I would really drop the extra $100 if you have it.
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I would really drop the extra $100 if you have it.
Whelp, now I'm even more undecided.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Ship you fucker!
No shit! My apple tv w/ cancelled ipad still is procesing while my 32gb I ordered yesterday is still preparing.
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I initially ordered the 32GB wifi but decided to cancel and change to the 32GB 4G version. Only reason is to have an unlocked data capable device when I'm outside of Canada. I'll be travelling to both the US and Europe this year and will need internet access. My iPhone 4 is locked to Rogers and there's no way I'm paying for their terrible international data packages.
Same here as well.
I don't have the extra $100, actually. :lol
Not a big deal, to be honest. I think I'll wait for the next one in a year or two.
The_Inquisitor
Member
For people's who have shipped.
How long did it take to go from "preparing" to "shipped"
How long did it take to go from "preparing" to "shipped"
centracore
Member
Is there anyone else who ordered on the 7th and still have a status of 'Processing Items'?
The_Inquisitor
Member
Yup, apple TV is still waiting.
Awesome Animals
Member
Don't ruin this for us!
It'll just give way to everybody furiously refreshing FedEx tracking.
Even though they'll definitely only start delivering on the 16th.
Let them worry. It adds to their excitement.
The_Inquisitor
Member
I want them to ship so I can get a freaking 500 dollar hold off my bank account.
Keylime
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FUCK THAT SHIT! THIS IS ARMAGEDDON TIMES! I REFUSE TO BE GO QUIETLY OR SLEEP SOUNDLY WHILE MY SWEET SWEET PAD OF GLORY JUST SITS IN A WAREHOUSE....ALL ALONE...JUST CRYING...BEGGING FOR MY SWEET EMBRACE!
I'LL GET YOU HOME, BABY! DADDY'S GONNA MAKE IT OK!
*sniffle*
...daddy's gonna make it ok...
NYR
Member
Dis be da truth.
I do the exact same thing.
Most people justify it saying they never have their phone with them all the time. I think that is hogwash and a poor reason...ifyou have room or space to carry an ipad, you have room to carry a phone.
mescalineeyes
Banned
I sold my iPad 2 a week before the announcement because I thought I'd put that money towards my new car.
Now I kinda want one again but mainly because I am way pumped for Infinity Blade Dungeons.
I am a special kind of idiot.
Now I kinda want one again but mainly because I am way pumped for Infinity Blade Dungeons.
I am a special kind of idiot.
I have a cheap phone plan that doesn't do tethering. And besides, when I did have an iPhone plan, tethering was annoying. I'd rather just turn on the iPad and have it work instead of having to enable tethering and connect up. Also there's the issue of using up battery life on your iPhone, and currently iPhone only supports 3G which isn't so hot in comparison to iPad's 4G. There's plenty of reasons why people would want a 4G iPad.
Slurpy2k20
Member
I find this stressing out about 'processing shipment' fucking hilarious. You'll get it, chill out. Worst come to worse you'll get it a day or a few days later, it's not the end of the world.
Awesome Animals
Member
Again, you don't understand. We're freaking out about it because it adds to the fun and excitement of getting a new, and expensive, consumer electronic device.
I find the people entering this thread to ruin our fun fucking hilarious. It's never going to work. Pleb.
vicissitudes
Banned
Stopped by the Apple store last night to look at iPad 2s...frankly the screen looked pretty good to me. Hopefully I'll be able to compare the two in person next week.
Pagusas
Elden Member
the iPad 2 screen always looked good to me until I started reading books on it, then it just felt "blah".
Slurpy2k20
Member
A MASSIVELY improved screen, faster cpu, much more powerful GPU, much better camera, 1080P recording, etc isn't worth $100? Eh, ok. I can understand why someone with an iPad2 might not feel the need to jump on it, but if you don't have an iPad yet I think it's a no-brainer. For something that will get that much use, the improvements are well worth the difference.
Betta Lines
Member
Books are passable... but comics and magazines? Blahhh.
Yea not much of a tech head at all. I mostly want the ipad for those odd moments when I'm eating at a diner and I wanna browse gaf or whatever else. Phone screen is too small for that. I already have a kindle for reading and whenever I see someone using that function on the ipad I find it draws too much attention.
It's one of those things I want "just because", Lol.
Slurpy2k20
Member
I don't know, for me, walking into an Apple store an buying one is infinitely more 'fun' (as you call it) about freaking out and constantly refreshing shipping status. But ok.
I Pre orderd the day of announcement and it shipped the next day.
Awesome Animals
Member
Right, because you'll just be able to walk in? You'd most likely need to wait in line, which isn't fun at all. But to each his own. I think this thread is testament enough that there are plenty of people who enjoy refreshing the tracking status, hoping to see a change of location as to where their iPad is. Either way, you're coming in here trying to spoil the enjoyment some of us are getting out of that, and it isn't going to work. Nope.
Same for me, magazines are even worse, constantly have to zoom in. iPhone 3GS's screen looked good too until iPhone 4 came out. I think some people are underestimating how brilliant this new screen is going to be, it's really going to make a difference.
Awesome Animals
Member
Gah! My smart cover is in Chicago! That's six hours from me!!!
AND MY IPAD LEFT CHINA. IT'S COMING TO AMERICA!!!!!! FREEDOM! PATRIOTISM!
AND MY IPAD LEFT CHINA. IT'S COMING TO AMERICA!!!!!! FREEDOM! PATRIOTISM!
Keylime
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What if everyone else gets theirs and I don't get mine?! I'm going to have to read about everyone opening up their shiny new toys and I'm going to be home all alone with tears streaming down my cheeks and slash marks up and down my arms (high enough so they're covered by a t-shirt, however).
iPad release day isn't just some other day. It's the best day. It's the day of all days. I'm going to open up that gorgeous white box and just snuggle with it for awhile before I turn it on.
I may even require a little personal time to "relieve some stress" before I can gather myself to actually use it. If you know what I mean.
Please don't tell me how to live my life. For every Apple fan out there, this is like receiving a little piece of Steve Jobs in the mail, and for us it's special. I'm speaking for ALL Apple fans. Don't let them downplay my comments. In our special #AppleIsTheShiz IRC room we hold cyber-hands and sit around the cyber-fire and sing cyber-songs of joy and play sweet games like telephone.
I don't know why I'm telling you all of this...
Dreams-Visions
Member
Shipped!
Don't reveal our secrets!
Slurpy2k20
Member
You don't even need an internet connection. Most devices can create their own network and transfer things wirelessly. The iPad has a ton of apps hat can do this (ie. goodreader, etc). Still a much better solution than usb sticks. And yes, they are out of touch and backwards if they are lamenting lack of usb ports on an iPad. It will never happen, and it shouldn't. It's a backwards paradigm.
planar1280
Banned
damn it!!!
mine is still in Processing
mine is still in Processing
There is a Best Buy 5 minutes away from me (as opposed to Apple Store 30 minutes away), and I'll be at work that day and UPS sometimes leaves packages right outside my apartment door. Too risky for the $650 or so!
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
FedEx tracking still hasn't come up for my iPad, although Apple noted it shipped.
I have not gotten charged yet either.
I have not gotten charged yet either.
I'm not sure I understand the way these data plans work. There's 1GB, 3GB, and 5GB plans... but aren't these extremely low? Wouldn't the average user who watches shows on netflix and games go through this in a couple days? Surely I'm missing something here... perhaps they calculate the data differently?
It's not like you're expecting to wholly subsist on these plans. You'll be on Wifi a majority of the time. It helps when you're on the road or doing work elsewhere.
Buckethead
Banned
It shipped.
planar1280
Banned
Does apple change their product status on the weekends or will I have to wait till monday to see a change in status
It just seems so low, though. And so pricey for it. That said, I have a feeling that I don't go through as much data as I think I do.