Dear Aunt TUAW,
Should I buy a Wi-Fi iPad or a 3G model? I need to know! Please help me choose!
Your loving niece,
Meg
Dear Meg,
Auntie's helped other nieces and nephews with this same dilemma and it always seems to boil down to this: do you own an iPhone?
If not, spring for the 3G. Ubiquitous computing is what really makes iOS sparkle. You won't be sorry you sprung for the 3G experience. Auntie's dad swears by it.
At the same time, the Wi-Fi is usually enough for most iPhone owners. Wi-Fi units are lighter and cheaper. If you need to get work done, there's the iPhone hotspot service if you can't get access near a Coffee House.
The 3G isn't just about getting online. Location-based services make so many apps compelling. So if you can't get those on your phone, be sure to grab them for an iPad.
Yes, there are a few edge cases here -- mostly surrounding grandfathered unlimited plans that can't be used with hotspot service. (Just wait until September/October. Auntie's betting that those unlimited plans are about to drop like flies.) But Auntie's advice holds. If you have connectivity and GPS on your phone, you probably can live without it on your iPad.
Hugs,
Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me choose between a Wi-Fi and 3G iPad originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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