ipad wireless and verizon

[andreak]

so i read where the wireless ipad works with any carrier. that it is unlocked.

i seem to recall however, i cannot find the article, that a verizon ipad still has to be tweaked(or somesuch. i do not remember the exact phrasing) or that it's better to get a VERIZON IPAD than an UNLOCKED IPAD.

is this so?

 

[Caesars]

I can not think of any advantages to buying a Verizon model over any other LTE model.

 

[twerppoet]

I can not think of any advantages to buying a Verizon model over any other LTE model.

Well, other than Verizon will finance it for you, if you want that. They also offer an insurance plan that you may or may not like better than Applecare.

 

[andreak]

Well, other than Verizon will finance it for you, if you want that. They also offer an insurance plan that you may or may not like better than Applecare.

so i can buy an unlocked lte ipad, say from ipad refurbished site, and i will have no problem with any incompatabilities

 

[PrismStudios]

Mine iswi(I only, and my carrier is Verizon. To use the internet where there is no reliable WiFi., I hotspot via my iPhoneX, and it’s awesome.

 

[scifan57]

Mine iswi(I only, and my carrier is Verizon. To use the internet where there is no reliable WiFi., I hotspot via my iPhoneX, and it’s awesome.

With my unlimited data plan, my carrier allows unlimited hotspot usage. I normally use it, like yourself, when I’m in an area with unreliable WiFi.

 

[PrismStudios]

I only have 5 GB, but my data rolls over, so I generally have 9-10 to play with. I was a hotspot for my iPad,and 3 iPhones the entir4 days of Labor Day weekend., and I used less than 1 GB total! I cannot turn the hotspot off, so I’ll run with it where needed.

 

[PrismStudios]

The last convention I attended wanted $50 a DAY for mediochre internet......UH, NO.

 

[giradman]

The last convention I attended wanted $50 a DAY for mediochre internet......UH, NO.

We travel a lot locally staying at a variety of hotels from moderate to expensive - and still irks me that usually the 'expensive' places charge for Wi-Fi, unless you're on a rewards plan and/or the price is 'hidden' in the resort fee (one of our last hotels) - some more info HERE - leaving today for a short trip to Wrightsville Beach staying at the Holiday Inn where the Wi-Fi is 'free' (use a VPN in that case since the access is unprotected) - on our iPhones we have unlimited data (on a seniors plan), so in the future will setup a 'hotspot' if Wi-Fi charges are an issue. Dave

 

[scifan57]

We travel a lot locally staying at a variety of hotels from moderate to expensive - and still irks me that usually the 'expensive' places charge for Wi-Fi, unless you're on a rewards plan and/or the price is 'hidden' in the resort fee (one of our last hotels) - some more info HERE - leaving today for a short trip to Wrightsville Beach staying at the Holiday Inn where the Wi-Fi is 'free' (use a VPN in that case since the access is unprotected) - on our iPhones we have unlimited data (on a seniors plan), so in the future will setup a 'hotspot' if Wi-Fi charges are an issue. Dave

The last hotel I stayed at charged for internet unless you were a member of a free to join rewards plan. It took almost no time for me to join that rewards plan. BTW, it was an expensive hotel.

 

[twerppoet]

so i can buy an unlocked lte ipad, say from ipad refurbished site, and i will have no problem with any incompatabilities

There are no carrier specific models for iPads. Not any more. Anything from the last few years will work on any carrier.

 

[PrismStudios]

It was in my hometown, and I didn’t stay at the hotel at all. Still $50 “er day! DragonCon was more,$100! I was not staying at that Hotel(Hyatt Regency)because the host hotels jack up the room rates for the weekend! I stayed out by the airport with a freind. In two separate rooms, and it was half the cost of the Host hotels!