Friends Kingdom: Re: [iPad] iPad Air 2 and Verizon

I'm thinking about the same thing for my next iPad, but don't like losing the GPS either. The other thing I'm concerned about is my iPhone always needing to be recharged because of the hotspot functionality.

Ted

Sent from my iPad Air

On Oct 25, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Jim Saklad jimdoc@icloud.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> Well, my iPad Air 2 arrived yesterday and I let it run overnight while
> it downloaded all my apps from the cloud where I had backed up my "old" iPad 2 a couple of days ago. That went perfectly. Then it asked me if I wanted to set up my cellular service and gave me three choices - none of which was Verizon, my carrier!! A search on apple.com told me to contact Verizon. Verizon said they don't have the card yet!!! Would have been nice to have known that before I ordered!!!

Has anyone here tried the idea of buying a Wifi-only iPad with the intention of pairing it with their iPhone/Hotspot if they want to utilize cellular connectivity?

I find I don't use much of my iPad's cellular limit for downloading stuff *for* the iPad; when I check how much data allowance is left 2-3 weeks into the month, and find MOST of it, I may use the iPad as a Hotspot to download a large file for the Mac.

I'm considering, when upgrade time comes, getting a Wifi model and using the money I'm not spending for its data plan to pay for a larger data plan for the iPhone instead.

Of course, cellular capability also comes with GPS capability, so I would lose that with the upgrade this way — unless even the Wifi-only models have GPS now…

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