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iPad Air
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Ken Masters
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iPad Air LTE + PS4, that good for sometime
Maninthemirror
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Can I get one at walmart tonight ? Which store is selling them at midnight ?
bodine1231
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Almost $2k in November on games,systems and electronics. Also a down payment on a new house,furniture and surround system.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
It's PS4 + iPad mini retina for me as well. I'll try to see if I can postpone the iPad purchase for december to distribute the expense at least a bit. They didn't even announced when it's coming out, so hopefully near the end of the month 
Maninthemirror
Banned
It's PS4 + iPad mini retina for me as well. I'll try to see if I can postpone the iPad purchase for december to distribute the expense at least bit. They didn't even announced when it's coming out, so hopefully near the end of the month
Same here .
I think i'll give the Air a try. While I personally thought the Mini was superior, I'm willing to try the new one if it's really that light, and can be held with one hand. Have to say, as much as I love the Mini's physical dimensions, I missed the bigger screen for movies. And I watch a lot of Netflix/Hulu and streams on my iPad.
biosnake20
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So it's gonna go on sale at midnight? Time to get my F5ing fingers ready.
Midnight PST I believe, so at 3 AM EST correct?
biosnake20
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Wait, seriously? Son of a bitch.
NYR
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RastaMentality
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They'll probably have a lot more stock online too.
Staying up extra late to order my iPad ... and I don't know which one I want at all.
I'm tempted to buy LTE because theoretically I could use it anywhere, even though in practice it's probably pretty unlikely that I would. I'm very interested in using it to hack via SSH+tmux on a cloud-based dev box and the idea that it'd be always-connectable is appealing.
And I have no idea whether i want black or white. I like white more aesthetically, but prefer the bezel-less feel of the black in actual use.
I'm tempted to buy LTE because theoretically I could use it anywhere, even though in practice it's probably pretty unlikely that I would. I'm very interested in using it to hack via SSH+tmux on a cloud-based dev box and the idea that it'd be always-connectable is appealing.
And I have no idea whether i want black or white. I like white more aesthetically, but prefer the bezel-less feel of the black in actual use.
Mercury Land-Snake
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I had an LTE iPad 3 and it was a waste, the rare times that I used it where there wasn't any wifi, you can just tether to a phone.
Ken Masters
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So best buy ain't selling shit online at midnight
Oh wow, I just saw that T-Mobile's iPad data usage is free for 200MB / month!
That might be enough to get me to spend $120 to get it. Sounds super handy to have an emergency data budget
Yup a big deal for T-mobile. I don't see myself using it however
. Atleast T-mobile is trying to force the other telecoms to change their strategy regarding data. Also this is I believe for any tablet for the life of the device. e.g. if you have a nexus 7 with lte it's 200MB per month for freeKen Masters
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Yup a big deal for T-mobile. I don't see myself using it however
If they can force Verizon to make their LTE deals sweeter I'll be eternally grateful to t mobile
Yup a big deal for T-mobile. I don't see myself using it however
Has T-mobile documented this anywhere? (e.g. that it's for the life of the device?)
Only found this:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4867228/tmobile-offering-new-pad-users-200mb-free-monthly-data
Phire Phox
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Just copped. First iPad and apple device.
It won't be your last =D
Congrats!
Solideliquid
Member
I'll just chime in and say it's totally worth it from my perspective. On a long car ride using an iPad with LTE is a great experience. Tethering to an iPhone wastes the battery, the tether is often not stable. I'd rather have my phone available to make a call on a long ride when I need it and use the bigger battery of the iPad for longer LTE internet browsing. It's very convenient if you attach the iPad to an existing (AT&T is what I have) data package.
Do Apple products ever go on sale? I mean, I see them knock off $20 or $30 every once in a while. But nothing huge?
The language on that site is so confusing.
wtf said:
So basically I have to sign up for a free account? Or something? Wha?
JustProgress
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Phire Phox
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Walmart
dorkimoe
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cuz people have reported 8 am
JustProgress
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Oh yeah, my store said that too. I was hoping that Best Buy online would allow midnight purchase.
Well you would have to sign up for a mobile internet account with T-mobile. Then you would register the device without paying anything. When you use up the 200Mb it's gone for the month no overages, it will just prompt you if you want to upgrade to a higher data plan like 2.5GB for $30 a month. Did that clarify the plan for you?
Marty Chinn
Member
What's Apple's return policy?
I just asked via a chat with Apple and she said that the plan is separate from any existing T-Mobile plans and that it can be initiated entirely from the Settings app on the iPad.
Not sure I understand but the plan goes live later today. You would obviously need a t-mobile sim and register a t-mobile account.
Here is some more info:
http://slickdeals.net/f/6358100-fre...r-mini-retina-nexus-7-samsung-galaxy-tab-too?
Hazelhurst
Member
So, we order online, in about two hours? Then Apple will hold it for pickup instead of having to stand in line tomorrow morning?
dorkimoe
Member
for those of you who have apple stores yes
i have to order it online and have them ship it, and also take off work to receive it because they require a signature
I'm certain that the iPad Air for T-Mobile will come with a SIM pre-installed.
for those of you who have apple stores yes
i have to order it online and have them ship it, and also take off work to receive it because they require a signature
dude, just move to a city that has one. Problem solved.
Ahhhh I see.
Air owners, please load up this thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=543852
and tell me if all the gifs play smoothly after loading.
Edit: hmmm just loaded up that thread on my mini in mobile gaf, and everything runs smoothly. I remember it bogging down before, maybe iOS 7.0.3 made some more improvements to Safari. Gonna try to find another gif thread that slows my mini down.
and tell me if all the gifs play smoothly after loading.
Edit: hmmm just loaded up that thread on my mini in mobile gaf, and everything runs smoothly. I remember it bogging down before, maybe iOS 7.0.3 made some more improvements to Safari. Gonna try to find another gif thread that slows my mini down.
I need to hear more negative impressions like this to keep me from buying one tonight. I am perfectly happy with my iPad 3, why the hell am I thinking of getting an Air? Dementia perhaps.
bodine1231
Member
Lol yeah,me too. I have no business buying this right now.
Marty Chinn
Member
Weight is a key factor for me. This post made me go back to a Retina Mini.
Is the 4G Air compatible with all wireless carriers? Meaning, can you just swap the sim out and have it work on any of the LTE carriers? Or is there still a CDMA / GSM type choice going on when you buy an iPad? I thought I remember reading that there is only one version of the radio, and when you specify a carrier, you are only determining which carrier's sim comes preloaded. Is that correct?
If there is a single radio version, then I'm thinking that you might as well get the T-mobile version for the 200MB and just swap out the sim if you're in an area with poor coverage or you need the larger data plans for the other carriers. Will other carriers provide you a sim if you ask? In that case, I wonder if you could somehow get multiple T-mobile sims for an additional 200MB.
If there is a single radio version, then I'm thinking that you might as well get the T-mobile version for the 200MB and just swap out the sim if you're in an area with poor coverage or you need the larger data plans for the other carriers. Will other carriers provide you a sim if you ask? In that case, I wonder if you could somehow get multiple T-mobile sims for an additional 200MB.
Ken Masters
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Interesting, first negative I've heard about the weight "not being light enough"
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