What do you use an IPad for?

dysert

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You can always hotspot your iPad to your iPhone or pocket wifi device if you want to have wifi while out and about.

Do you use it for CF?

I'm using one now but I find it frustrating at times trying to parse posts on forums using safari but there are a couple of good forum apps around.
I don't have an iPhone (don't want a phone that's smarter than me) or a pocket wifi device (wouldn't that require a monthly cost?).

I don't use it for CF or any other application where there's much typing. I'm a touch typist and am driven nuts by the smaller and more sensitive keyboard on the iPad.
 
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Well I finally decided not to buy an IPad as they are very expensive, so we bought a Samsung Galaxy tab 2, and I love it, it just makes the whole accessing of stuff on the internet so much more natural, and there are loads of apps for the kids, both games and educational. It is aslo great for skype.
 
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Well I finally decided not to buy an IPad as they are very expensive, so we bought a Samsung Galaxy tab 2, and I love it, it just makes the whole accessing of stuff on the internet so much more natural, and there are loads of apps for the kids, both games and educational. It is aslo great for skype.

Fair enough. Different strokes and all. Always good to hear a non-Apple user give reasons other than thinly veiled "I HAET APLPE RAWRRRR" screeds. :p
 
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I don't have an iPhone (don't want a phone that's smarter than me) or a pocket wifi device (wouldn't that require a monthly cost?).

I don't use it for CF or any other application where there's much typing. I'm a touch typist and am driven nuts by the smaller and more sensitive keyboard on the iPad.
Hi.
Hopefully, you're enjoying your ipad more than in the beginning.
I've had mine for a year and I just love it.
But I'd recommend drop box for storing all of your photos in one place.
You can access them from all devices that way.
We have a great phone plan that includes data for the tablet.
Each person ends up paying 45-50 bucks a month and i have
plenty more data than I can use with my phone AND ipad
(Making use of the bluetooth and hotspot feature on my phone.
I have iphone (and i'm smarter than a phone btw ;) but androids
often have that feature as well)

I love my ipad so much I am considering another ( a mini)
Have to decide if I want a mini ipad, or just get a samsung
galaxy phone (I think that's what it's called) It's a huge phone
so I could just carry that rather than my phone AND mini)

Any thoughts would be welcome.
:wave:
 
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Hi.
Hopefully, you're enjoying your ipad more than in the beginning.
I've had mine for a year and I just love it.
But I'd recommend drop box for storing all of your photos in one place.
You can access them from all devices that way.
We have a great phone plan that includes data for the tablet.
Each person ends up paying 45-50 bucks a month and i have
plenty more data than I can use with my phone AND ipad
(Making use of the bluetooth and hotspot feature on my phone.
I have iphone (and i'm smarter than a phone btw ;) but androids
often have that feature as well)

I love my ipad so much I am considering another ( a mini)
Have to decide if I want a mini ipad, or just get a samsung
galaxy phone (I think that's what it's called) It's a huge phone
so I could just carry that rather than my phone AND mini)

Any thoughts would be welcome.
:wave:
I'm intrigued by your mention of DropBox, which I've been using between PCs for years. Is it a free app for the iPad?
 
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I'm intrigued by your mention of DropBox, which I've been using between PCs for years. Is it a free app for the iPad?
It is!
:D
How cool is that!
 
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It is!
:D
How cool is that!
Well I've installed Dropbox on my iPad. If I'm not mistaken, though, all the stuff I put in there will either have to remain in the cloud, or it'll all be downloaded into one big folder on the iPad (instead of letting me organize things)? I don't find either of those options too heartwarming :-(.
 
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Well I've installed Dropbox on my iPad. If I'm not mistaken, though, all the stuff I put in there will either have to remain in the cloud, or it'll all be downloaded into one big folder on the iPad (instead of letting me organize things)? I don't find either of those options too heartwarming :-(.

Use a PC to organize it and folders and sub folders. And you just use the root folder of the Dropbox as your starting point.
 
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Hey guys. I did get the Ipad mini and I wanted to give my review here.
I love it!
Much better size than the Ipad2.
I may sell the ipad 2 on CL
I'm thinking i could get close to 3 hun.
 
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I quite like the idea of an IPad, but am not really sure what I would use it for that I can't use my laptop for.

Short answer - more battery life! I can get maybe 3 hours of use on a laptop without recharging, while I can get close to 6-8 hours on an iPad!
 
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I quite like the idea of an IPad, but am not really sure what I would use it for that I can't use my laptop for. Is there anything which makes the Ipad superior?:idea:

Ok I have no idea what the IPad is.

Maybe I should ask you.

All I know is that Wal Mart sells computers, I bought my home PC there, and have used it since I was 15 -- so there.

x.x
 
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