[Closed] Will I regret getting the wifi-only iPad? And 32 or 64gb?

i dont.

but then i can tether to my iphone if i need to.

[i]Will I regret getting the wifi-only iPad?[/i]

Yes, because you could've got a laptop for less...

Same here, tether to iPhone if I really need to use it.

I've got a 32gb 3G enabled but have never got round to getting a sim for it as most places I use it will have a wifi connection available or as above can be tethered to iPhone (or just use iPhone). Memory wise I think 32 gb is plenty as you can delete films you've watched etc. got all my music on my iPod so don't need it on my iPad.

I got a 3G one at Christmas, but never used the 3G bit. Better to spend the extra on storage. Tetherings the way.

br - why do you waste your time?

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Planning to use for films, web, editing video and wife will probably want a few games btw.

I have 64gb as I load loads of films for holidays, so 32 or 64gb non 3G would be most recommended

I also have a laptop (works) and MacBook pro, but for general surfing, reading and using on holiday I only use my iPad

I thought price-fixing was illegal in this country.

Very hard to buy the 64gb wifi model for anything other than £559 (from a reputable seller).

I have a wifi only 32gb used it everyday since I brought it (pretty much first week out) and its the best thing I've ever brought. Still got loads of space with 5 pages of apps, god knows how many books, music and films.

If you have an iPhone just use the 3G on that by tethering it to your iPad (not as scary as it sounds) takes about 1 min.

You'll have no regrets at all

[i]br - why do you waste your time?[/i]

You asked for advice.

I've got the 32gb 4g

I'm away a lot and it's easier to buy a sim card so I've got roaming and email access abroad.

While i just use the phone for emergencies.

64gb and 3G here - never got a sim for it - wifi and tethered is fine - use it out and about for work quite a lot.

Takes an extra 15 seconds if I want it to go online.

So the 16gb is a no then? Had almost made my mind up too...

DT78

16gb ok my partner has one, just have to a carful of what you store on it as you obviously don't have so much space.

Depends if you want to hold music, films and pictures on it in any great quantity

I've used my 3G iPad many times on the moors,never had a problem with the signal.
Really I think having both of the options was what appealed to me with the iPad
keeping all bases covered 😀

As above really. I just tether to my iPhone if I need 3G (most smartphones can act as hotspots).
The only thing you might miss with the wifi one is GPS, which is only on the 3G one.
But location by wifi triangulation is usually "good enough" to get your rough position in towns.

I have the 64GB one as my 32GB iPhone was already full.

If you are sticking on movies or large apps and maybe some OS maps then they can eat space.

16gb would be fine for a house bound ipad i reckon.

editing video on an ipad ? limited non ?

i bought the 64gb but what i do usually before i go on a long trip (4-6 weeks normally) is open itunes - delete everything and then let it random fill with movies/tv series

My music goes on my phone.

and i have a HDD media player as well with 320gb on.

Horses for courses but it does make a difference when your stuck abroad and your works laptop wireless and sound doesnt work and IT wont help .....

I have the 64GB and its about half full so I'm glad I didn't get the 32GB.
I have lots of reference books for work and about 10 films on it.
I do have a fair few apps but no real massive ones.
I really don't use the 3G function much and its so damn slow in some places that I can't be bothered and just wait till I can get to a wifi hotspot.
I only have a few music albums on it as above my ipod does the rest.
I just bought my partner a new ipad and I got her what I would recommend you which is a wifi only 64GB version.

I've got a 16GB wifi only iPad . I felt that I didn't need 3G and it is fine with Wifi only. To be fair it only leaves the house on holidays or when the kids want to play games on it.

The only thing I would do is get the biggest capacity (64GB). That's my only regret that I bought a 16GB. Music isn't a problem as it is stored in iCloud and I play it directly from there via wifi. Same with films/TV. The only issue I have is that when I went on holiday last (the place didn't have wifi), I had to be selective about the music and films I loaded as 16GB doesn't go far.

I also occasionally need to delete stuff from the iPad to enable me to download something new.

I must say jail breaking my iPad made the biggest difference to me 😀
Can now do so much more...simple things like compressing movies so I can have a lot and not eat the memory.
I could only afford the 32gig.

I have a work iPad. I travel by train a lot, so I bought a 3 month data sim card from amazon for a tenner - I now have unlimited internets on the train 😀

My data allowance on my phone isn't enough to give me unlimited browsing whilst travelling, so this is a great solution. If I leave my job anytime soon I'll have to buy an iPad though 😕

My wife has a 3G iPad and she does use 3G but its not needed if you have a phone you can tether the iPad to.

I've got the 64Gb 3G version, mainly because I had been left money so I could afford it, but I use maps a lot, I have the whole Viewranger UK 1:50 k map DVD loaded onto it, plus CoPilot Live and UK Map, and I load the photos I take straight onto it because it's easier to view them, and they're then viewable on my phone and Mac via photostream. Got well over 1000 on it at the moment.
I do some editing with various apps like Filterstorm and Snapseed on it as well. It's just brilliant for photos.
Got stacks of books on it as well.
[edit] just checked my disk space, and this is what's used at the mo':

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My 64gb one is half full after only 2 months use. Lots of video though.

Can you skype with these ipad 3 versions and how much for a 32/64 gb wifi respectively?
Gonna take the plunge into Apple as laptops are not worthy of the cost per quality debate.

I skype with my ipad 2 over wifi. I dont get good enough speed on 3G to be able to do it well.

can you tether to an android phone?

Guy in Tescos told me today that they are launching interest free credit on ipads in a couple of weeks time.

I'm still rocking a MK1 32Gb 3G and for the first year or so didn't have the 3G activated, but I got a data plan for it before the summer and love it! My iphone gets used for Wikipedia, Facebook, Skype, Weather etc and the pad gets used for Netflix and Hbo streaming and it's tethered to my car stereo for streaming Pandora radio. It seems to work out great for data usage as i'm not always going over my phone data limit every month. 😀

Can you skype with these ipad 3 versions

Yep. Or use Apple's FaceTime (for iOS-to-iOS calls).

Ok cheers guys, on the list to get before I don't fit into apple age criteria of the hip and young.

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Cheers guys. think ill go for the 64gb wifi model.

anywhere I could get a deal buying a galaxy s3 handset at same time?

I had the same dilemma, but GPS was the driving force me to buy the the 3G version. I use memory map for ipad and google maps and it's great to know exactly where you are.
If you are a map man like me then tag on the 3G at this point rather than regretting it later.
Incidentally, I never planned to, but I did go for a data contract in the end and have never regretted it; the pad will suck your phone dry of power on tethering and it's great to be able to use your pad pretty much anywhere.

GPS was the driving force me to buy the the 3G version. I use memory map for ipad and google maps and it's great to know exactly where you are.

How do you practically use it for that though?

It seems a bit big to mount on your handlebars or stick to the windscreen of your car. And for walking etc I think I'd rather use something a bit smaller.

can you tether to an android phone?

Yep. A wireless hotspot is a wireless hotspot.

if you always go trips for business,i suggest you to buy 3G one,and 32/64gb. if you just use it at home or the places have wifi,then you can go with wifi one,32/64gb. the best is 3g+wifi ipad,64gb, no matter where you go,you can enjoy with it 😀

Got the wifi 64gb one.

Already wondering how I managed to live without it.

Chaps king, check out Skysurvey, the Milky Way app shown on Horizon last week. It really shows off the Pad screen.

Will do cheers

I've got a 32gb iPad3 wifi model - more than ample - but I don't download loads of movies etc, just use streaming apps around the house.

Suggest you also take a look at the new Google Nexus 7" tablet. Sub £200 - I got one last week, and it's an able contender, if you ask me. I use mine more than the iPad currently...

What streaming do you do Colin? Seems liek there's loads of potential with the iPad. Might finally tempt me into the digital media age.

I use the usual catch up services, iPlayer, 4OD, etc, but also run a brilliant server app on my computer called 'Air Video Server' - it shares all the folders you tell it to (of movies etc) and the iPad and iPhone and actually the Nexus can run an app (which cost a coupla quid, server component was free) which let you play almost any video back on the iPad.

It also works over the internet - I streamed a movie to my iPad from my home computer via a 3G myfi when camped overnight at Glentress LOL !

Who needs yonks of movies on your ipad eh? 😈

I recommend AcePlayer or GoodPlayer for streaming video from your media server on iPad or iPhone.

Both work very well.

No special app required on the PC - Windows Media Player can act as a server.

If you are worried about storage space for movies on an iPad get the CCK:

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-connection-kit/

I've a 32 GB pad and had no issues. One other recommendation I have is that you DO NOT USE iTunes Match to save space. The number of incomplete downloads from the service is appalling - it has trashed my iTunes library and I'm going to have to rebuild it unless I can find an alternative solution. Auto renew is most definitely OFF on this service... 1/5 would be a generous review from my experience.

I have the 16gb wifi and it has been fine. If you get the compression settings right for handbrake for movies, you can get them to about 300mb.
So you can still fit a few on there. I dont have any music on mine as Ill use my iphone 32gb for that. I liked the idea of using the ipad as a big screen sat nag, only to discover the wifi only ipad has limited gps, due to the fact the 3g radio aerial is the bit that has the good gps chip 🙁

From a streaming perspective - the difference between Windows Media player and Air Video Server - AVS recodes almost any format - mkv's in 720p or 1080p even - and adapts to varying bandwidths. Not sure about Windows Media player's abilities - but it does mean I don't need to transcode stuff and can simply 'share' my WDTV's 1TB drive of content....

Recoding movies? So 2005, LOL !

I was thinking more of streaming from iPad to TV and/or stereo.

streaming from iPad to TV and/or stereo

An Apple TV (set top box) handles streaming video from iPad to TV

(Or get the TV connector cable if you want to do it wired)

Will investigate cheers.

I fly in the face of your Apple skulduggery, just bagged me a Google Nexus. Loving it.

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Well.. I certainly admire your balls... 😯

Its a fair pair eh? 😀