All my saves copied over from my iPhone to my iPad from an icloud backup.
Just set that, do a manual backup to it and you'll be golden.

My old phone was jailbroken and I can't undo it for some odd reason. I'll have another go at it sometime but it's only a few saves I'm really bothered about.

Explorer worked but crashes when I plug my phone in.

I'm pretty sure I saw a deal in Wal-Mart yesterday where the 32Gb 4G iPad had $100 off, which makes it just $29 more than the wi-fi one.  But it obviously needs $30 a month thrown at it to get 3Gb of usage from AT&T.

Of course, I have to factor in stupid, unlisted 8.1% sales tax, so if I'm just going for wi-fi I can get it tax free through the military.  But I think the 4G one would still just be $680 with tax, which seems pretty good....?

Anyone got a 4G one?

personally I have a 2 and couldn't justify the upgrade to a 3,  get a 32GB model if you can and also splash out on scrabble, monopoly and zen pinball.  Mine has 3G but I rarely use it as I am always within touching distance of a wifi zone that I can use as either a part of my Vodafone sub or my BT sub for free.


also, I have the apple black leather smart cover with a seperate rubberised cover protecting the rear of the ipad.

Elm, I have a wifi only, and I can't say I miss the 3G (if you're that desperate to go out, tether it to your iPhone?). I did go for the 32g one though, as I travel a bit, so carry a couple of HD movies, some podcasts, etc. The Sunday times app also eats memory (I know, I should prune back issues).

I've also got an apple smart case (the smart cover doesn't cover the back, so why bother?), it's ok. Looks nice, fits perfectly and switches off the iPad. It's a bit crap at standing up though, unless it's a perfectly flat surface, the folds could do with being a bit bigger IMO. I gave my mum my old belkin case for hers which was much much better at standing (had a series of notches in the front cover, so you could choose the angle), however, it was a bit more folio like and was a few mm out in terms of size, so the power opening, etc wouldn't line up without moving the iPad around. I suppose my advice with that would be try to see what you prefer.

Cheers team,

I think I can probably get away with 32Gb.  I have about 10Gb of music on my 32Gb phone and still have space, and I can't see what else I'd put on an iPad that I wouldn't put on my phone other than the odd movie or something, and it'd be a temporary "on, watch, delete" thing.  What have you got on yours that has you bouncing off the 16Gb limit?

The phone contract I have here doesn't support iPhones (but is half the price of networks that do, and includes free international calls), so I'm limited to EDGE speeds and no tethering here, hence the hotspot idea's out.  I'm sure the 4G LTE model here can accept a 3G microSIM back in the UK though so I think it's transferable enough.

It's more whether it's worth and extra £50 to get a 3/4G one, seeing as they're heavily discounted.  If that discount's stopped by the time I go shopping at the weekend then I won't bother.  On the other hand, rather than spending $680 on a 32Gb 3G one, I could spend $699 on a wi-fi only 64Gb.

That's why picking is tricky.  I've got the choice of:

16Gb wi-fi: $499
32Gb wi-fi: $599
32Gb 4G  : $680
64Gb wi-fi: $699

I've got wifi only,16GB ipad 2. 

Absolutely fine. Space has never been an issue. I don't really put films or music on it though. Not sure how everyone else is managing to fill theirs. On the rare times a wifi network isn't around, tethering to a phone works well enough. 

If you're carrying it about, you need more than a smart case.

Elmlea wrote:

What have you got on yours that has you bouncing off the 16Gb limit?

Plenty of apps are up around the 1gig mark, especially those looking to make that retina display on the new iPad really zing.  It doesn't take many of them to really fill things up.  It sucks when you have to start deleting apps to make room for others.  Movies take up a fair amount of room.  No, you won't walk about with movies on there long term, but next time you go on holiday and find you've got room for maybe one movie and two albums, you'll bitterly regret not getting as much storage as you can.  I was like you when I bought mine, looked at my phone and thought, "Why would I ever need more," but it's not a phone you're buying, you use it differently, the apps are bigger.  Trust me on this one.

adkm1979 wrote:

Btw, do you still use your me.com email address?

Elm, just in case you do decide to get a 4g version, after a quick search I found this thread on the apple support forum..you want to buy the AT&T version, not the Verizon. Different versions apparently (and neither will probably work with 4g outside the US)

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3787986?start=0&tstart=0

Right, I reckon it's probably going to be either a wi-fi 64Gb one or a GSM 3/4G 32Gb one.

I think I'd probably be more likely to use the 3G functionality back in the UK though, which is a pain as it needs another SIM.  Maybe I should stick with a wifi only one here, and then swap for a UK 4G one when the 2014 edition's released....?

The only time I'd use cellular stuff out here is at work, where there's no 4G coverage anyway and I can still see most normal websites (including here) on my work PC.

google wrote:

Can I ask why you are not bothering to simply sync your phone's data to the iPad? Also, where are you needing your iPad and a data connection for any amount of time where you dont have WiFi?

My plan here doesn't include tethering or 3G.  I could have gone with AT&T and paid about $80-90 a month for an unlimited plan, but T-Mobile give me a completely unlimited plan for $60, but as they don't support the iPhone, all you get is EDGE.  Crucially, that $60 includes unlimited SMS to foreign mobiles and unlimited calls to European landlines, which we really need out here.

I can tether when back home, my UK 3 account allows that, but no such option here.  The only place I think I'd use it is at work; I often work for 2-3 hours then have 1.5-2 hours to rest before flying again, and curling up on one of the sofas at work with my own iPad seems like a pleasant way to pass the time.  Otherwise, it's only going to get used here and when I go out for coffee etc.

Nope, I'd go AT&T; I presumed the Verizon one would be CDMA so going for a GSM one (no idea if they all have the same slots or not) would make it easier to flip to a UK SIM when back home.  AT&T are cheaper anyway.

It's just a matter of figuring out whether I'd like the extra space or the ability to use it at work.  With the complexity of the apps, is it even sensible to use it under 2G/EDGE with no 3/4G available?

Liveinadive wrote:

Elm, am I right in saying the difference between the wifi and the 3G is $29? If so I would definately go for the 3G even if you don't use the service straight away or when you come over here, $29 is very little money. Or am I missing Googles point?

The difference is $129 + tax for the device and then an additional data plan to your phone.

So, if like me, you're running an Android/iPhone with 6GB of monthly data and you can easily tether I see no reason to spend the additional $130 on the iPad and then an additional $25+ a month on an additional data plan.

But Elm is not in the same position as me unfortunately.

Also welcome back Google, noticed you around recently, hope everything is going well.

Also, how do I get... err, slightly less legitimate films and TV shows onto it?  What's the method of adding a random DIVX file to iTunes?