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Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by gbog »

ronnier wrote: post #35
Aloisius wrote: post #10

It should be noted that the limited data plans for both AT&T and Verizon mean that at the max 4G speed of 73 Mbps, you could use all your bandwidth for the entire month in less than three and a half minutes (2 GB plan). The overages of $10/GB per month on both services mean once you go over your plan, you'll be looking at a little over $5/minute in new charges. It is possible (though highly unlikely) to rack up over…

Right. These two companies have somewhat destroyed mobile innovation by being the largest providers of mobile internet and neutering their services to be almost useless outside of checking email and web browsing. Comcast is doing their bit with their monthly limits also. I say this with an "unlimited" AT&T plan where I've reached my monthly limit. Hitting my limit slows my connection down to a crawl (it's almost unus…

The largest In The USA. Maybe you are aware that other countries do actually exist?

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Post by leif »

rdl wrote: post #145
cwe wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you have more than 4 months left on your contract, it will be cheaper to cancel it now.

You can often get them to not charge the early termination fee either by either being really deserving-seeming, or being a belligerent asshole (but you have to be consistent). At least with t-mo and sprint, never tried with ATT or VZ.

I've also heard of people getting other carriers to buy them out of their existing contract. No idea how to approach this though.

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Post by warmfuzzykitten »

jevinskie wrote: post #81
ot wrote: post #37

Pre-ordering will be a lottery. I've been trying to get to the online Store for more than half an hour and I get either server error, "we'll be back soon" or incredibly slow connection (which then fails). I managed to get once to iPad page but clicking on any link brought me back to server error.

The store went down just as the checkout page (page after the smart cover upsell page) was loading. I auto refreshed on that URL and was able to place my preorder a few minutes ago.

I stopped counting, but I must have started over a dozen times before I was finally able to check out. What I didn't know was that each walk through the iPad page was ordering another iPad, so my cart wound up with five of them (!) but thankfully removing the extra three didn't make me start over.

[Aside: The new Apple TV is impossible to order from the website because the page has no continue or buy button! Maybe they'll notice when first day sales are zero. You can add one to your cart from the Apple Store iPhone app, but so far I have been unable to check out. Apple seriously underestimated the order volume for these products!]

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by m3koval »

losvedir wrote: post #170
WiseWeasel wrote: post #30

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It looks like they're just calling it "iPad" now on their website. It's an interesting idea; maybe they plan on always calling the current one "iPad", and renaming the old model something like "iPad 2012" once the 2013 "iPad" is released.

It's what they've always done. The "iPad 2" was always officially just called the "iPad" as well. My friend won one in a raffle, and we scoured the box looking at whether it was the new "iPad 2" or not. It never mentioned the "2" anywhere, but we eventually realized from the device's shape that it was the 2.

Apples call it the "iPad 2" on their online store.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad

(look at the bottom of the page)

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Post by TillE »

ugh wrote: post #159
veyron wrote: post #149

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What are your thoughts about AT&T crippling unlimited data customers going over a specified limit (iirc 3GB)?

Depends. I don’t care about it if it’s clearly stated just how much bandwidth you get. I’m not in the US but in Germany carriers will often tell you they have unlimited flatrate plans but also state that if you go above a certain bandwidth use you will be throttled to GPRS speeds. I have no problem with that. It depends on how clearly it’s communicated. I can see how others may be misled by that marketing, though, so…

Data is much, much cheaper in Germany. I can get 5GB on e-plus for €15/month (~$20).

I'm pretty sure no carrier in the US offers a better deal than $10/GB.

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Post by eropple »

gnaffle wrote: post #218
eropple wrote: post #201

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Huh? Apple offers 1366x768 in 11", 1440x900 in 13", and 1680x1050 in 15". The only comparable-and-better that I know of is the 1600x900 HP something-or-other. They aren't standouts (although the 15" at 1680x1050 is really nice), but they're no worse than anybody else. EDIT: I misread the original post. Sorry about that. That said, OS X isn't appreciably worse as far as resolution independence than the rest of your op…

HP offered a 1920x1200 display in some of their 15" laptops. And Apple lagged behind in screen resolution for years (when I bought my Mac, 1440x900 was the highest res 15" display they sold).

Fair enough. I think saying OS X is "the worst offender" about resolution independence is at best hyperbolic, though. They're not good, but neither is anyone else.

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Post by jarek »

pilsetnieks wrote: post #172
nextparadigms wrote: post #92

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What is it about it that made you want it so much? There will be Android tablets with just as high or higher resolution very soon, and with stronger CPU's than the still dual core Cortex A9 chip in the iPad 3.

It's like the megahertz war from way back when - you might have a CPU with 100% more megahertz but you're still using windows.

So continuing the analogy... Apple mobile products will switch to Android in about five years and their marketing won't miss a beat?

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Post by mikeash »

samstave wrote: post #171
ugh wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends. I don’t care about it if it’s clearly stated just how much bandwidth you get. I’m not in the US but in Germany carriers will often tell you they have unlimited flatrate plans but also state that if you go above a certain bandwidth use you will be throttled to GPRS speeds. I have no problem with that. It depends on how clearly it’s communicated. I can see how others may be misled by that marketing, though, so…

@UGH My problem isn't about "you know what you're getting, it's clearly communicated" My anger is because THERE IS NO FUCKING UNLIMITED PLAN AT ALL We are on HN, I have been on the internet DAILY for 15 years now. EVERY SINGLE DAY for many hours. As a travelling consultant, I rely heavily on mobile access to the internet. The fact that I had an unlimited account in the past - but now that speeds are getting acceptabl…

How much would your usage cost you with AT&T's current metered plans?

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Post by cageface »

It says a lot that the longest thread thread here is about data plans. I guess this is a logical iteration of the iPad 2 but they really seem to have left the door open for an Android manufacturer to leap ahead here. Both this and the 4S feel like Apple on autopilot.

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Post by mason55 »

michaelbuckbee wrote: post #175
Aloisius wrote: post #10

It should be noted that the limited data plans for both AT&T and Verizon mean that at the max 4G speed of 73 Mbps, you could use all your bandwidth for the entire month in less than three and a half minutes (2 GB plan). The overages of $10/GB per month on both services mean once you go over your plan, you'll be looking at a little over $5/minute in new charges. It is possible (though highly unlikely) to rack up over…

Inelegant, but you could get a Sprint Mobile hotspot and use it (and 4 other devices) with their 4G unlimited plan.

That's like how Verizon was selling iPads with MiFi's attached via a case.
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