used overseas. I am a customer of both ATT and VZW, but I don't go overseas very often, so that doesn't matter to me.
I got a 3G iPad for the simple fact that it has a GPS chip in it; wifi versions don't. I plan to mount it in my jeep in the summer and use a map app that utilizes stored maps for back-country navigation. When I showed up at Best Buy on iPad day at 5:00pm, I grabbed one of the very last iPads available - it happened to be a 64g Verizon. Will I ever actually activate the 3G services? Most likely not.
DevinB - off topic, but how will you mount your iPad and which gps app will you use that uses pre-stored maps?
The GPS function of the iPad is one of my main reasons for ordering it... and I want to use it off road and even hiking... seeing maps on that large screen should be an experience. I'll also need to find a good cover -- I'd like one that protects and also is rain proof... preferable closes so drizzle/rain won't get the iPad wet.
The GPS function of the iPad is one of my main reasons for ordering it... and I want to use it off road and even hiking... seeing maps on that large screen should be an experience. I'll also need to find a good cover -- I'd like one that protects and also is rain proof... preferable closes so drizzle/rain won't get the iPad wet.
I was going to grab a Verizon 3g model the other day as that is all that is available locally right now. But when the salesman told me that it costs $20 a month for only 1gb where ATT costs $20 for 2gb, I passed. Is this true? It would be nice to have the option of 3g on rare occasion and the GPS feature would be nice to have.
Prices
Here’s the 3G data plans AT&T and Verizon offers:
AT&T Domestic US Plans
250MB $14.99
2.0GB $25.00
Verizon Domestic US Plans
1.0GB $20.00*+ $20 per GB over
3.0GB $35.00*+ $10 per GB over
5.0GB $50.00*+ $10 per GB over
10.0GB $80.00*+ $10 per GB over
Here’s the 3G data plans AT&T and Verizon offers:
AT&T Domestic US Plans
250MB $14.99
2.0GB $25.00
Verizon Domestic US Plans
1.0GB $20.00*+ $20 per GB over
3.0GB $35.00*+ $10 per GB over
5.0GB $50.00*+ $10 per GB over
10.0GB $80.00*+ $10 per GB over
The salesman wasn't being truthful. ATT does not have a 2gb plan for $20.
Check how much data you actually use so you're not paying too much. I had never checked my ATT data usage on my IPad 1 since I had the unlimited plan. When I checked, I had never gone much over 800mb per month (and never over 1gb) even with what I thought was fairly heavy data use per day. The Verizon $20 per month 1gb plan was more than I would need, and it's cheaper than the unlimited plan I had on ATT.
It's important to make these kind of decisions based on personal usage and research. Never trust a salesperson for critical information.
It is true, where I live. But you left out an important part of my quote which I have stated clearly in my posts, "where I live." This seems to be perceived as some kind of attack by ATT users, it's not. I had an ATT iPad for almost a year and switched to Verizon only because of slow network data speeds due to network congestion, "where I live."
Let me ask, what would you do if you found that ATT was VERY slow during peak business hours, and Verizon was almost twice as fast due to higher local network capacity where you live and work. Would you stay with ATT?
SweetPoison
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